Technical Tip: Automatic patch-level firmware upgrade is missing for FortiGate v7.0.x and earlier

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Description	This article describes that no auto-update patch is available for FortiGate v7.0.x and earlier.
Scope	FortiGate v7.0.x and earlier.
Solution	All entry-level and midrange FortiGate running v7.0.x or earlier are experiencing the absence of an auto-update patch on their units, both in the GUI and CLI interfaces. The behavior in the CLI is as follows: FortiGate-100E # config system fortiguard FortiGate-100E (fortiguard) # show full | grep auto set auto-join-forticloud enable set update-server-location automatic <----- set auto-firmware-upgrade enabled/disabled is missing. set interface-select-method auto FortiGate-60F with v6.2.16: FortiGate-100E with v7.0.14: FortiGate-200E with v7.0.16: To get this feature: automatic patch-level firmware upgrade. The FortiGate needs to be upgraded to v7.2.x and higher. (attachment below).