Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3000 Administration Guide

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HA System config
Figure 30: HA configuration
Standalone Mode
Standalone mode is the default operation mode. If Standalone mode is selected the
FortiGate unit is not operating in HA mode.
Select Standalone Mode if you want to stop a cluster unit from operating in HA mode.
High Availability
Select High Availability to operate the FortiGate unit in HA mode. After selecting High
Availability, complete the remainder of the HA configuration.
Cluster Members
When the cluster is operating, you can select Cluster Members to view the status of all
FortiGate units in the cluster. Status information includes the cluster ID, status, up
time, weight, and monitor information. For more information, see “To view the status of
each cluster member” on page 101.
Mode
All members of the HA cluster must be set to the same HA mode.
Active-Active Load balancing and failover HA. Each cluster unit actively processes
connections and monitors the status of the other FortiGate units in the cluster.
The primary FortiGate unit in the cluster controls load balancing among all of
the cluster units.
Active-Passive Failover HA. The primary FortiGate unit in the cluster processes all
connections. All other FortiGate units in the cluster passively monitor the
cluster status and remain synchronized with the primary FortiGate unit.

Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate FortiGate-3000
Category	Firewall
Language	English