Configuration FortiLink across non-Fortiswitch

[dconsentini]

I want to configure Fortiswitch with FortiLink protocol over my actual infractructure. In that situation I have various non-Fortiswich (Cisco, HP,...) but I need configure a FortiLink protocol and I dont find information about the situation.

In all manual I can to see the configuration connecting the Fortiswitch directly to Fortigate, but I dont find any manual to connect the Fortiswitch across the other model of switches.

Do you help me?

[Tezro]

Hello,

Maybe someone is still tracking this discussion...

The issue is: why Fortilink cannot be established over a media converter ? What are the limitations ...?

I thought that media converter is only a dump kconverter: from electric signals to optical -so it does not introduce anything in the traffic -> ergo it completely transparent and FolrtiLink shoul (!) works

What about config like this

Of course :

-FG is configured for FortLink on the port that is connected to the media-converter

-SFP are proper for the fiber : SFP SM for SM fiber type

-Link on BOTH sides are UP and blinking...

[F-Gate UTP] <--Cat 5e copper --> [ UTP  MediaConverter  SFP] <--Fiber --> [SFP  FortiSwitch]

any magic command from CLI (again...!) on Fgate or Fswitch ?????

UPDATE:

the SAME Fortinet SFP module plugged from switch to Fluke Analyzer and connected via media-converter to normal  (non-fortilink) port in FGate  works from the first kick ...

WTH ?!?!?!?

THA

Tezro