Contents
FortiGate-5050-R Chassis Guide
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Contents
Warnings and cautions................................................................................................... 2

FortiGate-5050 chassis............................................................................ 5

FortiGate-5050 front panel ............................................................................................. 6
FortiGate-5050 back panel ............................................................................................. 7
Physical description of the FortiGate-5050 chassis.................................................... 8
FortiGate-5050 shelf managers...................................................................................... 8
Shelf Manager fan and power control......................................................................... 9
FortiGate-5050 shelf alarm panel................................................................................... 9
Shelf alarm panel telco alarms ................................................................................. 11
Shelf manager command line interface (CLI)........................................... .................. 12
Connecting to the shelf manager CLI using a serial port.......................................... 12

Power connection and configuration................................................... 15

About data center DC power........................................................................................ 15
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to data center DC power and
data center ground........................................................................................................ 15
Connecting a FortiGate-5050 power input connector to data center
DC power.......................................................................................................... ........ 15
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to data center ground................................ 17
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to AC power using the
FortiGate-5053 power converter tray .......................................................................... 17
FortiGate-5053 power converter tray front and back panel.............. ........................ 18
Selecting the power supplies and power converter trays that you
need for your FortiGate-5050 configuration.............................................................. 19
Connecting a FortiGate-5050 chassis to the FortiGate-5053 power
converter tray................................................................................................. ........... 22
Turning on FortiGate-5050 chassis power ................................................................. 24

FortiGate-5050 hardware procedures .................................................. 25

Mounting the FortiGate-5050 chassis................. ........................................................ 25
Air flow....................................................................... ............................................... 25
Inserting 5000 series modules into a FortiGate-5050 chassis.................................. 25
Using FortiSwitch-5003A and FortiSwitch-5003 boards for backplane
communication.............................................................................................................. 26

For more information............................................................................. 27

Fortinet documentation.................................................... ............................................ 27
Fortinet Tools and Documentation CD ..................................................................... 27
Fortinet Knowledge Center ................................................................. ..................... 27
Comments on Fortinet technical documentation ..................................................... 27
Customer service and technical support.................................................................... 27
Register your Fortinet product............................ ........................................................ 27