Base backplane communications | FortiSwitch-5003 system |
Connectors
Table 23 lists and describes the FortiSwitch-5003 front panel connectors.
Table 23: FortiSwitch-5003 connectors
Connector | Type | Speed | Protocol | Description |
| | | | |
ETH0 | RJ-45 | 100Base-T | Ethernet | Front panel out of band management |
| | | | interface. A second out of band |
| | | | management interface, ETH1, connects to |
| | | | the shelf managers. Neither of the out of |
| | | | band management interfaces are used. |
CONSOLE | RJ-45 | 9600 bps | RS-232 | Serial connection to the command line |
| | | serial | interface. |
ZRE0, | RJ-45 | 10/100/1000 | Ethernet | Redundant connections to another |
ZRE1, | | Base-T | | FortiSwitch-5003 board in an different |
ZRE2 | | | | FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis. |
| | | Use these interfaces for base backplane |
| | | |
| | | | interface connections between |
| | | | FortiGate-5000 series chassis. |
Base backplane communications
This section provides a brief introduction to using FortiSwitch-5003 boards for base backplane communication.
FortiSwitch-5003 boards installed in a FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis in slot 1 or slot 2 provide base backplane switching for all of the FortiGate-5000 series boards installed in chassis slots 3 and above. Base backplane switching can be used for HA heartbeat communication and for data communication between FortiGate-5000 series boards.
The FortiGate-5000 series boards can all be installed in the same chassis, or you can use the FortiSwitch-5003 front panel ZRE interfaces for base backplane communication among multiple FortiGate-5140 and FortiGate-5050 chassis. The communication can be among a collection of the same chassis (for example, multiple FortiGate-5050 chassis) or among a mixture of FortiGate-5140 and FortiGate-5050 chassis. In most cases you would connect the same base backplane interfaces together, but you can also use the FortiSwitch-5003 front panel ZRE interfaces for connections between base backplane interface 1 and base backplane interface 2. Again these connections can be within the same chassis or among multiple chassis.
A FortiSwitch-5003 board in slot 1 provides communications on base backplane interface 1. The FortiGate-5001SX and the FortiGate-5001FA2 boards communicate with base backplane interface 1 using the interface named port9. The FortiGate-5005FA2 board communicates with base backplane interface 1 using the interface named base1.
A FortiSwitch-5003 board in slot 2 provides communications on base backplane interface 2. The FortiGate-5001SX and the FortiGate-5001FA2 boards communicate with base backplane interface 2 using the interface named port10. The FortiGate-5005FA2 board communicates with base backplane interface 2 using the interface named base2.
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