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Jin-Gyu
Jin-Gyu
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May 22, 2025
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Is it possible to send syslogs from Fortigate Passive equipment?

  • May 22, 2025
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Hi, FortiFamily

Is it possible to send syslogs from Fortigate HA Passive equipment?

Best answer by AEK

Hi Jin

You can probably do that once you configure a reserved mgmt interface.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-HA-Reserved-Management-Interface/ta-p/190132

This allows you use SNMP with the passive nodes, and "I guess" syslog as well (I didn't test it though).

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AEK
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AEKAnswer
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May 22, 2025

Hi Jin

You can probably do that once you configure a reserved mgmt interface.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-HA-Reserved-Management-Interface/ta-p/190132

This allows you use SNMP with the passive nodes, and "I guess" syslog as well (I didn't test it though).

AEK
Yurisk
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Yurisk
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May 22, 2025

Hi, I would ask another question - why? Passive member of the HA does not generate own logs, it records logs synchronized to it from the Active member, so basically you will see in Passive member the same logs as in the Active one. 

 

Jin-Gyu
Jin-GyuAuthor
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May 22, 2025

In the auto backup config, the passive member sent the config. so I wonder if syslog is possible

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