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The following error is observed on the FortiGate, even though FortiManager is not used.
Message:
Verify FortiManager Serial Number The FortiManager's access to the FortiGate will be authenticated by the FortiManager certificate. The serial number from the certificate must match the serial number observed on the FortiManager. Could not connect to the FortiManager to retrieve its serial number

This happens because the central management was set to type FortiManager.
Galileo-kvm15 (central-management) # show full config system central-management set mode normal set type fortimanager set schedule-config-restore enable set schedule-script-restore enable set allow-push-configuration enable set allow-push-firmware enable set allow-remote-firmware-upgrade enable set allow-monitor enable unset serial-number set fmg "sid.fortiddns.com" set fmg-source-ip 0.0.0.0 set fmg-source-ip6 :: set local-cert '' unset ca-cert set vdom "root" set fmg-update-port 8890 set fmg-update-http-header disable set include-default-servers enable set enc-algorithm high set interface-select-method auto set vrf-select 0 end
To resolve the issue, change the type to FortiGuard if FortiManager is not being used.
Galileo-kvm15 (central-management) # show full config system central-management set mode normal set type fortiguard
set schedule-config-restore enable set schedule-script-restore enable set allow-push-configuration enable set allow-push-firmware enable set allow-remote-firmware-upgrade enable set allow-monitor enable set local-cert '' set vdom "root" set fmg-update-port 8890 set fmg-update-http-header disable set enc-algorithm high end
If this error still shows, then on FortiManager, enable the fgfm-peercert-withoutsn under global settings and configure the FortiManager serial number on FortiGate under central-management config.
If FortiManager is being used, ensure connectivity and confirm that port 541 is reachable between the FortiGate and the FortiManager, as port 541 is the default used by the FGFM protocol for communication between these devices.
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