FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
The FortiOS v3.0 HA heartbeat uses TCP port 703. All versions of the FortiOS v3.0 HA Overview and FortiGate HA Guide incorrectly state that the HA heartbeat uses port 702.
Documentation Affected
FortiGate 3.0 HA Overview for all MRs up to and including MR4 (the MR4 document number is 01-30004-0351-20070208)
FortiGate 3.0 HA Guide for all MRs up to and including MR3 (the MR3 document number is 01-30003-0112-20061020)
Corrected Text
FGCP heartbeat
The FGCP heartbeat keeps cluster units communicating with each other. The heartbeat consists of hello packets that are sent at regular intervals by all heartbeat interfaces of each cluster unit. These hello packets describe the state of the cluster unit and are used by other cluster units to keep all cluster units synchronized.
The FGCP heartbeat operates on TCP port 703. The default time interval between HA heartbeats is 200 ms. The IP address used for the HA heartbeat (10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2 etc) is an independent IP address not assigned to any FortiGate interface.
Release(d) Date
This change will appear in the FortiOS v3.0 MR5 HA documentation.
