FortiSwitch
FortiSwitch: secure, simple and scalable Ethernet solutions
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Article Id 190411
Description
This article describes how a Fortiswitch replacement can be done with old Fortiswitch.

Solution
After RMA of faulty Fortiswitch, the new Fortiswitch device can be replaced in the network with execute command.
It makes it easier to replace a failed FortiSwitch with a new one without having re-configure the new one.
The configuration of the existing unit is just transferred to the new one.

- If the failed FortiSwitch unit was part of a VDOM, enter the following commands:
# config vdom
    edit <VDOM_name>
# execute replace-device fortiswitch <failed_Fortiswitch_serial_number> <new_Fortiswitch_serial_number>
end
For example.
# config vdom
    edit vdom_new
# execute replace-device fortiswitch S124DN3Wxxxx2025 S124DN3Wxxxx2026
end
where, S124DN3Wxxxx2025 is failed Fortiswitch and S124DN3Wxxxx2026 is new Fortiswitch

- If the failed FortiSwitch unit was not part of a VDOM, enter the following command:
# execute replace-device fortiswitch <failed_Fortiswitch_serial_number> <new_Fortiswitch_serial_number>
end
Related document.
https://fortinetweb.s3.amazonaws.com/docs.fortinet.com/v2/attachments/ed3a6f28-202f-11e9-b6f6-f8bc12...

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