HA active-passive cluster setup

An HA Active-Passive (A-P) cluster can be set up using the GUI or CLI.

This example uses the following network topology:

To set up an HA A-P cluster using the GUI:

1. Make all the necessary connections as shown in the topology diagram.
2. Log into one of the FortiPAM devices.
3. Go to System > HA and set the following options:

   Mode	Active-Passive.
   Device priority	128 or higher.
   Group name	Example_cluster.
   Heartbeat interfaces	ha1 and ha2.

   Except for the device priority, these settings must be the same on all FortiPAM devices in the cluster.

   

4. Leave the remaining settings on default. They can be changed after the cluster is in operation.
5. Click OK.

   The FortiPAM negotiates to establish an HA cluster. Connectivity with the FortiPAM may be temporarily lost.

6. Factory reset the other FortiPAM that will be in the cluster, configure GUI access, then repeat steps 1 to 5, omitting setting the device priority, to join the cluster.

To set up an HA A-P cluster using the CLI:

1. Make all the necessary connections as shown in the topology diagram.
2. Log into one of the FortiPAM devices.
3. Change the host name of the FortiPAM:

   config system global

   set hostname Example1_host

   end

   Changing the host name makes it easier to identify individual cluster units in the cluster operations.

4. Enable HA

   config system ha

   set mode active-passive

   set group-name Example_cluster

   set hbdev ha1 10 ha2 20

   end

5. Leave the remaining settings as their default values. They can be changed after the cluster is in operation.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 on the other FortiPAM devices to join the cluster, giving each device a unique hostname.