Configuration and operating procedures

Configuring FortiBridge alerts

FortiBridge alert email

If you set the probe action on failure to alertmail, you can configure alert email so that the FortiBridge unit sends an email message to up to three email addresses if the FortiBridge unit detects a failure. The alert email informs the recipient that a FortiGate unit has failed, includes the protocol for which the failure was detected, and includes the serial number of the FortiGate unit that failed.

Only the first probe to detect a failure triggers the actions on failure. So, even if multiple probes are configured, when a failure is detected, the FortiBridge unit sends one alert email.

Figure 16: Sample FortiBridge alert email message

FortiBridge detect FortiGate failure

Time: Tue Feb 1

19:58:46 2005

failed

protocol:

http

failed

FortiGate

serial number: FGT8002803923050

To configure alert email

Configuring FortiBridge alert email is similar to configuring FortiGate alert email.

1Log into the CLI.

2Configure alert email. Enter:

config alertemail setting set server mail.myorg.com

set username user@company.com set password PassWORD

set mailto1 user@company.com set mailto1 user2@company.co.uk set mailto1 user3@company.com

end

FortiBridge syslog

If you set the probe action on failure to syslog, you can configure FortiBridge syslog so that the FortiBridge unit sends a syslog message to one syslog server if the FortiBridge unit detects a failure. The message informs the recipient that a FortiGate unit has failed, includes the protocol for which the failure was detected, and includes the serial number of the FortiGate unit that failed.

Only the first probe to detect a failure triggers the actions on failure. So, even if multiple probes are configured, when a failure is detected, the FortiBridge unit sends one message.

Figure 17: Sample FortiBridge syslog messages

02-01-2005 18:22:50 Local7.Alert 172.20.120.13 date=2005-02-

01time=15:28:22 device_id= log_id=0100020001 type=event subtype=system pri=alert msg="FortiBridge detect FortiGate failure: [failed time: Tue Feb 1 15:28:22 2005][failed protocol: http] [failed FortiGate serial number: FGT8002803923050]"

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