Technical Tip : FortiGuard Flags and Meanings

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Description

This article describes the meanings of FortiGuard flags

Scope

Fortigate and FortiGuard

Solution

FortiGate and FortiGuard connectivity can be checked with command "diag debug rating"

Output of this command shows flags beside some servers.

I=Initial : The server initially contacted to validate the license and get server list. Usually there's only one server with this flag

D=Default : The IP address FortiGate got when resolving the name "service.fortiguard.net".

S=Serving : IP address of servers received from FortiManager.

T=Timing : The server is not replying to FortiGate queries. Server remains in this state for 15 seconds (default) before being considered as failed.

F=Failed : The server is down

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