FortiSwitch Manager
The FortiSwitch Manager pane allows you to manage FortiSwitch devices that are controlled by FortiGate devices that are managed by FortiManager. You can use FortiSwitch Manager for the following modes of management:
You can use FortiSwitch Manager for the following modes of management:
| Central management of managed switches |
When central management is enabled, you can view, create, edit, and import profiles. These profiles share a common database and can be applied to any device. Central management mode is recommended when you need to create common profiles to share between different FortiSwitch devices, for example in environments where you have many FortiSwitches and managing the settings for each device individually is not practical. Configuration of FortiSwitch settings is completed in the FortiSwitch Manager. When an install occurs, only necessary configurations (configurations that are directly referenced in a profile assigned to the FortiSwitch) are installed. |
| Per-device management of managed switches |
When per-device management is enabled, you can change settings for each managed switch. All FortiSwitch devices are managed at the device level with no shared objects. Per-device management mode is recommended when you want to manage each FortiSwitch configuration individually. Configuration of FortiSwitch settings is completed in the FortiSwitch Manager. When an install occurs, all configurations for the FortiSwitch are synchronized to the managing FortiGate. |
The panes available in the FortiSwitch Manager tree menu depend on whether you have central management or per-device management enabled.
When central management is enabled, the FortiSwitch Manager pane includes the following in the tree menu:
| Managed FortiSwitches |
Displays unauthorized and authorized FortiSwitch devices. You can view, authorize, and edit authorized switches, as well as apply templates to switches. |
| FortiSwitch Templates |
View, create, and edit FortiSwitch templates, VLANs, security policies, and custom commands. Templates can also be imported. |
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Configure FortiSwitch VLANs. |
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Configure FortiLink settings templates. |
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VDOM Settings |
View and edit VDOM settings. |
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Port Policies |
Configure FortiSwitch security and dynamic port policies. |
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LLDP Profiles |
Configure LLDP profiles. See Creating LLDP profiles. |
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QoS |
Configure QoS Policies, Egress Queue Policies, IP Precedence/DSCP, and 802.1p. See Creating QoS policies. |
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Create custom commands using the CLI. |
When per-device management is enabled, the FortiSwitch Manager module includes the following in the tree menu:
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Displays unauthorized and authorized FortiSwitch devices. You can view, authorize, and edit authorized switches as well as configure ports for each managed switch. View, create, and edit VLANs, Port Policies, NAC Policies, LLDP Policies, QoS, and Custom Commands. Use the CLI to configure switches in the CLI Configurations tab. |