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psanjaykumar
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Description

 

Virtual VLAN switch builds on the Hardware Switch mode, by allowing vlan tagging to be configured and the configuration of trunk interface(s).

The ports that can participate in these vlans and trunk(s) are limited to the Hardware Switch ports only.

 

Application Products

 

FGT_60F, FGR_60F, FGR_60F_3G4G, FGT_61F, FGT_80F, FWF_80F_2R, FGT_80F_BP, FGT_80F_POE, FGT_81F, FWF_81F_2R, FWF_81F_2R_3G4G_POE, FWF_81F_2R_POE, FGT_100E, FGT_100F, FGT_101E, FGT_101F, FGT_140E, FGT_140E_POE, FGT_200F, FGT_201F, FGT_300E, FGT_301E, FGT_400E, FGT_401E, FGT_1100E, FGT_1101E.

 

On these models by default, VLAN Switch interface will be visible instead of hardware switch interface in GUI when trying to create new interface.

 

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Solution

 

Virtual VLAN switch builds on the Hardware Switch mode, by allowing VLAN tagging to be configured and the configuration of trunk interface(s).

The ports that can participate in these vlans and trunk(s) are limited to the Hardware Switch ports only.

 

Refer below link to create VLAN switch.

 

To get the option of hardware switch interface,  disable virtual-switch-vlan from global settings.

 

# config system global

  set virtual-switch-vlan disable

end

 

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Reference

 

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.0.2/administration-guide/183531/virtual-switch-suppor...