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December 29, 2025

Technical Tip: How to configure embedded SME on a FortiSOAR Cloud Instance

  • December 29, 2025
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Description

This article describes how to configure Embedded SME on a FortiSOAR Cloud instance.

Scope FortiSOAR Cloud 7.6.x.
Solution

Step 1: Login to the FortiSOAR Cloud GUI Interface and check browser url for instance’s actual hostname. For example: 'abcdefghijdja08iv0.ca-west-1.fortisoar.forticloud.com'.

 

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Step 2: Go to Administration -> Secure Message Exchange ->  Open SME details page -> Update 'Server Name Indication' with the copied hostname.

 

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Step 3: Login to WebSSH and update the hostname of the instance using the following command.

 

csadm hostname --set < hostname copied from url>

csadm hostname --set abcdefghijdja08iv0.ca-west-1.fortisoar.forticloud.com

 

After setting the hostname, check the updated hostname using the hostname command.

 

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Step 4: Re-generate the internal RabbitMQ certificates.

 

csadm mq certs generate

 

Step 5: Update the exchange event listener certificates.

 

csadm secure-message-exchange update-exchange-event-listener-certs

 

Step 6: Restart the cyops-postman service:

 

systemctl restart cyops-postman

 

Step 7: Log in to the GUI and navigate to Administration -> Secure Message Exchange -> Edit SME details,then update 'Address' to 'ca-west-1.fortisoar.forticloud.com'.

 

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