Fortinet FortiGate-5000 manual Backplane gigabit interfaces, D15, D16, C15, C16, COM1, COM2

Backplane gigabit interfaces FortiController-5208 system

Table 26: FortiController-5208 connectors (Continued)

Connector	Type	Speed	Protocol	Description
1, 2, 3, 4	LC SFP	1000 Mbps	Ethernet	Four 1 gigabit SFP interfaces that can
				accept fiber or copper transceivers.
				These interfaces operate only at
				1000Mbps. See “Installing XFP and
				SFP transceivers” on page 9 for more
				information.
D15, D16	LC SFP	1000 Mbps	Ethernet	Two 1 gigabit SFP interfaces used for
				inter-chassis high-availability (HA)
				connections.
C15, C16	LC SFP			For future use.
COM1, COM2	RJ-45	9600 bps	RS-232	Serial connection to the command line
			serial	interface.
MANAGEMENT	RJ-45	1000 Mbps	Ethernet	Ethernet management connection to
				the FortiController-5208 web-based
				manager and command line interface.

Backplane gigabit interfaces

The FortiController-5208 board uses the chassis backplane gigabit interfaces for all communication with boards installed in the chassis. This communication includes:

•Management communication between the primary FortiController-5208, the optional secondary FortiController-5208, and the FortiGate-5005FA2 boards.

•Delivery of traffic data to the FortiGate-5005FA2 boards for processing.

•Receiving processed traffic from the FortiGate-5005FA2 boards.

•If installed, the secondary FortiController-5208 board also delivers data traffic to the FortiGate-5005FA2 boards and receives the processed traffic from them.

No front panel cables are required for connections between the installed boards. Once the FortiController-5208 board is configured as the primary, and the FortiGate-5005FA2 boards are configured to use the LDB firmware, all communication between the installed boards is automatic and requires no configuration.

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