Improved design for onboarding FortiGate HA clusters to prevent auto-link failure
Improved design for onboarding FortiGate HA Clusters to prevent auto-link failure.
To add a FortiGate HA cluster using model devices in FortiManager:
- If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.
- Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
- Click Add Device.
- Select Add Model HA Cluster. The Add Device wizard opens.
- Populate the mandatory fields including the Name, HA Mode, Cluster ID, Cluster Name, and Password.
- Enter the FortiGate device's Serial Number.
- Optionally, click Add HA Secondary to add and configure a secondary cluster device.
- Configure the remaining settings as needed, and click Next.
- After the wizard is finished, FortiManager adds the FortiGate HA cluster in Device Manager > Device Groups.
- On FortiGate, go to Security Fabric > Fabric Connectors > FortiManager, and configure the fabric connector using the FortiManager IP for each FortiGate device.
After the FortiManager IP is added to all FortiGate devices, model device auto-linking to real devices begins. The following tasks are performed while auto-linking model devices to real devices:
After auto-link is complete, the HA cluster in Device Manager > Device & Groups displays additional information about the HA cluster, including the HA Status and Config Status.