Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Guide

Configuring virtual servers Firewall Load Balance
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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Configuring virtual servers
Configure a virtual server’s external IP address and bind it to a FortiGate unit interface.
When you bind the virtual server’s external IP address to a FortiGate unit interface, by
default, the network interface responds to ARP requests for the bound IP address. Virtual
servers use proxy ARP, as defined in RFC 1027, so that the FortiGate unit can respond to
ARP requests on a network for a real server that is actually installed on another network.
To disable ARP replies, see the FortiGate CLI Reference.
To view the virtual server list, go to Firewall > Load Balance > Virtual Server.
Figure 266: Virtual server list
To create a virtual server
1 Go to Firewall > Load Balance > Virtual Server > Create New.
Create New Select to add virtual servers. For more information, see “To create a
virtual server” on page 472.
Name Name of the virtual server. This name is not the hostname for the
FortiGate unit.
Type The protocol load balanced by the virtual server.
Comments A description of the virtual server.
Virtual Server IP The IP address of the virtual server. This is an IP address on the external
interface that you want to map to an address on the destination network.
Virtual server Port The external port number that you want to map to a port number on the
destination network. Sessions with this destination port are load
balanced by this virtual server.
Load Balance Method The load balancing method for this virtual server.
Health Check The health check monitor selected for this virtual server. For more
information, see “Health Check” on page 475.
Persistence The type of persistence applied to this virtual server.
Delete icon Remove the virtual server from the list. The Delete icon only appears if
the virtual server is not bound to a real server.
Edit icon Edit the virtual server to change any virtual server option including the
virtual server name.
Delete
Edit

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Throughput	Varies by model
Interfaces	Varies by model
Concurrent Sessions	Varies by model
VPN Support	Yes
High Availability	Yes
Firewall Throughput	Varies by model
VPN Throughput	Varies by model
IPS Throughput	Varies by model
NGFW Throughput	Varies by model
Threat Protection Throughput	Varies by model
New Sessions per Second	Varies by model
Power Supply	Varies by model
Security Features	Firewall, IPS, Application Control, Web Filtering, Antivirus, VPN
Virtual Domains	Yes
Form Factor	Desktop, Rackmount