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

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

FortiGate-5050 front panel ............................................................................................. 6
FortiGate-5050 back panel ............................................................................................. 6
Physical description of the FortiGate-5050 chassis.................................................... 7
FortiGate-5050 shelf manager........................................................................................ 8
Shelf manager command line interface (CLI)...................... ....................................... 9
FortiGate-5050 shelf manager alarm functions ........................................................ 11
FortiGate-5050 shelf management functions............................................................ 12

Power connection and configuration................................................... 13

About data center DC power........................................................................................ 13
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to data center DC power and
data center ground........................................................................................................ 13
Connecting a FortiGate-5050 power input connector to data center
DC power.......................................................................................................... ........ 13
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to data center ground................................ 14
Connecting the FortiGate-5050 chassis to AC power using the
FortiGate-5053 power converter tray .......................................................................... 15
FortiGate-5053 power converter tray front and back panel.............. ........................ 15
Selecting the power supplies and power converter trays that you need
for your FortiGate-5050 configuration....................................................................... 17
Connecting a FortiGate-5050 chassis to the FortiGate-5053 power
converter tray................................................................................................. ........... 20
Turning on FortiGate-5050 chassis power ................................................................. 22

FortiGate-5050 hardware procedures .................................................. 23

Mounting the FortiGate-5050 chassis................. ........................................................ 23
Air flow....................................................................... ............................................... 23
Inserting 5000 series boards into a FortiGate-5050 chassis..................................... 23
Using FortiSwitch-5003A and FortiSwitch-5003 boards for backplane
communication.............................................................................................................. 24

For more information............................................................................. 25

Fortinet documentation.................................................... ............................................ 25
Fortinet Tools and Documentation CD ..................................................................... 25
Fortinet Knowledge Center ................................................................. ..................... 25
Comments on Fortinet technical documentation ..................................................... 25
Customer service and technical support.................................................................... 25
Register your Fortinet product............................ ........................................................ 25