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Oct 6, 2025 1:45 PM UTC

Technical Tip: Hold down timer not applicable for SLA mode

Description This article describes how the FortiGate SD-WAN SLA config hold-down timer is not applicable for SLA mode.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

The timer is only applicable for Manual Mode.

 

The FCSS – SD-WAN 7.4 training architect shows the following:

 

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As the following CLI configuration indicates, hold-down is applicable for Manual Mode:

 

config service
    edit 5
        set name "TEST"
        <SNIP>
        set mode manual  
        set hold-down-time 0

        <SNIP>

end

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