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johnzen
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April 8, 2026
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Fortigate Upgrade from v7.2.11

  • April 8, 2026
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Hi Fortigate,

My fotigate is 7.2.11 build 1740.

I understand 7.2 is out of support in September. How do we upgrade from 7.2 to 7.4?

regards
John Zen

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Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
April 9, 2026

You can still upgrade it to any 7.4.x (7.4.11 is the lastest) if your FGT has support. Since upgrade from 7.2.11 to 7.4.11 is just one step process, you can assume upgrading to any 7.4.x would be one step upgrade too. I don't see any reason not to choose 7.4.11 though.
FGTupgradeFrom7211.png

 

Toshi

Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
April 9, 2026

Just be aware that if your FGT's support has expired long time ago and never got the support back, when you upgrade it to 7.4.9 or above, you might not be able to log in again. 7.4.9 got that strict restriction added to the firmware. I tested it with an old 60E-POE that its support has expired long time ago by upgrading it to 7.4.11, and couldn't get in either CLI or GUI. FTNT seemed to have decided to get rid of the 2nd hand markets. 

 
Only way to recover it from the situation was to flush the boot drive and upload 7.4.8 then reboot. Obviously I've lost all configuration through the process.

Toshi 

johnzen
johnzenAuthor
New Member
April 9, 2026

Hello Toshi,

When I login to fortigate console, I see the upgrade is only to 7.2.13 nothing shown on 7.4.x.

I went to https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool/fortigate if there is upgrade path for mine. I am not sure which product model my fortigate is.

How do I find out which product model my fortigate is ?

regards
John Zen

Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
April 9, 2026

What do you mean by "console"? Did you mean admin GUI under System->Firmware&Registration? I don't have any 7.2.x now but with 7.4.x, it wouldn't show anything other than 7.4.x to upgrade to. Although it can be upgraded to 7.6.x.

In the GUI page, if I click "Upgrade" button and choose "All Upgrades" tab, I can see 7.6.6 is available to upgrade to. 
FGT-GUIUpgrade.png

 

For the model, it should be easily seen on the front panel. 
40Ffront.png

 

Toshi

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