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Overview
Device Manager
Device and Groups
Device Inventory adds new chart and columns
Improved design for onboarding FortiGate HA clusters to prevent auto-link failure
Global device dashboard 7.2.1
Enhancement to aggregate interface allows creation without specifying the interface members 7.2.1
FortiManager to add IoT devices based on FortiOS Asset Identity Center 7.2.1
Model device initialization enhancements 7.2.1
Internet service database version checked for model devices 7.2.1
Perform packet capture on managed FortiGate interfaces and on managed FortiSwitches 7.2.2
FortiManager supports FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall as device type 7.2.2
Interface-based traffic shaping can display real time dropped packets 7.2.2
FortiManager detects and displays the out-of-sync status of the FortiGate HA Cluster nodes 7.2.2
Improved FortiGate RMA process using zero touch provisioning 7.2.2
Device configuration status and Policy Package status messages display specific information about the out of sync cause and how to remediate 7.2.3
SD-WAN
SD-WAN overlay templates
SD-WAN Monitor includes new filter to display unhealthy devices or interfaces only 7.2.1
Pre-built route-maps used for SD-WAN self-healing with BGP routing 7.2.2
SD-WAN Template added the health-check embedded SLA information 7.2.2
FortiManager supports multiple interface members in the SD-WAN neighbor configurations 7.2.2
Templates
SD-WAN template enhancement
IPS template combines configuration for global "IPS Global" and per-vdom "System IPS " / "IPS Settings"
Device blueprints
CLI templates have increased visibility for troubleshooting
Improved CLI templates with validation and preview functions
Fabric Authorization Template automatically provisions and authorizes LAN Edge devices on the managed FortiGates 7.2.1
Central Management
AP Manager
AP Manager exposes wireless advanced features 7.2.1
AP groups can be now formed with different AP models 7.2.2
AP Manager improvements in naming and tooltips 7.2.5
FortiSwitch Manager
Configuration enhancement improves multiple port selection in FortiSwitch Templates
NAC policy added to policy package 7.2.1
NAC policy enhanced with FortiLink settings, LAN segments, and NAC policy tags 7.2.1
LAN-Edge: Keep VLAN info when cloning FortiSwitch template 7.2.1
Extender Manager
Extender Manager displays the ESN IMEI, phone number, IMSI, and ICCID as columns for all managed FortiExtenders 7.2.2
Others
ADOM-level meta variables for general use in scripts, templates, and model devices
One FortiAnalyzer can be shared across multiple FortiManager ADOMs
SAML SSO wildcard admin user to match all users on IdP server
Administrative access to FortiManager controlled by IPv4/IPv6 local-in policy
AI Analysis link exposed in Device Manager redirects to FortiAIOps MEA
IPS administrators have visibility on each IPS profile
IPS admin install preview for multiple FortiGate devices at once shows the CLI configuration to be installed on each target device
IPS diagnostics page for IPS dedicated admin displays CPU, memory, and performance statistics for FortiGates related to IPS processes
IoT query service support 7.2.1
Initiate the RMA process to replace the FortiSwitch or FortiAP units from FortiManager 7.2.1
FortiManager supports push updates via JSON API for dynamic address groups objects 7.2.1
FortiManager supports BYOL installation on managed FortiGate VM 7.2.1
FortiGates with firmware FOS version 7.0 and version 7.2 can be managed under the same FortiManager 7.0 ADOM 7.2.1
ADOM version 7.2 supports policy package installation to the lower version of FortiGate on FortiOS 7.0. 7.2.1
Improved FortiSwitch Manager and AP Manager dashboards 7.2.1
Option to automatically unlock the ADOM after installing the Policy Package has been added to the Workspace Mode 7.2.2
FortiManager supports MFA with FortiToken Cloud 7.2.2
Wildcard admin user is supported in the per-ADOM admin profile 7.2.2
FortiManager supports now the FAZ-BD VM and appliance as managed devices 7.2.2
IoT Vulnerabilities has been added to the Asset Identity Center 7.2.2
Workspace mode is supported for the restricted admin 7.2.2
Restricted IPS admins can manage the IPS header and footer and perform IPS installations in the global ADOM 7.2.2
FortiManager displays PSIRT information when a vulnerability is detected for managed devices 7.2.2
FortiManager supports authentication token for API administrators 7.2.2
FortiProxy 7.2 ADOM type added support for VDOMs 7.2.2
Configurable SD-WAN monitor data with custom disk usage 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for IOTV objects and vulnerability download from FDS 7.2.2
VPN Monitoring displays IPsec VPN tunnels created by IPSec templates and SD-WAN overlay wizard 7.2.3
FortiManager supports FortiPAM license validation and central packages download 7.2.5
Proxy settings server URL page enhanced with drag-and-drop and better user experience 7.2.5
Enforce Device Configuration option allows autolink to push changes on FortiGate management interface during ZTP 7.2.5
Policy and Objects
Policy
Policy Packages can use colors for sections
Firewall policy creator exposed 7.2.1
Unused Policies filter in a predefined time frame to help security teams for audit purposes
The Insert Empty Policy operation will insert a new disabled policy above or below, with no interface pair inheritance from the adjacent policies 7.2.1
Increased number of multicast policies to 2560 per policy package 7.2.2
Firewall policy strict search option will return only the results with an exact match 7.2.2
Inserting a new policy in the Policy Package page will keep the screen focus and position on the newly added policy 7.2.2
Policy Blocks are supported in the Global ADOM and can be reused in different Global Policy Packages 7.2.2
Create new firewall policy page consolidates source and destination object types 7.2.2
Create a Policy Block from a selection of the policies within Policy Package 7.2.2
Create a new policy based on the logged traffic and traffic hit count 7.2.4
Objects
Resolve IP address from FQDN for firewall address type subnet
FortiManager supports empty Address Group
Metadata Variables are supported in Firewall Objects configuration
Additional filters available for IPS sensors
Monitoring page for the IPS on-hold signatures
Enhanced object "where used" function 7.2.1
Factory default firewall addresses and address group for private IP space (RFC1918) 7.2.2
Virtual IP (VIP) objects defined as an IP range are now searchable by an IP in the range 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for FortiGate shared global objects 7.2.2
Object search is done using a persistent search menu, and the search extends to all object types 7.2.2
Fabric View
Connectors
Allow multiple Cisco PxGrid connectors in the same ADOM
FortiManager updated integration with NSX-T
Flex-VM Fabric Connector to support flex licensing management from FortiManager 7.2.1
System
High Availability (HA)
FortiManager-HA automatic failover enhancement
FortiManager-HA support automatic VRRP failover in Azure 7.2.5
Administrators
New firewall admin role with no RW permission on IPS objects
Per-ADOM admin profile 7.2.1
FortiManager French GUI support 7.2.3
Network
FortiManager supports link aggregation of physical ports
FortiManager supports VLANs on physical network interfaces
Others
Add LLDP support on FMG and FAZ 7.2.1
FortiManager setup wizard improvement with optional firmware upgrade step 7.2.1
TPM hardware module 7.2.2
Entitlement file can be uploaded during the setup wizard in air-gapped environments 7.2.2
SAML assertions and SAML requests can be now signed to better support third-party IdPs 7.2.3
Extended JSON API to support the FortiManager backup operation 7.2.3
Management Extensions
Management Extensions
Universal Connector MEA added support for Cisco ACI 7.2.1
Cloud Services
Automatic configuration synchronization for the members of the auto-scaling group in Public Cloud in case of scale-out/scale-in events 7.2.1
Visibility improvement for auto-scaling clusters 7.2.1
FortiManager-VM has been added to the Flex-VM offering 7.2.1
VM flexible shapes support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 7.2.1
NSX-T connector options can be managed from FortiManager 7.2.2
NSX-T connector support for retrieval of North-South service objects 7.2.2
FortiManager-VM added support for Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for SCCC Alibaba Cloud 7.2.2
Index
7.2.0
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
Appendix A - Example scenarios
Branch configuration using FortiManager Jinja2 CLI templates
Create metadata variables used in templates
Create Jinja templates and a CLI template group
Create a device group for branch devices
Create model devices and add them to device group
Assign a Jinja CLI template group to the branch device group
Set metadata variable mapping for each branch FortiGate
Preview Jinja script on device or device group
Perform installation to apply Jinja template configurations to branches
Jinja2 template sample scripts
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Overview
Device Manager
Device and Groups
Device Inventory adds new chart and columns
Improved design for onboarding FortiGate HA clusters to prevent auto-link failure
Global device dashboard 7.2.1
Enhancement to aggregate interface allows creation without specifying the interface members 7.2.1
FortiManager to add IoT devices based on FortiOS Asset Identity Center 7.2.1
Model device initialization enhancements 7.2.1
Internet service database version checked for model devices 7.2.1
Perform packet capture on managed FortiGate interfaces and on managed FortiSwitches 7.2.2
FortiManager supports FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall as device type 7.2.2
Interface-based traffic shaping can display real time dropped packets 7.2.2
FortiManager detects and displays the out-of-sync status of the FortiGate HA Cluster nodes 7.2.2
Improved FortiGate RMA process using zero touch provisioning 7.2.2
Device configuration status and Policy Package status messages display specific information about the out of sync cause and how to remediate 7.2.3
SD-WAN
SD-WAN overlay templates
SD-WAN Monitor includes new filter to display unhealthy devices or interfaces only 7.2.1
Pre-built route-maps used for SD-WAN self-healing with BGP routing 7.2.2
SD-WAN Template added the health-check embedded SLA information 7.2.2
FortiManager supports multiple interface members in the SD-WAN neighbor configurations 7.2.2
Templates
SD-WAN template enhancement
IPS template combines configuration for global "IPS Global" and per-vdom "System IPS " / "IPS Settings"
Device blueprints
CLI templates have increased visibility for troubleshooting
Improved CLI templates with validation and preview functions
Fabric Authorization Template automatically provisions and authorizes LAN Edge devices on the managed FortiGates 7.2.1
Central Management
AP Manager
AP Manager exposes wireless advanced features 7.2.1
AP groups can be now formed with different AP models 7.2.2
AP Manager improvements in naming and tooltips 7.2.5
FortiSwitch Manager
Configuration enhancement improves multiple port selection in FortiSwitch Templates
NAC policy added to policy package 7.2.1
NAC policy enhanced with FortiLink settings, LAN segments, and NAC policy tags 7.2.1
LAN-Edge: Keep VLAN info when cloning FortiSwitch template 7.2.1
Extender Manager
Extender Manager displays the ESN IMEI, phone number, IMSI, and ICCID as columns for all managed FortiExtenders 7.2.2
Others
ADOM-level meta variables for general use in scripts, templates, and model devices
One FortiAnalyzer can be shared across multiple FortiManager ADOMs
SAML SSO wildcard admin user to match all users on IdP server
Administrative access to FortiManager controlled by IPv4/IPv6 local-in policy
AI Analysis link exposed in Device Manager redirects to FortiAIOps MEA
IPS administrators have visibility on each IPS profile
IPS admin install preview for multiple FortiGate devices at once shows the CLI configuration to be installed on each target device
IPS diagnostics page for IPS dedicated admin displays CPU, memory, and performance statistics for FortiGates related to IPS processes
IoT query service support 7.2.1
Initiate the RMA process to replace the FortiSwitch or FortiAP units from FortiManager 7.2.1
FortiManager supports push updates via JSON API for dynamic address groups objects 7.2.1
FortiManager supports BYOL installation on managed FortiGate VM 7.2.1
FortiGates with firmware FOS version 7.0 and version 7.2 can be managed under the same FortiManager 7.0 ADOM 7.2.1
ADOM version 7.2 supports policy package installation to the lower version of FortiGate on FortiOS 7.0. 7.2.1
Improved FortiSwitch Manager and AP Manager dashboards 7.2.1
Option to automatically unlock the ADOM after installing the Policy Package has been added to the Workspace Mode 7.2.2
FortiManager supports MFA with FortiToken Cloud 7.2.2
Wildcard admin user is supported in the per-ADOM admin profile 7.2.2
FortiManager supports now the FAZ-BD VM and appliance as managed devices 7.2.2
IoT Vulnerabilities has been added to the Asset Identity Center 7.2.2
Workspace mode is supported for the restricted admin 7.2.2
Restricted IPS admins can manage the IPS header and footer and perform IPS installations in the global ADOM 7.2.2
FortiManager displays PSIRT information when a vulnerability is detected for managed devices 7.2.2
FortiManager supports authentication token for API administrators 7.2.2
FortiProxy 7.2 ADOM type added support for VDOMs 7.2.2
Configurable SD-WAN monitor data with custom disk usage 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for IOTV objects and vulnerability download from FDS 7.2.2
VPN Monitoring displays IPsec VPN tunnels created by IPSec templates and SD-WAN overlay wizard 7.2.3
FortiManager supports FortiPAM license validation and central packages download 7.2.5
Proxy settings server URL page enhanced with drag-and-drop and better user experience 7.2.5
Enforce Device Configuration option allows autolink to push changes on FortiGate management interface during ZTP 7.2.5
Policy and Objects
Policy
Policy Packages can use colors for sections
Firewall policy creator exposed 7.2.1
Unused Policies filter in a predefined time frame to help security teams for audit purposes
The Insert Empty Policy operation will insert a new disabled policy above or below, with no interface pair inheritance from the adjacent policies 7.2.1
Increased number of multicast policies to 2560 per policy package 7.2.2
Firewall policy strict search option will return only the results with an exact match 7.2.2
Inserting a new policy in the Policy Package page will keep the screen focus and position on the newly added policy 7.2.2
Policy Blocks are supported in the Global ADOM and can be reused in different Global Policy Packages 7.2.2
Create new firewall policy page consolidates source and destination object types 7.2.2
Create a Policy Block from a selection of the policies within Policy Package 7.2.2
Create a new policy based on the logged traffic and traffic hit count 7.2.4
Objects
Resolve IP address from FQDN for firewall address type subnet
FortiManager supports empty Address Group
Metadata Variables are supported in Firewall Objects configuration
Additional filters available for IPS sensors
Monitoring page for the IPS on-hold signatures
Enhanced object "where used" function 7.2.1
Factory default firewall addresses and address group for private IP space (RFC1918) 7.2.2
Virtual IP (VIP) objects defined as an IP range are now searchable by an IP in the range 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for FortiGate shared global objects 7.2.2
Object search is done using a persistent search menu, and the search extends to all object types 7.2.2
Fabric View
Connectors
Allow multiple Cisco PxGrid connectors in the same ADOM
FortiManager updated integration with NSX-T
Flex-VM Fabric Connector to support flex licensing management from FortiManager 7.2.1
System
High Availability (HA)
FortiManager-HA automatic failover enhancement
FortiManager-HA support automatic VRRP failover in Azure 7.2.5
Administrators
New firewall admin role with no RW permission on IPS objects
Per-ADOM admin profile 7.2.1
FortiManager French GUI support 7.2.3
Network
FortiManager supports link aggregation of physical ports
FortiManager supports VLANs on physical network interfaces
Others
Add LLDP support on FMG and FAZ 7.2.1
FortiManager setup wizard improvement with optional firmware upgrade step 7.2.1
TPM hardware module 7.2.2
Entitlement file can be uploaded during the setup wizard in air-gapped environments 7.2.2
SAML assertions and SAML requests can be now signed to better support third-party IdPs 7.2.3
Extended JSON API to support the FortiManager backup operation 7.2.3
Management Extensions
Management Extensions
Universal Connector MEA added support for Cisco ACI 7.2.1
Cloud Services
Automatic configuration synchronization for the members of the auto-scaling group in Public Cloud in case of scale-out/scale-in events 7.2.1
Visibility improvement for auto-scaling clusters 7.2.1
FortiManager-VM has been added to the Flex-VM offering 7.2.1
VM flexible shapes support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 7.2.1
NSX-T connector options can be managed from FortiManager 7.2.2
NSX-T connector support for retrieval of North-South service objects 7.2.2
FortiManager-VM added support for Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud 7.2.2
FortiManager added support for SCCC Alibaba Cloud 7.2.2
Index
7.2.0
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
Appendix A - Example scenarios
Branch configuration using FortiManager Jinja2 CLI templates
Create metadata variables used in templates
Create Jinja templates and a CLI template group
Create a device group for branch devices
Create model devices and add them to device group
Assign a Jinja CLI template group to the branch device group
Set metadata variable mapping for each branch FortiGate
Preview Jinja script on device or device group
Perform installation to apply Jinja template configurations to branches
Jinja2 template sample scripts
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