About the FortiGate-5000 series modules
FortiGate-5020 chassis
About the FortiGate-5000 series modules
FortiGate-5001SX module
FortiGate-5001FA2 module
FortiGate-5002FB2 module
FortiSwitch-5003 module
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You can install one or two FortiGate-5000 series modules in the two slots of the
FortiGate-5020 ATCA chassis. The FortiGate-5020 is a 4U chassis that contains
two redundant AC to DC power supplies that connect to AC power. The
FortiGate-5020 chassis also includes an internal cooling fan tray. For details
about the FortiGate-5020 chassis, see
Each FortiGate-5000 series module is a standalone FortiGate security system that
can also function as part of a FortiGate HA cluster. All FortiGate-5000 series
modules are also hot swappable. All FortiGate-5000 series units are high capacity
security systems with multiple gigabit interfaces, multiple virtual domain capacity,
and other high end FortiGate features.
The FortiGate-5001SX module is an independent high-performance FortiGate
security system with eight Gigabit ethernet interfaces. The FortiGate
module supports high-end features including 802.1Q VLANs and multiple virtual
domains. For details about the FortiGate-5001SX module, see
security system" on page
45.
The FortiGate-5001FA2 module is an independent high-performance FortiGate
security system with six Gigabit ethernet interfaces. The FortiGate-5001FA2
module is similar to the FortiGate-5001SX module except that two of the
FortiGate-5001FA2 interfaces include Fortinet technology to accelerate small
packet performance. For details about the FortiGate-5001FA2 module, see
"FortiGate-5001FA2 security system" on page
The FortiGate-5002FB2 module is an independent high-performance FortiGate
security system with a total of 6 Gigabit ethernet interfaces. Two of the
FortiGate-5002FB2 interfaces include Fortinet technology to accelerate small
packet performance. For details about the FortiGate-5002FB2 module, see
"FortiGate-5002FB2 security system" on page
The FortiSwitch-5003 module provides HA heartbeat communication between
FortiGate security modules installed in FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis.
The FortiSwitch-5003 module can also provide HA heartbeat communication
between chassis. The FortiSwitch-5003 module is only used in FortiGate-5140
and FortiGate-5050 chassis. For details about the FortiGate-5002FB2 module,
see
"FortiSwitch-5003 module" on page
"FortiGate-5020 chassis" on page
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