What's New
24.1.a release
Zone file import
FortiGSLB Cloud now supports importing zone files, allowing you to enhance DNS management by uploading your locally saved zone config file to apply multiple records to a single zone domain. Key feature highlights include:
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Validating zone files against BIND format and RFC 1035 standards.
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File size limit: 1 MB.
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Meticulous parsing ensures accurate record configuration.
For more information, see Importing zone configuration files
Support Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) as Destination Address
You can now configure FQDN as a Destination Address for FortiGate Connectors and Synthetic Testing. This allows for seamless management of dynamic IP address changes without configuration adjustments, ensuring adaptability to cloud environment changes and eliminating manual updates.
For more information, see Fabric connectors and Synthetic testing.
24.1 release
Support one-click server for FortiWeb
FortiGSLB enables effortless integration with FortiWeb using the "One-Click-DNS" feature for streamlined one-click server connections. For more information, see FortiWeb Integration with One-Click GSLB.
23.4.b
Support Alternate schedule method in virtual server pool
FortiGSLB includes an Alternative schedule method in the virtual server pool, which is activated as a backup in case the preferred method fails to select a virtual server. For details, see Pool.
23.4.a
Support one-click server for FortiGate
FortiGSLB enables effortless integration with FortiGate using the "One-Click-DNS" feature for streamlined one-click server connections. For more information, see FortiGate Integration with One-Click GSLB
23.4 release
Support RestAPI and API document
FortiGSLB offers comprehensive RestAPI support, enabling developers to access and modify settings with ease. For setup instructions, see Enabling RESTful API. For more information on the API capabilities and supported request parameters, see the FortiGSLB RESTful API Reference.
23.3 release
New FortiGSLB Locations
FortiGSLB Cloud has deployed service to the new locations of Germany and Singapore.
Anycast DNS Server Support
Deploy DNS service to multiple regions by migrating to an Anycast DNS server. Using an Anycast IP address, DNS query requests automatically route to the nearest FortiGSLB endpoint. This change enhances stability and resilience, reduces latency, and achieves the best response times globally. Implementation of this feature requires all domains to switch to the new Anycast IP address by March 7, 2024. For more information, see Anycast Migration for Global DNS service.
Primary and Secondary DNS Server support
FortiGSLB Cloud is supporting a Primary and Secondary DNS Server. For more information, see Anycast Migration for Global DNS service.
23.2 release
City-level geographic location matching for Data Center and Location
FortiGSLB has now extended its geographic location matching capabilities to support city-level detections for Data Center and Location profile objects. For more information, see Data center and Location.
23.1 release
- Updated portal certificates
22.3.a release
- Bug fixes
22.2.a release
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Enhanced account license management for IAM Users and Sub Users
IAM Users and Sub Users are now able to update and view license information directly from their FortiGSLB account.
The following table lists the new (bolded) and existing functionalities that are supported for each user type.Register the FortiGSLB license for the primary account in FortiCare
View the FortiGSLB license for the primary account in FortiCare
Update the primary account license in FortiGSLB
View the primary account license information in FortiGSLB
Primary User Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes IAM User without asset access No
No
Yes
No IAM User with asset access, read-only access No
Yes
Yes
Yes IAM User with asset access, read-write or admin access Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Sub User with full access Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Sub User with limited access No
No
Yes
No
22.1.a release
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Default configurations improvements
Some default configuration objects have been added to replace the blank field. -
FortiGSLB support clone functionality for Health Check, Data Center, Locations and Address Group profiles
The clone functionality is now supported for Health Check, Data Center, Locations and Address Group profiles. -
Email notifications for FortiGSLB Cloud events
You can now subscribe to receive email notifications from FortiGSLB Cloud regarding changes that occur for System events (such as for License, Login, etc.), Configuration events, Connector and Virtual Server Status events, Synthetic Testing Status events, and Maintenance and Newsletter. -
Continental level GeoIP regions
GeoIP regions now support continental level regions for the location. -
Error message details for Health Check event logs
When an error occurs in the Health Check event logs, you will now be provided with the details and reasons for the failure for further troubleshooting. -
Self-defined GeoIP address groups
You can now schedule GSLB Services by using a self-defined GeoIP address group. -
Logs filter performance improvements for FQDN and Synthetic Testing
21.4.a release
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New portal domain
The FortiGSLB Cloud portal domain is now www.fortigslb.com. The old portal domain, www.fortiadccloud.com, will not be supported after January 1, 2022. For more information, see the FortiGSLB Cloud portal and One-Click-GSLB service domain switch FAQ. -
New One-Click-GSLB service domain
The One-Click-GSLB service domain is now 1click.fortigslb.com. The old service domain, oneclickgslbserver.fortiadccloud.com, will not be supported after January 1, 2022. For more information, see the FortiGSLB Cloud portal and One-Click-GSLB service domain switch FAQ. -
GUI improvements
Some GUI enhancements were made to fix bugs.
21.3.b release
- Synthetic Test Service
A new service that allows users to configure, edit, and monitor applications on a map. Users will be able to setup their services and check the applications status and logs all on the same page easily and intuitively. The Synthetic test service continually monitors applications to ensure that they are fully functional. - DNSSEC For GSLB Service
A security feature of GSLB service. The GSLB services can now be protected by DNSSEC from forged and manipulated DNS data. - Demo user account
The demo user account is now integrated in the Landing page. Users can log into the demo user account through the Landing page without any credentials. It includes common use cases to help users understand and setup their own services. - New landing page
A newly designed, user-friendly Landing page that lists all the function highlights, most common using cases, and all the services that FortiGSLB Cloud supports. - New welcome page
A newly designed Welcome page that helps users understand the core services of FortiGSLB and guide them to the Services page. - Support for FortiCloud IAM Users
FortiGSLB supports FortiCloud IAM users, who have write-read and read-only permissions options. Has newly designed top bars to improve usability.
21.2.a release
- Updated portal certificates
21.1.b release
- Supports Fabric Connector FortiGate
FortiGSLB Cloud will fetch the SD-WAN/Virtual Servers configurations, statistics, status and CPU/Memory usage from Fortigate periodically, and do the global load-balancing according this information.
- Supports configuring self-defined Virtual Servers and Health Checks for Fabric Connectors FortiGate and FortiADC
The Health Checks of Fabric Connectors FortiGate/FortiADC will allow customers to detect the applications status from the internet. The self-defined Virtual Servers of Fabric Connectors FortiGate/FortiADC will cover all the situations where the applications are not on the Connectors, allowing FortiGSLB Cloud to be more flexible.
- GUI improvements
Unified the GUI styles and modified names of certain sections.
21.1.a release
- Bug fixes and enhancements
- Upgraded FortiCare API to V3
20.4.e release
- Bug fixes and enhancements
20.4.d release
- Supports audit logs
- Supports event logs in organization
- Supports license usage history chart and prediction for current & next month
- Supports monitoring of account queries licenses and health checks licenses on the organization dashboard
- Supports viewing FQDN related logs on FQDN dashboard
- Supports license usage history chart and provides predictions for current & next month
- Improvement on DNS engines configuration update framework
- Supports GEOIP for tcp queries
20.3.b release
- Fixed blank page issue caused by certain time zones
- Extended the DNSSEC signed zone expiration time to 10 years
20.3.a release
- Supports DNSSEC
20.2.f release
- Supports personal licenses
- Supports GUI 2.0 with redesigned login page, administration pages, dashboard, and sidebar
- Performance tuning for one-click devices, restful APIs and DNS engine
2.0.0 release
- Supports fqdn/zone services concepts.
- Supports "create new"-related cascade in the configuration form, improving usability.
- Redesigns the logic topology page, merging monitors and configurations into one page. Requires only a few clicks to deploy a GSLBaaS with this feature.
- Performance tuning for the restful API. The GUI will be 5 times faster than FortiGSLB 1.0.0.
- Supports Health Check.
- Supports Generic Host.
- Supports AWS SaaS.
- Supports configuration capacity framework.
- Statistics performance tuning, which will be 5 times faster than FortiGSLB 1.0.0.
- Performance tuning for one-click service, which will be 5 times faster than FortiGSLB 1.0.0.
1.0.0 release
Initial release.
One click GSLB cloud service
1. Supports Load balancing method
- FQDN level:
- Global-Availability
- DNS-Query-Origin
- Weight
- Pool level:
- WRR
- GEO
- Least-Connection
- Connection-Limit
- Bytes-Per-Second
- Server-Performance
2. Supports management configuration objects Server/Pool/FQDN/Location/Data Center
3. Supports DNS primary Zone and A/AAAA, CNAME, NS, MX, TXT, SRV and PTR resource types
Integrated with FortiCloud
One click GSLB cloud service development restful API