| Description | This article discusses about the hardware-switch option missing under 'type' section while creating a new interface. |
| Scope |
FortiGate. |
| Solution |
Creating a new interface with 'Type: Hardware-switch' is not possible as the 'Hardware-switch' option is missing.
This is because by default globally 'virtual-vlan-switch' is enabled. In this case only the 'vlan-switch' option will be given.
If hardware-switch option is a requirement then the vlan-switch option should be disabled globally. Follow the below CLI commands to achieve the very same.
config system global set virtual-switch-vlan disable end
To disable virtual-switch-vlan from the GUI, go to System -> Settings and disable VLAN switch mode:
Now when tried to create a new interface, 'Type: Hardware-switch' option shows up as expected.
Note: At any given point of time, either hardware-switch or vlan-switch can be chosen. After running the above specified CLI commands, the following alert will appear:
'This change will disable trunk on interfaces and remove VLAN from virtual switches. If you don't want it to be changed, type "abort" '. |
