Description | This article describes why the status of an EMS connector shows as down for a downstream device in the security fabric after upgrading to 7.4.5. |
Scope | FortiOS. |
Solution |
The status of the EMS connector shows as down in the GUI for a downstream FortiGate after upgrading to 7.4.5. dia deb reset diagnose debug app fcnacd -1 diagnose debug enable
The problem is caused because the downstream device does not have the CA cert saved in the config.
config vpn certificate ca edit <cert used for EMS> set fabric-ca en end After enabling it on the root FortiGate, the certificate will be pushed to the downstream device and the EMS connector will come up. |
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