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Quick Configuration Guide Powering off the FortiGate-5001FA2 board

Figure 9: FortiGate-5001FA2 interface list with backplane interfaces enabled

To enable base backplane data communication from the FortiGate-5001FA2

CLI

From the FortiGate-5001FA2 board CLI you can use the following steps to enable base backplane data communication.

1Enter the following command to show the backplane interfaces:

config system global

set show-backplane-intf enable end

The port9 and port10 backplane interfaces now appear in all Interface lists.

Powering off the FortiGate-5001FA2 board

To avoid potential hardware problems, always shut down the FortiGate-5001FA2 operating system properly before removing the FortiGate-5001FA2 board from a chassis slot or before powering down the chassis.

To power off a FortiGate-5001FA2 board

1Shut down the FortiGate-5001FA2 operating system:

•From the web-based manager, go to System > Status and from the Unit Operation widget, select Shutdown and then select OK.

•From the CLI enter execute shutdown

2Remove the FortiGate-5001FA2 board from the chassis slot.

Note: Once a shutdown operation is completed, the only way to restart the

FortiGate-5001FA2 board is to remove and reinsert it.

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