Enforce firmware version when on-boarding a new FortiSwitch

You can enforce a firmware version on a FortiSwitch using FortiManager.

To enforce a firmware version:

1. Go to FortiSwitch Manager > Managed Switches.
2. Click Create New. The Add Model FortiSwitch pane is displayed.

   

3. In the Add Model FortiSwitch dialog, configure the settings for your FortiSwitch.

   Toggle ON Enforce Firmware Version to enforce a firmware version and select the firmware version from the drop-down menu.

4. Click OK to add your FortiSwitch.
5. In the tree menu under FortiSwitch Manager > Managed Switches, a model FortiSwitch is created and added to the managed FortiGate.

   

   When the FortiSwitch is online, FortiManager sets the firmware to the enforced version.

   Here, the firmware is upgraded from the previous build 194 to build 202.

   

   

To enforce a firmware version on an existing FortiSwitch:

1. Go to FortiSwitch Manager > Managed Switches.
2. In the tree menu, select the FortiGate that contains the FortiSwitch device to be edited, or select All_FortiGate to list all of the switches.
3. Select the appropriate option from the quick status bar, and locate the switch in the content pane.
4. Double-click on the switch, select the switch and click Edit from the toolbar, or right-click on the switch and select Edit.

   The Edit Managed FortiSwitch window opens.

   

5. In the Edit Managed FortiSwitch window, edit the FortiSwitch to set firmware enforcement.

Once the firmware is enforced, the FortiSwitch firmware will be changed to the enforced version.