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Description 'get system status' output shows 'Log hard disk: Not available' when the physical hard disk is present in the Unit This could cause issue while introducing the RMA unit or introducing the unit back in cluster after factory reset or flash format as the Hardware is same between both the units
Scope All FortiGates with HDD.
Solution If the FortiGate has one hard disk, then it can be used for either disk logging or WAN optimization, but not both. By default, the hard disk is used for disk logging.
When the hard disk is being used for WAN optimization, it displays 'Log hard disk: Not available' in the get system output.
# get sys status Version: FortiGate-3000D v6.0.10,build0365,200617 (GA) Virus-DB: 1.00000(2018-04-09 18:07) Extended DB: 1.00000(2018-04-09 18:07) Extreme DB: 1.00000(2018-04-09 18:07) IPS-DB: 6.00741(2015-12-01 02:30) IPS-ETDB: 6.00741(2015-12-01 02:30) APP-DB: 6.00741(2015-12-01 02:30) INDUSTRIAL-DB: 6.00741(2015-12-01 02:30) Serial-Number: FGT3KD3Z16800075 IPS Malicious URL Database: 1.00001(2015-01-01 01:01) Botnet DB: 1.00000(2012-05-28 22:51) BIOS version: 05000004 System Part-Number: P17065-02 Log hard disk: Not available Hostname: FGT3KD-1 Operation Mode: NAT Current virtual domain: root Max number of virtual domains: 10 Virtual domains status: 1 in NAT mode, 0 in TP mode Virtual domain configuration: disable FIPS-CC mode: disable Current HA mode: standalone Branch point: 0365 Release Version Information: GA FortiOS x86-64: Yes System time: Wed Sep 23 09:31:42 2020
# get hardware status Model name: FortiGate-3000D ASIC version: CP8 ASIC SRAM: 64M CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v3 @ 2.30GHz Number of CPUs: 40 RAM: 64469 MB Compact Flash: 15331 MB /dev/sdb Hard disk: not available USB Flash: not available Network Card chipset: Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver (rev.0003) Network Card chipset: FortiASIC NP6 Adapter (rev.)
This prevents the units in forming HA cluster as the hardware is not same in this case. Existing unit in cluster would have 'Log hard disk: Not available' and the factory reset or RMA unit will have'“Log hard disk: Available'.
To confirm if the HDD is being used for WAN optimization, check using below command.
To form HA between the peers, configure HDD for WAN optimization on the RMA or factory reset unit.
# config system storage edit "HDD1" set usage wanopt end
Above command will make the HDD dedicated for WAN optimization and the disk memory will no longer be available for the logging. Now the hardware will be similar and the HA shall be formed between the peers and allows to sync the configuration from the Master unit.
