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Faizansiddiqui
Faizansiddiqui
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September 5, 2023
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Fortinet 80F HA ports

  • September 5, 2023
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Hello, we're in the process of replacing our firewall with a Fortinet 80F model. However, unlike the Fortinet 100E, this model doesn't have default HA ports. Can we use FortiLink ports A and B for (HA) instead?

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abarushka
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abarushka
Staff
September 5, 2023

Hello,

 

FortiGate 80F doesn't have dedicated HA interfaces:

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.1/hardware-acceleration/300792/fortigate-80f-81f-and-80f-bypass-fast-path-architecture

 

It should be fine to use interface A for HA, however it is necessary to remove A interface from FortiLink aggregate interface first.

 

 

Faizansiddiqui
FaizansiddiquiAuthor
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September 5, 2023

Thanks for the response @abarushka .
Could you advise whether it's more suitable to utilize FortiLink ports for HA or for link aggregation?

abarushka
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abarushka
Staff
September 5, 2023

Hello,

 

FortiLink interface is rather logical. And FortiLink cannot be used as HA heartbeat.

 

From hardware perspective ports A and B are the same as ports 1-6.

    mle2802
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    mle2802
    Staff
    September 5, 2023

    You can use any available physical interface as a HA heartbeat interface, please make sure that it is not used in any hardware/software switch or link aggregation. Please refer to this document for more information "https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.1/administration-guide/849059/ha-heartbeat-interface"

    Regards,

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