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Administration Guide

Managing ADOMs

Managing ADOMs

The ADOMs feature must be enabled before ADOMs can be created or configured. See Enabling and disabling the ADOM feature.

To create and manage ADOMs, go to System Settings > ADOMs.

Create New

Create a new ADOM. See Creating ADOMs.

Edit

Edit the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu. See Editing an ADOM.

Delete

Delete the selected ADOM or ADOMs. You cannot delete default ADOMs. This option is also available from the right-click menu. See Deleting ADOMs.

Enter ADOM

Switch to the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu.

Disable ADOM

Disable the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu.

More

Select Expand Devices to expand all of the ADOMs to show the devices in each ADOM.

Select Collapse Devices to collapses the device lists.

Select ADOM Health Check to generate a report that identifies whether any ADOMs contain problematic devices. See Checking ADOM health.

Select an ADOM, and click Clone to make a copy of the ADOM. Devices are not cloned to the new ADOM.

Select an ADOM, and click Upgrade to upgrade the ADOM. See also ADOM versions.

Some of these options are also available from the right-click menu.

Search

Enter a search term to search the ADOM list.

Name

The name of the ADOM.

ADOMs are listed in the following groups: Security Fabric, Central Management, Backup Mode (if there are any backup mode ADOMs), and Other Device Types. A group can be collapsed or expanded by clicking the triangle next to its name.

Firmware Version

The firmware version of the ADOM. Devices in the ADOM should have the same firmware version.

See ADOM versions for more information.

Central Management

Whether or not central management for VPN, FortiAP, or FortiSwitch is enabled for the ADOM.

Devices

The number of devices and VDOMs that the ADOM contains.

The device list can be expanded or by clicking the triangle.

Managing ADOMs

Managing ADOMs

The ADOMs feature must be enabled before ADOMs can be created or configured. See Enabling and disabling the ADOM feature.

To create and manage ADOMs, go to System Settings > ADOMs.

Create New

Create a new ADOM. See Creating ADOMs.

Edit

Edit the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu. See Editing an ADOM.

Delete

Delete the selected ADOM or ADOMs. You cannot delete default ADOMs. This option is also available from the right-click menu. See Deleting ADOMs.

Enter ADOM

Switch to the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu.

Disable ADOM

Disable the selected ADOM. This option is also available from the right-click menu.

More

Select Expand Devices to expand all of the ADOMs to show the devices in each ADOM.

Select Collapse Devices to collapses the device lists.

Select ADOM Health Check to generate a report that identifies whether any ADOMs contain problematic devices. See Checking ADOM health.

Select an ADOM, and click Clone to make a copy of the ADOM. Devices are not cloned to the new ADOM.

Select an ADOM, and click Upgrade to upgrade the ADOM. See also ADOM versions.

Some of these options are also available from the right-click menu.

Search

Enter a search term to search the ADOM list.

Name

The name of the ADOM.

ADOMs are listed in the following groups: Security Fabric, Central Management, Backup Mode (if there are any backup mode ADOMs), and Other Device Types. A group can be collapsed or expanded by clicking the triangle next to its name.

Firmware Version

The firmware version of the ADOM. Devices in the ADOM should have the same firmware version.

See ADOM versions for more information.

Central Management

Whether or not central management for VPN, FortiAP, or FortiSwitch is enabled for the ADOM.

Devices

The number of devices and VDOMs that the ADOM contains.

The device list can be expanded or by clicking the triangle.