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rakanda
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November 29, 2017

Technical Note: Set Interface(s) to be physically down using FortiGate Link-Monitor

  • November 29, 2017
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Description

FortiGate
gateway detect link-monitor behaviour

    Fail - Bring down the independent interface(s)


    Suceed -
Bring up the independent interface(s)

In FortiGate v5.4, 5.6 the source IP can be added for each link-monitor probe from the CLI setting.

Solution

You can bring down other interface like "dmz"
 
# config system link-monitor
    edit "sasd"
      set srcintf "wan2"
      set server "8.8.8.8"
      set protocol ping
      set update-cascade-interface enable <-- bring down "dmz"
    next
  end
 
# config system interface
    edit "wan2"
      set fail-detect enable
      set fail-detect-option detectserver
      set fail-alert-interfaces "dmz"
    next
  end
 
- Following command can be used to monitor the status of probe server
# diagnose system link-monitor status



 

 

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