HA System Config
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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Viewing HA statistics
From the cluster members list, you can select View HA Statistics to display the serial
number, status, and monitor information for each cluster unit. To view HA statistics, go to
System > Config > HA and select View HA Statistics.
Cluster member Illustrations of the front panels of the cluster units. If the network jack for an
interface is shaded green, the interface is connected. Pause the mouse
pointer over each illustration to view the cluster unit host name, serial
number, how long the unit has been operating (up time), and the interfaces
that are configured for port monitoring.
Hostname The host name of the FortiGate unit. The default host name of the
FortiGate unit is the FortiGate unit serial number.
• To change the primary unit host name, go to System > Status and
select Change beside the current host name.
• To change a subordinate unit host name, from the cluster members list
select the Edit icon for a subordinate unit.
Role The status or role of the cluster unit in the cluster.
•Role is MASTER for the primary (or master) unit
•Role is SLAVE for all subordinate (or backup) cluster units
Priority The device priority of the cluster unit. Each cluster unit can have a different
device priority. During HA negotiation, the unit with the highest device
priority becomes the primary unit.
The device priority range is 0 to 255.
Disconnect from
cluster
Select to disconnect a selected cluster unit from the cluster. See
“Disconnecting a cluster unit from a cluster” on page 240.
Edit Select to change a cluster unit HA configuration.
• For a primary unit, select Edit to change the cluster HA configuration
(including the device priority) of the primary unit.
• For a primary unit in a virtual cluster, select Edit to change the virtual
cluster HA configuration; including the virtual cluster 1 and virtual
cluster 2 device priority of this cluster unit.
• For a subordinate unit, select Edit to change the subordinate unit host
name and device priority. See “Changing subordinate unit host name
and device priority” on page 239.
• For a subordinate unit in a virtual cluster, select Edit to change the
subordinate unit host name and the device priority of the subordinate
unit for the selected virtual cluster. See “Changing subordinate unit host
name and device priority” on page 239.
Download debug log Select to download an encrypted debug log to a file. You can send this
debug log file to Fortinet Technical Support (http://support.fortinet.com) to
help diagnose problems with the cluster or with individual cluster units.