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bmduncan34
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March 19, 2019
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FortiGate, MDF, FortiLink, and 35 FortiSwitches

  • March 19, 2019
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Anyone out there running a large FGT, like 600E, in the Fortinet "Enterprise/Office Closet" topology with FSW 1000+ at the distribution layer (MDF), and 35 FSW's broken up between multiple IDF's and data center top-of-rack switches, all using Fortilink?  Trying to understand how practical is would be manage that number of switches entirely through FortiGate interface.

 

Thanks!

    Best answer by M_M_SW

    use FG-501E build FSW-1024D in FortiLink

    and 12* FSW-424D + 34* FSW-224E in ISL (inter-switch links)

    and 134 * FAP

     

    connect about 2000-3000 device

     

    now they work all fine.

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    M_M_SW
    M_M_SWAnswer
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    March 20, 2019

    use FG-501E build FSW-1024D in FortiLink

    and 12* FSW-424D + 34* FSW-224E in ISL (inter-switch links)

    and 134 * FAP

     

    connect about 2000-3000 device

     

    now they work all fine.

    BrianB
    BrianB
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    July 10, 2019

    Two 1500D's in HA A/P

    Two 1048D's as distributions using MC-LAG, Fortilink split interface disabled

    Forty 448D-POE

    One 424D

     

    All using Fortilink with loops

     

    Switch topology take about 20-30 seconds to draw but other than that I have been happy with it.

     

    Fortigates and FortiSwitches all on 6.2 

    bmduncan34
    bmduncan34Author
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    July 11, 2019

    Awesome Brian.  Thank you!  We took the leap and got a pair of 601E's, a pair of 1048E dist switches, and 31 448D-FPOE switches to build seven rings.  Can I ask you what made you go to 6.2.0 on your gates so soon?  I know Fortinet made some Fortilink improvements in 6.2 but didn't you feel it was a bit early to jump on that version?  Just curious.  I put 6.2.1 on my 1048's but I'm keeping my 601's on 6.0.5 for now.

     

    Thanks again!

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