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sasaki11
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September 17, 2022
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HA A-P configuration in FortiGate with multiple VDOMS

  • September 17, 2022
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Hello, guys. We are having a fortigate in production with 2 vdoms and we want to configure high availability. I have never done this before, gone through the cookbook but it still not very clear.

Is there something peculiar about HA with multiple VDOMS?? Or it's the normal configuration. Please clarify me.

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Toshi_Esumi
SuperUser
SuperUser
September 18, 2022

Nothing really as long as all vdoms on the primary unit is primary, and all vdoms on the secondary unit is secondary. When you debug it, use "get sys ha status" to see the syncing status and use "diag sys ha check cluster" commands if they don't sync up as in the KB.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Troubleshooting-Tip-HA-synchronization-issue-cluster-out-of-sync/ta-p/193422

 

Toshi

sjoshi
Staff
Staff
September 18, 2022

Dear sasaki11,

 

Thank you for posting to the Fortinet Community Forum.

 

Problem Description:-
HA A-P configuration in FortiGate with multiple VDOMS

 

The HA configure with multiple VDOM is same as you configure in non-VDOM state
Please find the below article on how to configure HA
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.0.0/cookbook/661074/high-availability-with-two-fortigates

 

With multiple VDOM there is a concept of VDOM partitioning
Please go through the link below for your reference
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.2.0/cookbook/599385/ha-virtual-cluster-setup
https://www.fortinetguru.com/2017/01/ha-virtual-clusters-and-vdom-links/#:~:text=In%20a%20VDOM%20partitioning%20virtual,traffic%20between%20both%20cluster%20units.

 

Let us know if this helps.

Thanks

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