Description |
This article describes the criteria for selecting the primary unit in a FortiGate High Availability (HA) configuration, depending on whether the override feature is enabled or disabled. The criteria include the number of operationally UP Monitored interfaces, HA uptime, priority, and serial number of the devices. |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
Primary unit selection process.
When override is disabled (MUPS):
Additional note : If the HA uptime difference between the two units is less than 5 minutes (300 seconds), then Priority will be considered as per the 4th point below. This would usually happen during HA cluster firmware upgrade if an upgrade between clusters happens in less than 5 minutes, then Primary will be selected based on the highest Priority :
Some points to remember about primary unit selection:
When override is enabled (MPUS):
Related articles: |
The Fortinet Security Fabric brings together the concepts of convergence and consolidation to provide comprehensive cybersecurity protection for all users, devices, and applications and across all network edges.
Copyright 2024 Fortinet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.