Changing FortiGate-5001A SW11 switch settings

Hardware installation

Changing FortiGate-5001A SW11 switch settings

The SW11 switch on the FortiGate-5001A board is factory set by Fortinet to detect a shelf manager (Figure 6). This is the correct setting if you are installing the FortiGate-5001A board in a chassis that contains an operating shelf manager (such as the FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis).

Figure 6: FortiGate-5140 and 5050 setting for SW11 (factory default shelf manager mode)

Factory Default (Shelf Manager Required)

ON

SW11

1 2 3 4

1Off

2On

3Off

4Off

By default a FortiGate-5001A board will not start up if the board is installed in a chassis, such as a FortiGate-5020, that does not contain a shelf manager or that contains a shelf manager that is not operating. Before installing a FortiGate-5001A in a FortiGate-5020 chassis or a chassis that does not contain an operating shelf manager you must change the SW11 switch setting as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7: FortiGate-5020 setting for SW11 (standalone mode)

Standalone Mode for FortiGate-5020 (no Shelf Manager)

ON

SW11

1 2 3 4

1Off

2On

3On

4Off

In all cases you should confirm that you have the correct SW11 setting before installing the board in a chassis.

Table 3: FortiGate-5001A SW11 settings for different chassis

Chassis

Correct SW11

Result of wrong jumper setting

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FortiGate-5140 or 5050 or any

1

 

Off

Shelf manager cannot find

ACTA chassis with an

 

 

 

FortiGate-5001A board. No shelf

2

 

On

operating shelf manager

 

manager information about the

(factory default shelf manager

 

 

 

FortiGate-5001A board available.

3

 

Off

mode).

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

FortiGate-5020 or any ACTA

1

 

Off

FortiGate-5001A board will not start up.

chassis without an operating

 

 

 

 

2

 

On

 

shelf manager (standalone

 

 

mode).

 

 

 

 

3

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If the shelf manager in a FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis is missing or not functioning, FortiGate-5001A boards with factory default SW11 settings will not start up.

 

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