Description | This article discusses a possible cause of the FortiGate interface status remaining 'down' after a power outage. |
Scope | Any supported version of FortiOS. |
Solution |
In some cases, especially with FortiOS 6.4.X, the FortiGate interface's status stays as 'down' after a power outage.
The error message 'NP6: Switch INIT TIMEOUT, NP6 driver init failed!' shows in the console logs and/or COMlog after the recovery from the power outage. This issue occurs when the FortiGate disk scan takes a longer time. Normally, FortiGate must scan the disk after a power outage.
To fix the issue, perform the following steps:
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