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Quick Configuration Guide |
FortiGate-5001A fabric backplane data communication
This section describes how to configure
For the
By default the fabric backplane interfaces are not enabled for data communication. Once the fabric backplane interfaces are configured for data communication you can operate and configure them in the same way as any
Although not recommended, you can use fabric backplane interfaces for data communication and HA heartbeat communication at the same time.
For more details and configuration examples of
To enable fabric backplane data communication from the
From the
1Go to System > Network > Interface.
2Select Show backplane interfaces.
The fabric1 and fabric2 backplane interfaces now appear in all Interface lists. You can now configure the fabric backplane interfaces and add routes, firewall policies and other configuration settings using these interfaces.
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