Add object to Fortigate backup file

[Lohith07]

We are trying to add objects to backup file and import onto the firewall when ever we need make changes into the firewall config. There we see a field of UUID which was existing for all the other objects. So when ever we add a new object to config, should we need to add a random unique UUID to the object or will the firewall create the UUID for the object that we create in config file

[jintrah_FTNT · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can add it manually - a unique identifier for the object, but best would be to leave it to the system which would check and create one as appropriate.

best regards,

Jin

[Lohith07]

Hi,

consider object1 as existing object in config file and object2 is a newly added object

edit "object1"
set uuid 59f16fe2-0fkd-51ed-8et1-e45a09bfa678
set subnet 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0
next
edit "object2"
set subnet 172.17.0.0 255.255.0.0
next

so if I just add above given object2 config without adding UUID will that suffice my requirement of adding new object when imported into firewall

Thanks,

Lohith

[jintrah_FTNT]

Yes Lohith,

That would be just fine.

best regards,

Jin

[Lohith07]

Thankyou Jin