Using the AMC modules

AMC modules

Upload rolled files in Select to compress the log files before uploading. gzipped format

Delete files after Select to remove the log files once the FTP upoad has completed. uploading

Log configuration using the CLI

Configure the FortiGate unit to log to the ASM-S08 using the CLI within the

FortiAnalyzer command config log disk setting enable.

For details on log configuration, see the FortiGate CLI Reference.

Viewing logs

Logs and content logs stored on the ASM-S08 are available for viewing and analysis.

To view the FortiGate logs, go to Log&Report > Log Access.

To view the content logs, go to Log&Report > Content Archive. Select the log type and select Local from the list box.

Note: HA logging is not available with the AMC-S08.

ASM-FB4 and ADM-XB2 modules

AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) modules provide additional hardware accelerated network processing for certain eligible traffic types passing through their SFP (small form-factor pluggable) network interfaces. This additional processing resource frees FortiGate units’ main processing resources for other tasks, improving network performance.

FortiGate-ASM-FB4 and ADM-XB2 modules can improve network throughput for:

traffic with small packets, such as VoIP

latency-sensitive traffic, such as streaming multimedia

traffic with long session lifetimes, such as FTP

IPSec VPN traffic

active-active HA load-balanced traffic

P2P traffic

Eligible traffic processing is off-loaded to the module. This fast path processing leverages the additional hardware acceleration resources provided by the AMC modules.

Ineligible traffic processing is processed normally. Normal processing by the FortiGate unit’s main processing resources (CPU, RAM, and FortiASIC content processor) can include some FortiASIC hardware accelerated processing, but does not utilize the additional hardware acceleration resources provided by the modules.

Changing interfaces to operate in SGMII or SerDes mode

SFP transceivers can operate in two modes: SerDes and SGMII (Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface). SGMII mode is required if you have SGMII transceivers. In SGMII mode the interface can operate at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps.

 

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Fortinet 620B manual Log configuration using the CLI, Viewing logs, ASM-FB4 and ADM-XB2 modules

620B specifications

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