Troubleshooting Tip: FortiManager v7.4.9 and v7.4.10 gets stuck at 50% during installation preparation due to address groups in SD-WAN templates
| Description | This article describes how to identify and remediate a known issue that prevents FortiManager from completing installation under certain conditions. |
| Scope | FortiManager v7.4.9 or v7.4.10, ADOM in v7.4, FortiGate in v7.2 or v7.4. |
| Solution | Due to a known issue introduced by FortiManager 7.4.9, installation attempts on managed devices may encounter issues and fail to complete.
Symptoms:
diagnose debug crashlog read 2026-02-11 17:08:15 Firmware FMG-VM64 v7.4.10-build2778 260126 (GA.M) Root cause: If the two symptoms above are observed, it is most likely due to the presence of Address Groups in the configured SD-WAN Templates, as in the example below:
The workaround involves replacing the address groups with their individual member addresses. Once this replacement is done, the installation can proceed successfully.
This issue has been resolved in FortiManager v7.4.11, v7.6.5, and v8.0; therefore, it will not occur in a FortiManager v7.6 ADOM. |


