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Configuring HA settings on real FortiGate devices

Configuring HA settings on real FortiGate devices

You cannot use FortiManager to configure high availability (HA) settings on real FortiGate devices. As a result, the HA Status widget in the device database for real devices is read-only.

FortiManager learns about HA settings from managed FortiGate devices, but does not manage that part of the FortiGate configuration. To configure HA settings on real FortiGate devices, you can directly modify the FortiGate devices and then import the configuration to FortiManager. See Import Configuration wizard.

When HA settings are modified using CLI templates or scripts, the changes will be reflected in the CLI Configurations of the device database but will not be pushed to the real FortiGate when an install is performed. This includes the Priority setting which may cause the HA to failover if changed.

Configuring HA settings on real FortiGate devices

Configuring HA settings on real FortiGate devices

You cannot use FortiManager to configure high availability (HA) settings on real FortiGate devices. As a result, the HA Status widget in the device database for real devices is read-only.

FortiManager learns about HA settings from managed FortiGate devices, but does not manage that part of the FortiGate configuration. To configure HA settings on real FortiGate devices, you can directly modify the FortiGate devices and then import the configuration to FortiManager. See Import Configuration wizard.

When HA settings are modified using CLI templates or scripts, the changes will be reflected in the CLI Configurations of the device database but will not be pushed to the real FortiGate when an install is performed. This includes the Priority setting which may cause the HA to failover if changed.