Technical Tip: How to power up FPM automatically after an electrical cut

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Description	This article describes how to guarantee FPM power delivery after an electrical cut.
Scope	FortiGate Chassis 7000.
Solution	After an electrical, FPM inside a Chassis FortiGate 7000 should restart automatically when the power is restored. If this is not the case, the following elements need to be checked: connect to SMM to verify the status of the FPM. To access the SMM module: Connect to console port serial Press ctrl+T till the console shows <Switching to Console: disconnected(9600)> Wait 10 secs, then ctrl+T, then ctrl+R. Press enter. The login is admin, default password is admin. Type status admin@SMM # status Total Available Power: 2460 Watts Chassis Max Power Draw: 550 Watts FIM01 SDI: Off Power Allocated: 500 Watts FRU State: M4 (Active) FIM02 SDI: Off Power Allocated: 0 Watts FRU State: M0 (Not Installed) FPM03 SDI: Off Power Allocated: 450 Watts FRU State: M4 (Active) FPM04 SDI: Off Power Allocated: 450 Watts FRU State: M4 (Active) Free Power Budget: 510 Watts If one of the FPMs is not active, use this command to activate it: admin@SMM # fru activate 3 Activating 0x86 FRU 0 Verify the FPM physical installation: Since the FPM is designed for warm swappable, there are power switches on both of the module sides, once the blade is plugged in and the lever is locked and the power switches are on, the blade will be powered on automatically. From SMM, it can detect the blade via GPIO even if the power switches are not on, so it can power on/off the blade via CLI (but the blade cannot be automatically powered on by itself). When the user first installs the blades, it is necessary to lock the lever and ensure the power switches are on, then use the secure screws to tighten the blade to the chassis. Related documents: Hardware installation Common SMM CLI operations Technical Tip: How to access the console port on the management module of a FortiGate-7000 Chassis