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Marco_Broker
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September 12, 2016
Question

Trouble with my Fortigate 100D; cannot access by web or CLI.

  • September 12, 2016
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Enter C,R,T,F,B,I,Q,or H: Open boot device failed. FortiGate-100D (17:36-08.07.2014) Ver:05000006 Serial number:FG100D3G15804629 RAM activation CPU(00:000106ca bfebfbff): MP initialization CPU(01:000106ca bfebfbff): MP initialization CPU(02:000106ca bfebfbff): MP initialization CPU(03:000106ca bfebfbff): MP initialization Total RAM: 4096MB Enabling cache...Done. Scanning PCI bus...Done. Allocating PCI resources...Done. Enabling PCI resources...Done. Zeroing IRQ settings...Done. Verifying PIRQ tables...Done. Boot up, boot device capacity: 15272MB. Press any key to display configuration menu... .... :  Configure TFTP parameters. :  Review TFTP parameters. :  Initiate TFTP firmware transfer. :  Format boot device. :  Boot with backup firmware and set as default. :  System information. :  Quit menu and continue to boot. :  Display this list of options. Enter C,R,T,F,B,I,Q,or H: :  Configure TFTP parameters. :  Review TFTP parameters. :  Initiate TFTP firmware transfer. :  Format boot device. :  Boot with backup firmware and set as default. :  System information. :  Quit menu and continue to boot. :  Display this list of options. Enter C,R,T,F,B,I,Q,or H: :  Configure TFTP parameters. :  Review TFTP parameters. :  Initiate TFTP firmware transfer. :  Format boot device. :  Boot with backup firmware and set as default. :  System information. :  Quit menu and continue to boot. :  Display this list of options. Enter C,R,T,F,B,I,Q,or H: Loading backup firmware from boot device... Open boot device failed.

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    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    SuperUser
    September 12, 2016
    Your boot device is failing. You need to format the drive and boot it from TFTP server. At that time you can save the image to the drive. If it still doesn't work, the next step would be RMA.
    pyy
    New Member
    September 23, 2016

    You need to install OS , seems like a HDD issue

    Abin_FTNT
    Staff
    Staff
    September 23, 2016

    Please follow below KB,format flash and reload the firmware.

    http://kb.fortinet.com/kb...c&externalId=10338

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