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Introduction
About this document
FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003 Fabric and Base Backplane Communications Guide
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Introduction
This FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003 Fabric and Base Backplane Communications
Guide contains information, instructions and example configurations for the base
and fabric backplane channels and interfaces of FortiGate-5000 ATCA chassis
and security systems.
FortiGate-5020 chassis is a 2-slot ATCA chassis. The FortiGate-5020 base
backplane provides 2 base backplane channels for the base backplane interfaces
of FortiGate-5000 boards installed in the chassis. The FortiGate-5020 chassis
does not include fabric backplane channels.
The FortiGate-5140 chassis is a 14-slot ATCA chassis and the FortiGate-5050
chassis is a 5-slot ATCA chassis. To support base backplane layer-2 switching for
FortiGate-5000 boards in slots 3 and up you can install FortiSwitch-5003A or
FortiSwitch-5003 boards in the first and second hub/switch base slots of these
chassis.To support fabric backplane layer-2 switching for FortiGate-5001A and
5005FA2 boards in slots 3 and up you can install FortiSwitch-5003A boards in the
first and second hub/switch fabric slots. For most versions of the FortiGate-5140
and 5050 chassis the hub/switch base and fabric slots are slots 1 and 2. For more
information about each chassis se
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FortiSwitch-5003A and 5003 boards can be used for fabric and base backplane
layer-2 switching within a single chassis and between multiple chassis.
Usually you would use the base channel for management traffic (for example, HA
heartbeat traffic) and the fabric channel for data traffic although this is not a
requirement.
This section includes the following topics:
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About this document
This document includes the following chapters:
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an overview of the FortiSwitch-5003A board.
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an overview of the FortiSwitch-5003 board.
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FortiGate-5140 fabric backplane communication
describes supported
configurations and features for FortiGate-5140 chassis fabric backplane
communications.
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FortiGate-5050 fabric backplane communication
describes supported
configurations and features for FortiGate-5050 chassis fabric backplane
communications.
Note: Installing a FortiSwitch-5003A board and a FortiSwitch-5003 board in the same
chassis is not supported.