Description |
This article describes and explains a FortiGate VM setup with Managed FortiSwitches in MCLAG and an ESXi Virtual Machine vMotion Application Configuration Note. |
Scope | FortiGate VM and Managed FortiSwitches in MCLAG. |
Solution |
Issue Statement: When a virtual machine (VM) is moved to another ESXi host, a new FortiLink trunk is created and breaks its connectivity.
Topology:
VMWare ESXi Server Configuration:
FortiGateVM Configuration:
FortiSwitch Configuration
set auto-isl 1 <- This means the system creates the ISL trunk.
set isl-fortilink 1 <- This refers to the FortiLink trunk, which is directly connected to FortiGate.
Example of a manually created trunk for Esxi Host1 on Core1:
config switch trunk edit "EsxHost1" set port-selection-criteria src-dst-ip set description "Manually created trunk for EsxHost1" set mode static set bundle disable set auto-isl 1 set fortilink 0 set isl-fortilink 1 set mclag enable set static-isl disable set static-isl-auto-vlan enable set members "port4" next end
Example of a manually created trunk for Esxi Host1 on Core2:
config switch trunk edit "EsxHost1" set port-selection-criteria src-dst-ip set description "Manually created trunk for EsxHost1" set mode static set bundle disable set auto-isl 1 set fortilink 0 set isl-fortilink 1 set mclag enable set static-isl disable set static-isl-auto-vlan enable set members "port4" next end |