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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Change Log 14
Introduction 15
Features 15
Basic network topology 15
Scope 16
Chapter 1:Whats New 18
FortiADC 4.8.0 18
FortiADC 4.7.3 19
FortiADC 4.7.2 19
FortiADC 4.7.1 19
FortiADC 4.7.0 19
FortiADC 4.6.2 21
FortiADC 4.6.1 21
FortiADC 4.6.0 21
FortiADC 4.5.3 23
FortiADC 4.5.2 23
FortiADC 4.5.1 23
FortiADC4.5.0 24
FortiADC4.4.0 25
FortiADC4.3.1 26
FortiADC4.3.1 26
FortiADC4.3.0 27
FortiADC4.2.3 28
FortiADC4.2.1 28
FortiADC4.2.0 28
FortiADC4.1 29
FortiADC4.0 Patch 2 29
FortiADC4.0 Patch 1 29
FortiADC4.0 29
FortiADC3.2.0 30
FortiADC3.1.0 30
FortiADC3.0.0 31
FortiADC2.1.0 31
Chapter 2:Key Concepts and Features 32
Server load balancing 32
Feature Summary 32
Authentication 33
Caching 33
Compression 34
Decompression 34
Content rewriting 34
Content routing 34
Scripting 34
SSL transactions 34
Link load balancing 35
Global load balancing 35
Security 35
High availability 35
Virtual domains 36
Chapter 3:Getting Started 37
Step 1: Install the appliance 37
Step 2: Configure the management interface 38
Step 3: Configure basic network settings 41
Step 4: Test connectivity to destination servers 45
Step 5: Complete product registration, licensing, and upgrades 45
Validating a VM license with no internet connection 47
Step 6: Configure a basic server load balancing policy 49
Step 7: Test the deployment 51
Step 8: Back up the configuration 54
Chapter 4:Server Load Balancing 56
Server load balancing basics 56
Server load balancing configuration overview 59
Configuring real server SSLprofiles 62
Configuring MySQL profiles 66
Single-master mode 66
Sharding mode 67
Creating a MySQL profile 70
Creating a MySQL configuration object 70
Specifying the MySQL user account 71
Configuring MySQL rules 72
Configuring sharding 72
Configuring client SSLprofiles 74
Using real server pools 78
Configuring real server pools 78
Example: Using port ranges and the port 0 configuration 83
Configuring persistence rules 85
Configuring content routes 91
Using content rewriting rules 93
Overview 93
Configuring content rewriting rules 94
Example: Redirecting HTTP to HTTPS 96
Example: Rewriting the HTTP response when using content routing 104
Example: Rewriting the HTTP request and response to mask application details 106
Example: Rewriting the HTTP request to harmonize port numbers 108
Creating a PageSpeed configuration 109
Creating PageSpeed profiles 112
PageSpeed support and restrictions 113
Supported 113
Restrictions 114
Not Supported 114
Compression and decompression 114
Configuring compression rules 114
Configuring decompression rules 116
Using caching features 119
Static caching 119
Dynamic caching 120
Configuring caching rules 120
Configuring certificate caching 122
Configuring a certificate caching object 122
Configuring Application profiles 123
Configuring error pages 147
Using source pools 148
Configuring source pools 148
Example: DNAT 150
Example: full NAT 151
Example: NAT46 (Layer 4 virtual servers) 152
Example: NAT64 (Layer 4 virtual servers) 154
Example: NAT46 (Layer 7 virtual servers) 156
Example: NAT64 (Layer 7 virtual servers) 158
Configuring load-balancing (LB)methods 159
Configuring an L2 exception list 160
Creating a Web Filter Profile configuration 161
Using the Web Category tab 162
Configuring virtual servers 163
Two Options for virtual server configuration 163
Basic virtual server configuration 163
Advanced virtual server configuration 165
TCP multiplexing 171
Using scripts 172
Create a script object 175
Import a script 176
Export a script 176
Delete a script 176
Support for multiple scripts 176
Setting script priority 177
Compiling principles 178
Special notes 178
Chapter 5:Link Load Balancing 179
Link load balancing basics 179
Using link groups 179
Using virtual tunnels 180
Link load balancing configuration overview 182
Configuring gateway links 184
Configuring persistence rules 185
Configuring proximity route settings 187
Configuring a link group 189
Configuring a virtual tunnel group 191
Configuring link policies 193
Chapter 6:Global Load Balancing 195
Global load balancing basics 195
Global load balancing configuration overview 197
Configuring global load-balancing servers 199
Configuring a global load balance link 202
Configuring data centers 203
Configuring hosts 204
Configuring virtual server pools 206
Configuring Topologies 208
Configuring dynamic proximity 208
Configuring persistence 209
Configuring an address group 210
Configuring remote DNS servers 211
Configuring the DSSET list 212
Configuring DNS zones 213
Configuring DNS64 217
Configuring the response rate limit 218
Configuring a Global DNS policy 219
Configuring general settings 220
Configuring the trust anchor key 221
Chapter 7:Network Security 223
Security features basics 223
Managing IP Reputation policy settings 223
Configure IP reputation exception 225
Using the Geo IP block list 226
Using the Geo IP whitelist 228
Enabling denial of service protection 228
Configuring a firewall policy 229
Configuring the firewall connection limit 230
Chapter 8: Web Application Firewall 232
Web application firewall basics 232
Web application firewall configuration overview 233
Predefined configuration elements 234
Severity 234
Exceptions 234
Configuring a WAF Profile 234
Configuring a Web Attack Signature policy 236
Configuring a URL Protection policy 242
Configuring an HTTP Protocol Constraint policy 243
Configuring an SQL/XSS Injection Detection policy 247
Configuring WAF Exception objects 250
Configuring a Bot Detection policy 250
Chapter 9:User Authentication 253
Configuring authentication policies 253
Configuring user groups 255
Using the local authentication server 257
Using an LDAP authentication server 257
LDAP bind messages 257
Simple bind 258
Anonymous bind 258
Regular bind 259
LDAPover SSL(LDAPS)and StartTLS 259
Configuring LDAPbinding 259
Using a RADIUS authentication server 261
Using Kerberos Authentication Relay 261
Authentication Workflow 262
Step 1: Client authentication 262
Step 2: Client service authorization 262
Step 3: Client service request 263
FortiADC Kerberos authentication implementation 263
Configure Authentication Relay (Kerberos) 263
Using HTTP Basic SSO 264
Configure HTTPBasic SSO 265
SAML and SSO 266
Configure a SAMLservice provider 266
Import IDP Metadata 268
Chapter 10:Shared Resources 269
Configuring health checks 269
Monitoring health check status 277
Creating schedule groups 278
Creating IPv4 address objects 279
Configuring IPv4 address groups 280
Creating IPv6 address objects 280
Configuring IPv6 address groups 281
Managing ISP address books 282
Create an ISPaddress book object 284
Creating service objects 285
Creating service groups 286
Chapter 11:Basic Networking 288
Configuring network interfaces 288
Using physical interfaces 288
Using VLAN interfaces 289
Using aggregate interfaces 289
Configuring network interfaces 290
Configuring static routes 295
Configuring policy routes 296
Chapter 12:System Management 298
Configuring basic system settings 298
Configuring system time 299
Configuring an SMTP mail server 301
Configuring FortiGuard service settings 301
Pushing/pulling configurations 303
Backing up and restoring the configuration 305
Updating firmware 307
Upgrade considerations 307
Updating firmware using the web UI 307
Updating firmware using the CLI 309
Rebooting, resetting, and shutting down the system 310
Create a traffic group 311
Create a traffic group via the command line interface 312
Create a traffic group from the Web GUI 312
Create administrator users 313
Configure access profiles 315
Enable password policies 318
Configuring SNMP 319
Download SNMPMIBs 320
Configure SNMP threshold 320
Configure SNMP v1/v2 321
Configure SNMP v3 323
Manage and validate certificates 324
Overview 325
Certificates and their domains 325
Prerequisite tasks 326
Manage certificates 327
Generating a certificate signing request 327
Importing local certificates 330
Creating a local certificate group 331
Importing intermediate CAs 332
Creating an intermediate CA group 333
Validating certificates 334
Configure a certificate verification object 334
Importing CRLs 337
Adding OCSPs 338
Importing OCSPsigning certificates 341
Importing CAs 342
Creating a CA group 343
HSM Integration 344
Integrating FortiADC with SafeNet Network HSM 344
Preparing the HSMappliance 345
Generating a certificate-signing request on FortiADC 347
Downloading and uploading the certificate request (.csr) file 349
Uploading the server certificate to FortiADC 350
Chapter 13:Logging and Reporting 352
Using the event log 352
Using the security log 359
Using the traffic log 365
Using the script log 373
Using the aggregate log 374
Configuring local log settings 374
Configuring syslog settings 376
Configuring high speed logging 378
Enabling real-time statistics 379
Configuring an alert email recipient 380
Configuring reports 380
Configuring Report Queries 381
Configuring fast reports 384
Using reports 386
Display logs via CLI 386
Chapter 14:High Availability Deployments 388
HA feature overview 388
HA system requirements 392
HA configuration synchronization 393
Configuring HA settings 394
Monitoring an HA cluster 400
Updating firmware for an HA cluster 401
Deploying an active-passive cluster 402
Overview 403
Basic steps 405
Best practice tips 405
Deploying an active-active cluster 405
Configuration overview 406
Basic steps 407
Expected behavior 408
Traffic to TCP virtual servers 408
Traffic to HTTP virtual servers 412
FTP traffic and traffic processed by firewall rules 414
Best practice tips 417
Advantages of HA Active-Active-VRRP 417
Deploying an active-active-VRRP cluster 417
Configuration overview 418
Basic steps 419
Best practice tips 420
Chapter 15: Virtual Domains 422
Virtual domain basics 422
Enabling the virtual domain feature 422
Creating virtual domains 423
Assigning network interfaces and admin users to VDOMs 423
Virtual domain policies 424
Disabling virtual domains 428
Chapter 16: SSL Transactions 429
SSL offloading 429
SSL decryption by forward proxy 431
Layer 7 deployments 431
Layer 2 deployments 433
Profile configurations 434
Certificate guidelines 438
SSL/TLSversions and cipher suites 438
Exceptions list 442
SSL traffic mirroring 442
Chapter 17:Advanced Networking 444
NAT 444
Configure source NAT 444
Configure 1-to-1 NAT 447
QoS 449
Configuring a QoS queue 450
Configuring the QoS filter 450
Configuring the QoS IPv6 filter 451
ISP routes 452
BGP 453
How BGPworks 453
IBGP vs. EBGP 453
Access list vs. prefix list 457
Configuring an Access List 458
Configuring an Access IPv6 List 458
Configuring a Prefix List 459
Configuring a Prefix IPv6 List 460
OSPF 460
Reverse path route caching 464
Packet capture 466
Chapter 18:Best Practices and Fine Tuning 468
Regular backups 468
Security 468
Topology 469
Administrator access 469
Performance tips 470
System performance 470
Reducing the impact of logging on performance 470
Reducing the impact of reports on system performance 470
Reducing the impact of packet capture on system performance 470
High availability 471
Chapter 19:Troubleshooting 472
Logs 472
Tools 472
execute commands 472
diagnose commands 473
System dump 474
Packet capture 475
Diff 476
Solutions by issue type 477
Login issues 477
Connectivity issues 478
Checking hardware connections 478
Checking routing 478
Examining the routing table 482
Examining server daemons 482
Checking port assignments 482
Performing a packet trace 482
Checking the SSL/TLS handshake & encryption 483
Resource issues 483
Monitoring traffic load 483
DoS attacks 484
Resetting the configuration 484
Restoring firmware (clean install) 484
Additional resources 487
Chapter 20: System Dashboard 488
Status 491
Data Analytics 492
Server load balance 493
Select a display option 493
Filter virtual servers onscreen 494
Add virtual servers 495
Link load balance 495
Global load balance 495
HA status 496
Session monitoring 497
AppendixA: Fortinet MIBs 498
AppendixB: Port Numbers 500
AppendixC: Scripts 502
Events and actions 502
Predefined commands 503
Control structures 515
Operators 516
String library 517
Examples 518
Select content routes based on URI string matches 519
Rewrite the HTTP request host header and path 519
Rewrite the HTTP response Location header 520
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS using Lua string substitution 520
Redirect mobile users to the mobile version of a website 521
Insert random message ID into a header 521
General HTTP redirect 521
Use request headers in other events 521
Compare IP address to address group 522
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS 522
Rewrite HTTP to HTTPS in location 523
Rewrite HTTP to HTTPS in referer 523
Rewrite HTTPS to HTTP in location 523
Rewrite HTTPS to HTTP in referer 523
Fetch data from HTTP events 524
Replace HTTP body data 524
Prioritize scripts 525
AppendixD: Maximum Configuration Values 527
AppendixE: High Speed Logging Binary Format 533
Change Log
Change Log
2017-08-24 First update to address Bug 445531 regarding supported certificate file formats.
2017-09-22 Second update to include the team feedback and comments on the 4.7.3 Handbook, but are
also applicable to 4.8.0 and thereafter.
Also addresses Bug 445531 regarding supported certificate file formats in the section
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Introduction
Introduction
Welcome, and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your network.
The FortiADC D-series family of application delivery controllers (ADC) optimizes the availability, user experience,
performance and scalability of enterprise application delivery.
An ADC is like an advanced server load balancer. An ADC routes traffic to available destination servers based on
health checks and load-balancing algorithms; full-featured ADC like FortiADC also improve application
performance by assuming some of the server task load. Server tasks that can be handled by the FortiADC
appliance include SSL encryption/decryption, WAF protection, Gzip compression, and routing processes, such as
NAT.
Features
FortiADC uses Layer 4 and Layer 7 session information to enable an ADC policy and management framework for:
Figure 1 shows a basic Router Mode deployment. Refer to the Basic Deployment Topologies guide for an
overview of the packet flow in Router Mode, One-Arm Mode, and Direct Server Return Mode deployments.
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Introduction
Note: The deployment topology might be different for global load balancing (GLB) or high availability (HA)
clusters. Refer to those chapters for a description of features and illustrations.
Scope
This document describes how to use the web user interface to:
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Introduction
l Appliance installationRefer to the quick start guide for your appliance model.
l Virtual appliance installationRefer to the FortiADC-VM Install Guide.
l CLI commandsRefer to the FortiADC CLI Reference. In parts of this manual, brief CLI command examples or
CLI syntax are shown to help you understand how the web UI configuration pages are related to the CLI
commands.
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Chapter 1:Whats New FortiADC 4.8.0
This chapter lists features and enhancements introduced in each of the FortiADC D-Series releases.
FortiADC 4.8.0
Management
l New Alert System Automatically generates email notification, SNMP traps, or Syslog entries on any critical event
that occurs on FortiADC hardware or software modules
l Data Analytics Supports security statistics (WAF, GEO-IP, IP-Reputation and DDoS) in real time
l Getting Started Wizard Makes configuring FortiADC a breeze for first-time users
l Cisco ACI Supports full Layer-4 service integration with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)via a
RESTful API
Server Load Balance (SLB)
l LUA Script
l Supports HTTP body manipulation in HTTP request and response
l Allows multiple scripts in the same virtual server (VS)
l PageSpeed
l Optimizes your website to ensure that your clients receive a faster browsing experience by minimizing RTT
and payload size and optimizing browser rendering
l Supports minifying CSS, JS, HTML and image optimizations
l HTTP/2.0 (Supports HTTP/2 Gateway)
l Converts from HTTP/2 (client side) to HTTP/1 (server side)
l HTTP multiplexing of transactions from client side to server
l SSL security with TLS v1.2
l OCSP Stapling Supports Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) stapling, an alternative approach to OCSP in
which the certificate holder has to periodically request the revocation status of certificates of servers from OCSP
servers and attache the time-stamped response to the initial SSL/TLS handshake between client and server.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
l GLB authentication Supports authentication between multiple FortiADC appliances across data centers
System
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l FortiADC-VM License Allows license validation without Internet connection (via proxy)
l DHCP Support DHCP mode on data or management interfaces
New Hardware Platform
FortiADC 4.7.3
FortiADC 4.7.3 is a patch release only; no new feature or enhancement has been implemented in this release.
FortiADC 4.7.2
HSMsupport
l Register HSMserver in config file
l Save Client certificate and key to CMDB
l Upload HSM server certificate to FortiADC
l Add registered partition
l Generate CSR with HSM
l View certificate information on the GUI
l Feature configuration supported on both the CLIand the GUI
Support for new hardware models
l FortiADC 1000F
l FortiADC 2000F
l FortiADC 4000F
FortiADC 4.7.1
FortiADC 4.7.1 is a patch release which has fixed some known issues discovered in previous releases. No new
features or enhancements have been implemented in this release.
FortiADC 4.7.0
Management
l Network Map 2.0
l Includes SiteMap on link load balance (LLB) and global server load balance (GSLB) modules
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FortiADC 4.6.2 Chapter 1:Whats New
FortiADC 4.6.2
This is a patch release; no new features or enhancements are implemented. Refer to the Release Notes for
detail.
FortiADC 4.6.1
l FortiADC 400D
l FortiADC 700D
l FortiADC 1500D
l FortiADC 2000D
l FortiADC 4000D
StartTLS
l Supports offloading TLS encryption from back-end SMTP servers
Script
l Supports HTTP:rand_id() function for HTTP
FortiADC 4.6.0
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Chapter 1:Whats New FortiADC 4.6.0
l Sends client certificates to back-end server for authentication, without affecting SSLoffloading
Script validation
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FortiADC 4.5.3 Chapter 1:Whats New
FortiADC 4.5.3
l FortiADC 400D
l FortiADC 700D
l FortiADC 1500D
l FortiADC 2000D
l FortiADC 4000D
FortiADC 4.5.2
FortiADC 4.5.1
Acceleration
l Speeds up compression of .PNG, .JPG, and .BMP image files. See
l Caching time definition based on HTTP status code (200/301/302/304)
Server Load Balancing
l SSL Health Check Client certificate selection using SSL Certification
l Support for SIPv6 traffic includes a new health check and virtual server profile
l URL Redirection based on server HTTP status code
High Availability (HA)
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Chapter 1:Whats New FortiADC4.5.0
l HA-VRRP mode that supports floating IP, traffic group, and fail-over
Global Load Balancing
l Supports DNS SRV record
Miscellaneous
l Full BGProuting support
l Adds a "Description" field in GeoIPWhite List
FortiADC4.5.0
SSL offloading
l Support ECDSA SSL cipher suites. See Chapter 16: SSL Transactions.
l SSL certificate validation for server-side SSL connections. See Configuring real server SSLprofiles.
l L2 exception list can specify FortiGuard web filter categories. See Creating a Web Filter Profile configuration.
Server Load Balancing
l SIPSupport for SIP traffic includes a new health check, virtual server profile, and persistence method. See
Configuring health checks, Configuring Application profiles, and Configuring persistence rules.
l RDPSupport for RDP traffic includes a new virtual server profile and persistence method. See Configuring
Application profiles and Configuring persistence rules.
l HTTP/HTTPS profileHTTPmode option can be set to HTTP keepalive to support Microsoft SharePoint and other
apps that require the session to be kept alive. See Configuring Application profiles.
l CachingNew dynamic caching rules. See Using caching features.
l Real server poolMember default cookie name is now the real server name. You can change this to whatever you
want. See Using real server pools.
l ScriptingAdded predefined scripts that you can use as templates. See Using scripts.
Global Load Balancing
l PersistenceOption to enable persistence for specified hosts based on source address affinity. See Configuring
persistence.
l Dynamic proximityOptional configuration for proximity based on least connections. See Configuring virtual
server pools.
l Support for @ in zone records. See Configuring DNS zones.
l Zone records (including dynamic records) displayed on zone configuration page. See Configuring DNS zones.
Security
l Bot DetectionIntegrated with FortiGuard signatures to allow "good bots"and detect "bad bots." See Configuring a
WAF Profile.
Monitoring and Logs
l Fast reportsReal-time statistics and reports for SLB traffic. See Configuring fast reports.
l Session tables and persistence tablesDashboard tabs for SLBsession tables and persistence tables. See
Chapter 20: System Dashboard.
l Network map searchDashboard network map now has search. See Chapter 20: System Dashboard.
System
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l New health checks for SIP and custom SNMP. See Configuring health checks
l Config push/pull (not related to HA). See Pushing/pulling configurations.
l HA sync can be auto/manual. See Configuring HA settings.
l HA status includes details on synchronization. See Monitoring an HA cluster.
l SNMP community host configuration supports subnet address and restriction of hosts to query or trap (or both).
Configuring SNMP.
l Support STARTTLS in email alerts. See Configuring an SMTP mail server.
l Coredump utilities. See System dump.
Platform
l Virtual machine (VM)images for Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix Xen, and opensource Xen. See the FortiADC-VM Install
Guide for details.
FortiADC4.4.0
l New SSLforward proxy feature can be used to decrypt SSL traffic in segments where you do not have the server
certificate and private key. See Chapter 16: SSL Transactions.
l New server-side SSL profiles, which have settings for the FortiADC-to-server connection. This enables you to
specify different SSL version and cipher suites for the server-side connection than the ones specified for the client-
side connection by the virtual server profile. See Configuring real server SSLprofiles.
l Support for ECDHE ciphers, null ciphers, and user-specified cipher lists. See SSL/TLSversions and cipher suites.
l You can now specify a list of SNAT IP address pools in the virtual server configuration. This enables you to use
addresses associated with more than one outgoing interface. See Configuring virtual servers.
l Added a health check for UDP, and added hostname to the general settings configuration. In HTTTP/HTTPS
checks, you can specify hostname instead of destination IP address. See Configuring health checks.
l UDP profiles can now be used with Layer 2 virtual servers. See Configuring Application profiles.
l Server name added to real server pool member configuration. The name can be useful in logs. When you upgrade,
the names will be generated from the pool member IPaddress. You can change that string to whatever you like.
See Using real server pools.
l Added a comments setting to the virtual server configuration so you can note the purpose of a configuration. See
Configuring virtual servers.
Link Load Balancing
l You can now specify ISP addresses, address groups, and service groups in LLB policies. Using groups adds
Boolean OR logic within the elements of LLBrules. See Configuring link policies.
Global Load Balancing
l Added "dynamic proximity" to the server selection algorithm. Dynamic proximity is based on RTT. See Configuring
dynamic proximity.
l Added an option to send only a single record in responses instead of an ordered list of records. See Configuring
hosts.
l Support for health checks of third-party servers. See Configuring global load-balancing servers.
l Support for TXT resource records. See Configuring DNS zones.
Security
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Chapter 1:Whats New FortiADC4.3.1
l You can now specify exceptions per WAF profile or per policy. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL patterns
that are not subject to processing by WAF rules. See Configuring a WAF Profile
l Additional WAF HTTP protocol constraint rules. See Configuring a WAF Profile.
Monitoring and Logs
l Added a Network Map tab to the dashboard. In the Network Map, each virtual server is a tree. The status of the
virtual server and real server pool members is displayed. See Chapter 20: System Dashboard.
l Added on-demand and scheduled reports for many common queries. You can also configure custom queries. See
Configuring reports.
l Added event log categories and added a column in logs to support future integration with FortiAnalyzer. Removed
the Download Logs page. Each log category page now has a Download button. See Using the event log.
l Enhanced SNMP MIBs and traps. See AppendixA: Fortinet MIBs for information on downloading the vendor-
specific and product-specific MIB files.
System
l Shared ResourcesMerged the address and service configuration for firewall and LLB. Added address groups and
service groups, which can be used in LLB policy rules. See Chapter 10:Shared Resources.
l RoutingSupport for OSPF authentication. See OSPF.
l HAAdded option to actively monitor remote beacon IPaddresses to determine if the network path is available.
See Configuring HA settings.
l SystemUpdated the web UI to match CLI configuration options for global administrator and access profile. See
Managing administrator users.
l Web UISupport for Simplified Chinese. See Configuring basic system settings.
l TroubleshootingNew commands:diagnose debug flow, diagnose debug report, diagnose
debug timestamp, execute checklogdisk, and execute fixlogdisk. See the FortiADC CLI
Reference.
l CLIAdded execute ssh and execute telnet for connections to remote hosts.
API
l REST APIRemote configuration management with a RESTAPI. See the FortiADC REST API Reference.
FortiADC4.3.1
l Server Load Balancing PersistenceAdded a Match Across Servers option to the Source Address affinity method.
This option is useful when the client session for an application has connections over multiple ports (and thus
multiple virtual servers). This option ensures the client continues to access the same backend server through
different virtual servers for the duration of a session.
l Server Load Balancing TCP Multiplexing Added support for HTTPS connections.
l Global Load Balancing DNS ServerThe negative caching TTL in the SOA resource record is now configurable.
FortiADC4.3.1
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FortiADC4.3.0 Chapter 1:Whats New
l FortiADC 1500D 45
l FortiADC 2000D 60
l FortiADC 4000D 90
l Health checksAdded an HTTP Connect health check that is useful for testing the availability of web cache
proxies, such as FortiCache.
l ISP address bookAdded a province location setting to the ISP address book. The province setting is used in GLB
deployments in China to enable location awareness that is province-specific. For example, based on location, the
DNS server can direct a user to a datacenter in Beijing or Guangdong rather than the broader location China. Only a
predefined set of Chinese provinces is supported.
l Advanced routingException list for reverse path route caching.
FortiADC4.3.0
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Chapter 1:Whats New FortiADC4.2.3
l Improved reportsNew report queries for SLB HTTP virtual server reports, including client IP address, client
browser type, client OS, and destination URL.
l Backup & restoreOption to back up the entire configuration, including error page files, script files, and ISP
address books.
New CLI commands to facilitate troubleshooting:
l diagnose debug config-error-logUse this command to see debug errors that might be generated
after an upgrade or major configuration change.
l diagnose debug crashlogUse this command to manage crashlog files. Typically, you use these
commands to gather information for Fortinet Services & Support.
l execute statistics-dbUse this command to reset or restore traffic statistics.
l config system settingUse this command to configure log database behavior (overwrite or stop writing)
when disk utilization reaches its capacity.
For details, see the CLI reference.
FortiADC4.2.3
FortiADC4.2.2
l Content rewritingSupport for PCRE capture and back reference to write the Location URL in redirect rules.
l Web UIYou can clone configuration objects to quickly create similar configuration objects. If a configuration
object can be cloned, the copy icon appears in the tools column for its summary configuration page.
l Web UIYou can sort many of the configuration summary tables by column values. If a configuration summary
table can be sorted, it includes sort arrows in the column headings. For example, the Server Load Balance > Virtual
Server configuration summary page can be sorted by Availability, Status, Real Server pool, and so on. You can also
sort the Dashboard > Virtual Server > Real Server list by column values-for example, by Availability, Status, Total
Sessions, or throughput bytes.
FortiADC4.2.1
FortiADC4.2.0
l New web UI
l New log subtypes
l New dashboard and report features
l Additional load balancing methodsSupport for new methods based on a hash of a full URI, domain name,
hostname, or destination IP address.
l Predefined health checksHelps you get started with your deployment.
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FortiADC4.1 Chapter 1:Whats New
FortiADC4.1
FortiADC4.0 Patch 2
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l VDOMsVirtual domains (VDOMs) allow you to divide a FortiADC into two or more virtual units that are configured
and function independently. The administrator for each virtual domain can view and manage the configuration for
his or her domain. The admin administrator has access to all virtual domain configurations.
l Caching A RAM cache is a cache of HTTP objects stored in FortiADC's system RAM that are reused by
subsequent HTTP transactions to reduce the amount of load on the backend servers.
l IP ReputationYou can now block source IP addresses that have a poor reputation using data from the FortiGuard
IP Reputation Service.
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l Layer 2 server load balancingFortiADC can now load balance Layer 3 routers, gateways or firewalls. This feature
is useful when the requests destination IP is unknown and you need to load balance connections between multiple
next-hop gateways. Supports HTTP, HTTPS and TCPS client-side connection profiles only.
l Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) supportThe new OSPF feature allows FortiADC to learn dynamic routes from or
redistribute routes to neighboring routers.
l HTTPS profile type for virtual serversThe HTTPS profile type provides a standalone HTTPS client-side
connection profile.
l Consistent Hash IP The persistence policy type Hash IP has changed to Consistent Hash IP. Consistent hashing
allows FortiADC to achieve session persistence more efficiently than traditional hashing.
l Enhanced logs
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l Link routing policiesYou can now specify how FortiADC routes traffic for each available ISP link, including by
source or destination address and port.
l Virtual tunnelsYou can now use tunneling between two FortiADC appliances to balance traffic across multiple
links to each appliance. A typical scenario is a VPN between a branch office and headquarters for application-
specific access.
l Persistent routingYou can now configure connections that persist regardless of the FortiADC link load balancing
activity. You can configure persistence based on source IP, destination IP, and subnet.
l Proximity-based routingMaximize WAN efficiency by using link proximity to determine latency between FortiADC
and remote WAN sites so that FortiADC can choose the best route for traffic.
l Scheduled link load balancingYou can now apply a link load balancing policy during a specific time period.
l One-to-one (1-to-1) NATYou can now fully define how each individual source and destination IP address will be
translated. This feature is useful when you require a different NAT range for each ISP.
l PPPoE interface supportTo support DSL connectivity, you can now configure interfaces to use PPPoE (Point-to-
Point Protocol over Ethernet) to automatically retrieve its IP address configuration.
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l Custom error pageYou can now upload a custom error page to FortiADC that it can use to respond to clients
when HTTP service is unavailable.
l Full NAT for Layer 3/4 load balancingLayer 3/4 load balancing now supports full NAT (translation of both source
and destination IP addresses). FortiADC can now round robin among a pool of source IP addresses for its
connections to backend servers.
l Standby serverYou can now configure FortiADC to forward traffic to a hot standby (called a Backup Server) when
all other servers in the pool are unavailable.
l Log cache memoryTo avoid hard disk wear and tear, FortiADC can cache logs in memory and then periodically
write them to disk in bulk. Previously, FortiADC always wrote each log message to disk instantaneously.
l HA sync for health check status with IPv6For high availability FortiADC clusters, the Layer 4 health check status
of IPv6-enabled virtual servers is now synchronized.
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l Link load balancingFortiADC now supports load balancing among its links, in addition to distributing among local
and globally distributed servers. Depending on if the traffic is inbound or outbound, different mechanisms are
available: outbound can use weighted round robin; inbound can use DNS-based round robin or weighted round
robin.
l HTTP response compressionFortiADC now can compress responses from your backend servers, allowing you to
off load compression from your backend servers for performance tuning that delivers faster replies to clients.
l Quality of service (QoS)FortiADC now can guarantee bandwidth and queue based upon source/destination
address, direction, and network service.
l Source NAT (SNAT)When applying NAT, FortiADC can now apply either static or dynamic source NAT,
depending on your preference.
l Session persistence by source IP segmentFortiADC now can apply session persistence for entire segments of
source IPs such as 10.0.2.0/24. Previously, session persistence applied to a single source IP.
l Health check enhancementsFortiADC now supports additional health check types for servers that respond to
these protocols: email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP), TCPS, TCP SYN (half-open connection), SNMP, and UDP.
l HA enhancementsFortiADC HA now synchronizes Layer 3/4 and Layer 7 sessions and connections for session
persistence and uninterrupted connections when the standby assumes control of traffic.
FortiADC2.1.0
Support for FortiADC 200D and FortiADC VMFortiADC software has been released to support these new
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Server load balancing (SLB) features are designed to give you flexible options for maximizing performance of your
backend servers. The following topics give an overview of SLB features:
l Feature Summary
l Authentication
l Caching
l Compression
l Content rewriting
l Content routing
l Scripting
l SSL transactions
Feature Summary
Table 1 summarizes server load balancing features.
Table 1: Server load balancing features
Features Summary
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l Cookies
l TCP/IP header matches
l A hash of TCP/IP header values
l TLS/SSL session ID
l RADIUS attribute
l RDP Session Broker cookie
l SIP caller ID
Layer 7 Profiles: HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP Turbo, RADIUS, RDP, SIP, TCPS
Content routing: HTTP Host, HTTP Referer, HTTP Request URL, SNI hostname,
Source IP address
Note: Layer 2 load balancing is useful when the requests destination IP is unknown
and you need to load balance connections between multiple next-hop gateways.
Authentication
FortiADC SLB supports offloading authentication from backend servers. The auth policy framework supports
authentication against local, LDAP, and RADIUS authentication servers, and it enables you to assign users to
groups that are authorized to access protected sites.
Caching
FortiADC SLB supports both static and dynamic caching. Caching reduces server overload, bandwidth saturation,
high latency, and network performance issues.
When caching is enabled for a virtual server profile, the FortiADC appliance dynamically stores application
content such as images, videos, HTML files and other file types to alleviate server resources and accelerate
overall application performance.
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Compression
FortiADC SLB supports compression offloading. Compression offloading means the ADC handles compression
processing instead of the backend servers, allowing them to dedicate resources to their own application
processes.
When compression is enabled for a virtual server profile, the FortiADC system intelligently compresses HTTP and
HTTPS traffic. Reducing server reply content size accelerates performance and improves response times.
FortiADC supports both industry standard GZIP and DEFLATE algorithms.
Decompression
FortiADC SLBalso supports decompression of HTTPrequest body before sending it to the Web Application
Firewall (WAF) for scanning according to the content-encoding header. Upon receiving a compressed
HTTPrequest body, FortiADC first uses the zlib library to extract the HTTPbody to a temporary buffer and then
sends the buffer to the WAF engine for scanning.
Content rewriting
FortiADC SLB supports content rewriting rules that enable you to rewrite HTTP requests and responses so that
you can cloak the details of your internal network. You can also create rules to redirect requests.
For configuration details and examples, see Using content rewriting rules.
Content routing
FortiADC SLB supports content routing rules that direct traffic to backend servers based on source IP address or
HTTP request headers.
Scripting
FortiADC SLB supports Lua scripts to perform actions that are not currently supported by the built-in feature set.
Scripts enable you to use predefined script commands and variables to manipulate the HTTP request/response or
select a content route.
SSL transactions
FortiADC SLB supports SSL offloading. SSL offloading means the ADC handles SSL decryption and encryption
processing instead of the backend servers, allowing the backend servers to dedicate resources to their own
application processes.
SSL offloading results in improved SSL/TLS performance. On VM models, acceleration is due to offloading the
cryptographic processes from the backend server. On hardware models with ASIC chips, cryptography is also
hardware-accelerated: the system can encrypt and decrypt packets at better speeds than a backend server with a
general-purpose CPU.
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FortiADC SLBalso supports SSLdecryption by forward proxy in cases where you cannot copy the server
certificate and private key to the FortiADC, either because it is impractical or impossible (in the case of outbound
traffic to unknown Internet servers).
Link load balancing (LLB) features are designed to manage traffic over multiple ISP or WAN links. This enables
you to provision multiple links, resulting in reduced risk of outages and additional bandwidth to relieve traffic
congestion.
Global load balancing (GLB) makes your network reliable and available by scaling applications across multiple
data centers to improve application response times and be prepared for disaster recovery.
You can deploy DNS to direct traffic based on application availability and location.
Security
In most deployment scenarios, we recommend you deploy FortiGate to secure your network. Fortinet includes
security functionality in the FortiADC system to support those cases when deploying FortiGate is impractical.
FortiADC includes the following security features:
High availability
The FortiADC appliance supports high availability features like active-passive, active-active cluster, active-active-
VRRP cluster, failure detection, and configuration synchronization. High availability deployments can support
99.999% service level agreement uptimes. For detailed information, see Chapter 14:High Availability
Deployments.
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Virtual domains
A virtual domain (VDOM) is a complete FortiADC instance that runs on the FortiADC platform. The VDOM
feature supports multitennant deployments. To do this, you create a virtual domain configuration object that
contains all of the system and feature configuration options of a full FortiADC instance, and you provision an
administrator account with privileges to access and manage only that VDOM. For detailed information, see
Chapter 15: Virtual Domains.
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Chapter 3:Getting Started Step 1: Install the appliance
This chapter provides the basic workflow for getting started with a new deployment.
Basic steps:
Tips:
lConfiguration changes are applied to the running configuration as soon as you save
them.
l Configuration objects are saved in a configuration management database. You
cannot change the name of a configuration object after you have initially saved it.
l You cannot delete a configuration object that is referenced in another configuration
object (for example, you cannot delete an address if it is used in a policy).
This Handbook assumes you have already installed the appliance into a hardware rack or the virtual appliance
into a VMware environment.
For information on the virtual appliance, refer to the FortiADC-VM Install Guide.
http://docs.fortinet.com/fortiadc-d-series/hardware
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You use the management port for administrator access. It is also used for management traffic (such as SNMP or
syslog). If your appliance has a dedicated management port, that is the port you configure as the management
interface; otherwise, it is the convention to use port1 for the management interface.
You configure the following basic settings to get started so that you can access the web UI from a remote location
(like your desk):
l Static routeSpecify the gateway router for the management subnet so you can access the web UI from a host on
your subnet.
l IP addressYou typically assign a static IP address for the management interface. The IP address is the host
portion of the web UI URL. For example, the default IP address for the management interface is 192.168.1.99 and
the default URL for the web UI is https://192.168.1.99.
l AccessServices for administrative access. We recommend HTTPS, SSH, SNMP, PING.
Before you begin:
l You must know the IP address for the default gateway of the management subnet and the IP address that you plan
to assign the management interface.
l You need access to the machine room in which a physical appliance has been installed. With physical appliances,
you must connect a cable to the management port to get started.
l You need a laptop with an RJ-45 Ethernet network port, a crossover Ethernet cable, and a web browser (a recent
version of Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer).
l Configure the laptop Ethernet port with the static IP address 192.168.1.2 and a netmask of 255.255.255.0. These
settings enable you to access the FortiADC web UI as if from the same subnet as the FortiADC in its factory
configuration state.
1. Use the crossover cable to connect the laptop Ethernet port to the FortiADC management port.
2. On your laptop, open the following URL in your web browser:
https://192.168.1.99/
The system presents a self-signed security certificate, which it presents to clients whenever they initiate an
HTTPS connection to it.
3. Verify and accept the certificate, and acknowledge any warnings about self-signed certificates.
The system displays the administrator login page. See Figure 2.
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l Administrator passwordYou must change the password for the admin account.
l System date and timeWe recommend you use NTP to maintain the system time.
l Network interfacesYou must configure interfaces to receive and forward the network traffic to and from the
destination servers.
l DNSYou must specify a primary and secondary server for system DNS lookups.
Before you begin:
l You must know the IP address for the NTP servers your network uses to maintain system time.
l You must know the IP addresses that have been provisioned for the traffic interfaces for your FortiADC deployment.
l You must know the IP address for the primary and secondary DNS servers your network uses for DNS resolution.
2. Double-click the key icon in the row for the user admin to display the change password editor. See Figure 4.
3. Change the password and save the configuration.
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For detailed information on configuring administrator accounts, refer to the online help or see Managing
administrator users.
Figure 4: System administrator change password editor
CLI commands:
FortiADC-VM # config system admin
FortiADC-VM (admin) # edit admin
FortiADC-VM (admin) # set password <string>
Current password for 'admin':
FortiADC-VM (admin) # end
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CLI commands:
config system time ntp
set ntpsync enable
set ntpserver {<server_fqdn> | <server_ipv4>}
set syncinterval <minutes_int>
end
Or use a command syntax similar to the following to set the system time manually:
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CLI commands:
config system interface
edit <interface_name>
set ip <ip&netmask>
set allowaccess {http https ping snmp ssh
telnet}
end
end
To configure DNS:
1. Go to System > Settings to display the Basic configuration page. See Figure 7.
2. Enter the IP address for a primary and secondary DNS server; then save the configuration.
For detailed information on configuring DNS, refer to the online help or see Configuring basic system settings.
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CLI commands:
config system dns
set primary <address_ipv4>
set secondary <address_ipv4>
end
Your new FortiADC appliance comes with a factory image of the operating system (firmware). However, if a new
version has been released since factory imaging, you might want to install the newer firmware before continuing
the system configuration.
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l RegisterRegistration is required to log into the Fortinet Customer Service & Support site and download firmware
upgrade files. For details, go to http://kb.fortinet.com/kb/documentLink.do?externalID=12071.
l Check the installed firmware versionGo to the dashboard. See Figure 8.
l Check for upgradesMajor releases include new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Patch releases can
include enhancements and bug fixes.
l Download the release notes at http://docs.fortinet.com/fortiadc-d-series/.
l Download firmware upgrades at https://support.fortinet.com/.
1. Go to the dashboard.
2. Under License Status, click Update to locate and upload the license file.
3. Under Firmware Version, click Update to locate and upload the firmware file.
For detailed information, refer to the online help or see Updating firmware.
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Settings Guidelines
Tunneling user- If access control is enabled on the proxy server, enter the proxy server's username.
name
Tunneling pass- If access control is enabled on the proxy server, enter the proxy server's password.
word
4. Click Save.
You can also configure the FortiADC-VM to communicate with the proxy server using the CLI. For more
information, see the CLIReference:
http://docs.fortinet.com/fortiadc-d-series/reference
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Chapter 3:Getting Started Step 6: Configure a basic server load balancing policy
A FortiADC server load balancing policy has many custom configuration options. You can leverage the predefined
health check, server profile, and load balancing method configurations to get started in two basic steps:
1. Configure the real server pool.
2. Configure the virtual server features and options.
For complete information on server load balancing features, start with Server load balancing basics.
1. Go to Server Load Balance > Real Server to display the configuration page.
2. Click Add to display the configuration editor. See Figure 10.
3. Complete the basic configuration and click Save.
4. Double-click the configuration to display the configuration editor.
5. Under Member, click Add to display the Edit Member configuration editor. See Figure 11.
6. Complete the member configuration and click Save.
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1. Go to Server Load Balance > Virtual Server to display the configuration page.
2. Click Add to display the configuration editor. See Figure 12.
3. Complete the configuration and click Save.
For detailed information, refer to the online help or see Configuring virtual servers.
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You can test the load balancing deployment by emulating the traffic flow of your planned production deployment.
Figure 13 shows a basic network topology.
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Once you have tested your basic installation and verified that it functions correctly, create a backup. This clean
backup is a reference point that has many benefits, including:
l TroubleshootingYou can use a diff tool to compare a problematic configuration with this baseline configuration.
l RestartingYou can rapidly restore your system to a simple yet working point.
l Rapid deploymentYou can use the configuration file as a template for other FortiADC systems. You can edit use
any text editor to edit the plain text configuration file and import it into another FortiADC system. You should
change unique identifiers, such as IP address and sometimes other local network settings that differ from one
deployment to another.
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Chapter 4:Server Load Balancing Server load balancing basics
An application delivery controller (ADC) is like an advanced server load balancer. An ADC routes traffic to
available destination servers based on health checks and load-balancing algorithms. ADCs improve application
availability and performance, which directly improves user experience.
The physical distance between clients and the servers in your backend server farm has a significant impact on
server response times. Besides physical distance, the most important factors contributing to server performance
are:
l Number of simultaneous connections and requests that the servers can handle
l Load distribution among the servers
The purpose of an ADC is to give you multiple methods for optimizing server response times and server capacity.
After you have deployed an ADC, traffic is routed to the ADC virtual server instead of the destination real
servers.
Figure 18 shows an example of a basic load balancing deployment. The FortiADC appliance is deployed in front
of a server farm, and the network interfaces are connected to three subnets: a subnet for management traffic; a
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subnet that hosts real servers A, B, and C; and a different subnet that hosts real servers D, E, and F. The
FortiADC system performs health checks on the real servers and distributes traffic to them based on system logic
and user-defined settings.
Optionally, you can further improve application security and performance by offloading system processes from
the server and having them handled transparently by the ADC. Server tasks that can be handled by the FortiADC
appliance include SSL encryption/decryption, WAF protection, Gzip compression, and routing processes, such as
NAT.
Figure 19 shows the order in which the FortiADC features process client-to-server and server-to-client traffic.
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l WAF HTTP response, NAT, rewriting, persistence, and caching rules are applied.
l If applicable, the FortiADC compresses and encrypts the server response traffic.
The configuration object framework supports the granularity of FortiADC application delivery control rules. You
can configure specific options and rules for one particular type of traffic, and different options and rules for
another type.
Figure 20 shows the configuration objects used in the server load balancing configuration and the order in which
you create them.
Basic steps
Example workflow
For a members-only HTTPS web server farm, you might have a workflow similar to the following:
1. Configure security module firewall rules that allow only HTTPS traffic from untrusted subnets to the virtual server.
2. Import server SSL certificates, configure a local certificate group, and a certificate verification policy.
3. Configure HTTPS health checks to test the availability of the web servers.
4. Configure the server pools, referencing the health check configuration object.
5. Configure authentication:
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A real server SSL profile determines settings used in network communication on the FortiADC-server segment, in
contrast to a virtual server profile, which determines the settings used in network communication on the client-
FortiADC segment.
Figure 23:
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Table 3 provides a summary of the predefined profiles. You can select predefined profiles in the real server pool
configuration, or you can create user-defined profiles.
Profile Defaults
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You can clone a predefined configuration object to help you get started with a user-
defined configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools column
on the configuration summary page.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
You reference this name in the real server pool configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
SSL Enable/disable SSL for the connection between the FortiADC and the real
server.
Note:The following fields become available only when SSLis enabled. See above.
Customized SSL Enable/disable use of user-specified cipher suites. When enabled, you must
Ciphers Flag select a Customized SSLCipher. See below.
Customized SSL If the customize cipher flag is enabled, specify a colon-separated, ordered
Ciphers list of cipher suites.
An empty string is allowed. If empty, the default cipher suite list is used.
The names you enter are validated against the form of the cipher suite short
names published on the OpenSSL website:
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Settings Guidelines
Allow SSL Versions Select SSL versions that are allowed for the connection.
Certificate Verify Specify a Certificate Verify configuration object to validate server certificates.
This Certificate Verify object must include a CA group and may include OCSP
and CRL checks.
SNI Forward Flag Enable/disable forwarding the client SNI value to the server. The SNI value will
be forwarded to the real server only when the client-side ClientHello message
contains a valid SNI value; otherwise, nothing is forwarded.
Session Reuse Limit The default is 0 (disabled). The valid range is 0-1048576.
MySQL application profiles are user-specific and must be configured only by the user on a case by case basis. For
this reason, FortiADC does not provide any default predefined MySQL application profiles that you can use out of
the box. So you must configure your own MySQL load-balancing application profiles to take advantage of this
feature.
FortiADC supports two MySQL database load-balancing modes: single master and data sharding.
Single-master mode
The single-master mode is a database server configuration in which a single master MySQL server is responsible
for all write operations (i.e., create, update, or delete requests), and one or more slave servers handle all read-
only operations. The master server replicates data to the slave servers in a close to real-time fashion. This mode
can improve database performance to a certain extent by offloading read-intensive operations to slave servers. It
is ideal for load-balancing database traffic that involves more read operations.
The diagram below illustrates the network topology of database server load-balancing in single-master mode.
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By default, FortiADC passes all write requests to the master server and all read requests (such as select) to the
slave servers. So once you have created a MySQL server load-balancing profile, FortiADC will automatically apply
this default mode when load-balancing MySQL traffic on the network. However, if you do not like the default
behavior, you can change it by setting up your own MySQL server load-balancing rules when configuring your
MySQL application profile. For more information, see Configuring MySQL rules on page 72.
Sharding mode
Database sharding is a "shared-nothing" database partitioning technique that breaks down a large database
involving a number of database servers into small database chunks and spread them across a number of
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distributed servers. It's a highly scalable approach to improving the throughput and performance of large
enterprise business applications that are transaction-extensive and database-centric because it provides
scalability across independent servers, each having its own CPU, memory, and disks.
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In sharding mode, FortiADC stores global data on the Master Globalit send s all requests that do not belong to
any group to global servers. Using the keys that you have specified, it sends part of the requests to Group ) and
some to Group 1. It supports split read/write in every group.
It must be noted that Data Manipulation Language (DDL) is not supported in sharding mode.
l You must have already created MySQL database objects to be used the MySQL profile.
l You must have read-write permission for load-balance settings.
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Note: The image above shows a sample MySQL profile configuration object named "jack-test-1".
Once a MySQL profile is created, you need to specify the MySQL database user account, and create
MySQL Rule or Sharding depending on which MySQL mode you choose to use. The following
paragraphs discuss the procedures for each of those tasks.
It's important to note that you are asked to provide the user name and password of an existing MySQL account.
So do not try to create a new user account here.
To specify a MySQL user account:
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1. In the MySQL User Password pane (see the illustration above), click Add. The Edit MySQL User Password dialog
opens.
2. Enter the user name and password of the MySQL database account,
3. Click Save.
When configuring a MySQLrule, you first need to decide whether you want FortiADC to send requests to the
Master database server or the Slave database server(s). Then you can set a few conditions (rules) to tell FortiADC
how to send the requests . It must be noted that all the conditions are of an "OR" relationship.
1. In the MySQL Rule pane, click Add . The Application Profile > Edit MySQLRule dialog opens.
2. Make the desired entries or selections as described in Table 17.
3. Click Save.
Configuring sharding
ForitADC supports two types of database-sharding: by range or by hash. In the former case, FortiADC distributes
the data to different groups according to the key range. In the latter case, it first hashes the keys and then
automatically distributes the data to different groups.
1. In the MySQL Sharding pane, click Add . The Application Profile > Edit MySQLSharding dialog opens.
2. Make the desired entries or selections as described in Table 17.
3. Click Save.
Note: When configuring pool members in the CLIto match the real server pool members on the GUI, you can use
the set mysql-group-id command to set the groups that match the pool members:
config load-balance pool
edit "sharding"
set real-server-ssl-profile NONE
config pool_member
edit 1
set pool_member_service_port 3306
set pool_member_cookie rs
set real-server master
next
edit 2
set pool_member_service_port 3306
set pool_member_cookie rs2
set real-server master2
set mysql-group-id 1
next
edit 3
set pool_member_service_port 3306
set pool_member_cookie rs3
set real-server slave
set mysql-read-only enable
next
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edit 4
set pool_member_service_port 3306
set pool_member_cookie rs4
set real-server slave2
set mysql-read-only enable
set mysql-group-id 1
next
end
next
end
You can clone a predefined configuration object to help you get started with a user-
defined configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools column
on the configuration summary page.
Parameter Description
Application Profile
Name A unique name for the MySQL profile you are creating.
Type MySQL
Password The password for the MySQL user name you've entered above.
MySQL Rule
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Parameter Description
Sharding
Note: The group IDs must match the real server pool members.
A client SSL profile is used to manage the SSL session between the client and the proxy. It allows FortiADC to
accept and terminate client requests sent via the SSL protocol. The Client SSL Profile page provides the settings
for configuring client-side SSLconnections, and displays all the client SSL profiles that have been configured on
the system.
l You must have already created configuration objects for certificates, certificate caching, and certificate verify if you
want to include them in the profile.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
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1. Go to Server Load Balance > Application Resources. Click the Client SSLProfile tab.
2. Click Add to display the configuration editor.
3. Complete the configuration as described in .
4. Save the configuration.
You can clone a predefined client SSL profile to help you get started with a user-defined
configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools column
on the configuration summary page.
Customized SSL Ciphers Enable or disable the use of user-specified cipher suites. If enabled,
Flag you must specify a colon-separated, ordered list of a customized
SSL cipher suites. See below.
Customized SSL Ciphers Available only when the Customized SSLCipher Flag is enabled
(see above). Specify a colon-separated, ordered list of a customized
SSL cipher suites.
Note: FortiADC will use the default SSL cipher suite if the field is
left empty.
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l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-RC4-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
l DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
l AES256-GCM-SHA384
l AES256-SHA256
l AES256-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA
l DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA
l AES128-GCM-SHA256
l AES128-SHA256
l AES128-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA
l RC4-SHA
l RC4-MD5
l ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l DES-CBC3-SHA
l EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA
l DES-CBC-SHA
l eNULL
Note: We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you
can deselect the SSL ciphers that you do not want to support.
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l SSLv2
l SSLv3
l TLSv1.0
l TLSv1.1
l TLSv1.2
We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
deselect SSL versions you do not want to support.
Note: FortiADC does not support session reuse for SSLv2 at the
client side. Instead, a new SSL session is started.
Client Certificate Verify Select the client certificate verify configuration object.
Client Certificate Forward Disabled by default. When enabled, you must specify the client
certificate forward header. See below.
Client Certificate Forward When Client Certificate Forward is enabled (see above), specify the
Header client certificate forward header.
Forward Proxy By default, (SSL) Forward Proxy is disabled. When enabled, you'll
have to configure additional settings noted below.
Client SNI Required Require clients to use the TLS server name indication (SNI)
extension to include the server hostname in the TLS client hello
message. Then, the FortiADC system can select the appropriate
local server certificate to present to the client.
Local Certificate Group Select a local certificate group that includes the certificates this
virtual server presents to SSL/TLS clients. This should be the
backend servers' certificate, NOT the appliance's GUI web server
certificate. See Manage certificates.
Reject OCSPStapling with This flag is meaningful only when you have configured OCSP
Missing Nextupdate stapling in Local Certificate Group.
Note: The following fields become available only when Forward Proxy is enabled.
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Forward Proxy Local Signing Select a Forward Proxy Local Signing CA.
CA
Backend SSL SNI Forward Disabled by default. Enable it to let FortiADC forward Server Name
Indication (SNI)from the client to the back end.
Backend Customized SSL Enabled by default. In this case, you must specify the backend
Ciphers Flag customized SS ciphers. See below.
Backend Customized SSL Specify the customized SSLciphers to be supported at the back
Ciphers end.
Backend Allowed SSL We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
Versions deselect SSL versions you do not want to support.
Note: FortiADC does not support session reuse for SSLv2 at the
client side. Instead, a new SSL session is started.
l You must have a good understanding and knowledge of the backend server boot behavior, for example, how many
seconds it takes to warm up after a restart before it can process traffic.
l You must know the IP address and port of the applications.
l If you want to select user-defined health checks, you must create them before creating the pool configuration. See
Configuring health checks.
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l If you want to select user-defined real server SSLprofiles, you must create them before creating the pool
configuration. See Configuring real server SSLprofiles.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a real server pool, you can select it in the virtual server configuration.
To configure a pool:
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Health Check Enable health checking for the pool. You can override this for individual servers in
the pool.
Health Check Rela- l ANDAll of the selected health checks must pass for the server to the considered
tionship available.
l OROne of the selected health checks must pass for the server to be considered
available.
Health Check List Select one or more health check configuration objects.
Real Server SSL Select a real server SSL profile. Real server profiles determine settings for
Profile communication between FortiADC and the backend real servers. The default is
NONE, which is applicable for non-SSL traffic.
Member
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Real Server Click the down arrow and select a real server configuration object from the list
menu.
Note: The name of the selected real server pool member will appear in logs and
reports.
Port Enter the backend server's listening port (number), as described below:
l HTTP80,
l HTTPS 443
l FTP21
l SMTP25
l DNS53
l POP3110
l IMAP4143
l RADIUS1812
l SNMP161
Tip: The system uses Port 0 as a wildcard port. When configured to use Port 0,
the system uses the destination port from the client request. For example, if you
specify 0, and the destination port in the client request is 50000, the traffic will be
forwarded to Port 50000.
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Weight Assigns relative preference among membershigher values are more preferred
and are assigned connections more frequently. The default is 1. The valid range
is 1 to 256.
All load balancing methods consider weight. Servers are dispatched requests
proportional to their weight, relative to the sum of all weights.
Recover Seconds to postpone forwarding traffic after downtime, when a health check
indicates that this server has become available again. The default is 0 (disabled).
The valid range is 1 to 86,400 seconds. After the recovery period elapses, the
FortiADC assigns connections at the warm rate.
l A server is coming back online after the health check monitor detected it was down.
l A network service is brought up before other daemons have finished initializing and
therefore the server is using more CPU and memory resources than when startup is
complete.
To avoid connection problems, specify the separate warm-up rate, recovery rate,
or both.
Tip: During scheduled maintenance, you can also manually apply these limits by
setting Status to Maintenance instead of Enable.
Warm Up If the server cannot initially handle full connection load when it begins to respond
to health checks (for example, if it begins to respond when startup is not fully
complete), indicate how long to forward traffic at a lesser rate. The default is 0
(disabled). The valid range is 1 to 86,400 seconds.
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Warm Rate Maximum connection rate while the server is starting up. The default is 10
connections per second. The valid range is 1 to 86,400 connections per second.
The warm up calibration is useful with servers that have the network service
brought up before other daemons have finished initializing. As the servers are
brought online, CPU and memory are more utilized than they are during normal
operation. For these servers, you define separate rates based on warm-up and
recovery behavior. For example, if Warm Up is 5 and Warm Rate is 2, the number
of allowed new connections increases at the following rate:
Connection Limit Maximum number of concurrent connections to the backend server. The default is
0 (disabled). The valid range is 1 to 1,048,576 concurrent connections.
Connection Rate Limit the number of new connections per second to this server. The default is 0
Limit (disabled). The valid range is 1 to 86,400 connections per second.
In Layer 4 deployments, you can apply a connection rate limit per real server and
per virtual server. Both limits are enforced.
Note: The connection rate limit applies only when the real servers belong to a
Layer 4 virtual server. If you add a real server pool with this setting configured to a
Layer 7 virtual server, for example, the setting is ignored.
Note: Connection Rate Limit is not supported for FTP or SIP servers.
Cookie Specify the cookie name to be used when cookie-based Layer 7 session
persistence is enabled. The cookie is used to create a FortiADC session ID, which
enables the system to forward subsequent related requests to the same backend
server.
If you do not specify a cookie name, it is set to the pool member server name
string.
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MySQL Read Only Disabled by default. Select the button to enable it.
Backup Designate this as a backup server to which FortiADC will direct traffic when the
other servers in the pool are down. The backup server receives connections when
all the other pool members fail the health check or you have manually disabled
them.
Health Check When enabled, FortiADC will use the pool's health check settings. If disabled, you
Inherit must select a health check to use with this individual backend server. See below.
Health Check Select this option to specify a health check configuration object for this server.
Health Check Rela- l ANDAll of the selected health checks must pass for the server to the considered
tionship available.
l OROne of the selected health checks must pass for the server to be considered
available.
Health Check List Select one or more health check configuration objects. Shift-click to select multiple
objects at the same time.
RS Profile Inherit Enable to inherit the real server SSLprofile from the pool configuration. Disable to spe-
cify the real server profile in this member configuration. See below.
RS Profile If RS Profile Inherit (above) is disabled, you must specify a real server SSL profile.
A real server SSL profile determines the settings for communication between
FortiADC and backend real server.
Note: This option becomes available only when RS Profile Inherit is disabled.
1. On the real servers, configure the listening ports and port ranges according to your requirements.
2. On the FortiADC, when you configure the real server pool member, specify port 0 for the port. The system handles
port 0 as a wildcard port. When configured to use port 0, the system uses the destination port from the client
request. For example, if you specify 0, and the destination port in the client request is 50000, the traffic is
forwarded to port 50000.
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3. When you configure the virtual server, specify a listening port and port range. The port range is like an offset. If the
specified port is 50000 and the port range is 10, the virtual server listens on ports 50000-50009.
Figure 24 and Figure 25 highlight the key FortiADC configuration elements.
Figure 24: Real server port 0 configuration
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Note: Ports shown on the Dashboard > Virtual Server > Real Server page are for the configured port, so in this
case, port 0. The ports shown in traffic logs are the actual destination port, so in this case, port 50000.
Persistence rules identify traffic that should not be load balanced, but instead forwarded to the same backend
server that has seen requests from that source before. Typically, you configure persistence rules to support server
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transactions that depend on an established client-server session, like e-commerce transactions or SIP voice calls.
The system maintains persistence session tables to map client traffic to backend servers based on the session
attribute specified by the persistence rule.
The persistence table is evaluated before load balancing rules. If the packets received by the ADC match an entry
in the persistence session table, the packets are forwarded to the server that established the connection, and
load balancing rules are not applicable.
Most persistence rule types have a timeout. When the time that has elapsed since the system last received a
request from the client IP address is greater than the timeout, the system does not use the mapping table to
forward the request. Instead, it again selects the server using the method specified in the virtual server
configuration. Hash-based rule types have a timeout built into the hash algorithm. For other types, you can
specify the timeout.
Table 8 describes the predefined persistence rules. You can get started with these commonly used persistence
methods or create custom objects.
Predefined Description
LB_PERSIS_RDP_COOKIE Persistence based on RDP cookie sent by RDP clients in the initial
connection request.
l You must have a good understanding and knowledge of the applications that require persistent sessions and the
methods that can be used to identify application sessions.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
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You can clone a predefined configuration object to help you get started with a user-
defined configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You ref-
erence this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source Address
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
Subnet Mask Bits Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should following
(IPv4) the persistence rule. For example, if IPv4 maskbits is set to 24, and the backend
server A responds to a client with the source IP 192.168.1.100, server A also responds
to all clients from subnet 192.168.1.0/24.
Subnet Mask Bits Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should following
(IPv6) the persistence rule.
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Match across serv- Enable so clients continue to access the same backend server through different
ers virtual servers for the duration of a session.
For example, a client session with a vSphere 6.0 Platform Services Controller
(PSC) has connections on the following ports: 443, 389, 636, 2012, 2014, 2020. A
FortiADC deployment to load balance a cluster of vSphere PSCs includes Layer 4
virtual server configurations for each of these ports. To ensure a clients
connections for a session go to the same backend real server:
1. Create a persistence object based on Source Address affinity and select the
Match Across Servers option.
2. Select this persistence object in each of the Layer 4 virtual servers configured
to load balance the vSphere PSC pool.
3. Select the same real server pool object in each of the Layer 4 virtual servers
configured to load balance the vSphere PSC pool.
When these options are enabled, FortiADC dispatches the intial connection to a
real server destination (for example, RS1) based on the virtual servers load
balancing method, and the persistence object is noted in the connection table.
Subsequent connection attempts with the same source IP address to any
FortiADC virtual server that has this persistence object and real server pool are
dispatched to RS1, as long as the session is active.
Note: In the Layer 4 virtual server configuration, you specify a packet forwarding
method. You can use Source Address persistence with Match Across Servers with
any combination of Direct Routing, DNAT, and Full NAT packet forwarding
methods. However, with NAT46 and NAT64 packet forwarding methods, the
source address type is different from the real server address type. To use Match
Across Servers with NAT46 or NAT64, all virtual servers for the application must
be configured with the same packet forwarding method: all NAT46 or all NAT64.
Source Address Persistence is based on a hash of the IP address of the client making an initial request.
Hash
Source Address- Persistence is based on a hash of the IP address and port of an initial client request.
Port Hash
HTTP Header Hash Persistence is based on a hash of the specified header value found in an initial client
request.
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HTTP Request Persistence is based on a hash of the specified URL parameter in an initial client
Hash request.
Cookie Hash
Cookie Hash Persistence is based on a hash of the cookie provided by the backend server.
Persistent Cookie
Persistent Cookie Persistence is based on the cookie provided in the backend server response. It for-
wards subsequent requests with this cookie to the original backend server.
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
Insert Cookie
The system inserts a cookie whose name is the value specified by Keyword and whose
value is the real server pool member Cookie value and expiration date (if the client
does not already have a cookie).
For example, if the value of Keyword is sessid and the real server pool member
Cookie value is rs1, FortiADC sends the cookie sessid=rs1|U6iFN to the client,
where U6iFN is the expiration date as a base64 encoded string.
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
Rewrite cookie
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Rewrite Cookie Persistence is based on the cookie provided in the backend server response, but the
system rewrites the cookie.
The system checks the HTTP response for a Set-Cookie: value that matches the
value specified by Keyword. It replaces the keyword value with the real server pool
member Cookie value.
For example, the value of Keyword in the persistence configuration is sessid. The
real server pool member Cookie value is rs1. After an initial client request, the
response from the server contains Set-Cookie: sessid=666, which FortiADC
changes to Set-Cookie: sessid=rs1. FortiADC uses this rewritten value to for-
ward subsequent requests to the same backend server as the original request.
Embedded Cookie
Embedded Cookie Persistence is based on the cookie provided in the backend server response.
Like Rewrite Cookie, the system checks the HTTP response for a Set-
Cookie: value that matches the value specified by Keyword in the persistence
configuration. However, it preserves the original value and adds the real server
pool member Cookie value and a ~ (tilde) as a prefix.
For example, the value of Keyword is sessid. The real server pool member
Cookie value is rs1. After an initial client request, the response from the server
contains Set-Cookie: sessid=666, which the system changes to Set-
Cookie: sessid=rs1~666. It uses this rewritten value to forward
subsequent requests to the same backend server as the original request.
RADIUS Attribute
Keyword RADIUS attribute. Specify the RADIUS attribute number. For example, specify 8 for
Framed-IP-Address or 31 for Calling-Station-ID. For a list of RADIUS attribute num-
bers, see
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2865#page-22.
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
Match across serv- Enable so clients continue to access the same backend server through different virtual
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RDP Cookie
RDP Cookie Persistence based on RDP cookie sent by RDP clients in the initial connection request.
SSL Session ID
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
SIP Call ID
SIPCall ID Persistence is based on SIP Call ID. For SIP services, you can establish persistence
using Source Address, Source Address Hash, or SIP caller ID.
Timeout Timeout for an inactive persistence session table entry. The default is 300
seconds. The valid range is 1-86,400.
You can use the content routes configuration to select the backend server pool based on matches to TCP/IP or
HTTP header values.
Layer 7 content route rules are based on literal or regular expression matches to the following header values:
l HTTP Host
l HTTP Referer
l HTTP Request URL
l SNI
l Source IP address
You might want to use Layer 7 content routes to simplify front-end coding of your web pages or to obfuscate the
precise server names from clients. For example, you can publish links to a simple URL named example.com and
use content route rules to direct traffic for requests to example.com to a server pool that includes
server1.example.com, server2.example.com, and server3.example.com.
Layer 4 content route rules are based on literal or regular expression matches to the following header values:
l Source IP address
Before you begin:
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Note: You can select multiple content routing rules in the virtual server configuration. Rules you add to that
configuration are consulted from top to bottom. The first rule to match is applied. If the traffic does not match any
of the content routing rule conditions specified in the virtual server configuration, the system behaves
unexpectedly. Therefore, it is important that you create a catch all rule that has no match conditions. In the
virtual server configuration, this rule should be ordered last so it can be used to forward traffic to a default pool.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Type l Layer 4
l Layer 7
Persistence Inherit Enable to use the persistence object specified in the virtual server configuration.
Method Inherit Enable to use the method specified in the virtual server configuration.
Comments A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other admin-
istrators more easily identify its use.
Layer 4 Specifics
IPv4/Mask Address/mask notation to match the source IP address in the packet header.
IPv6/Mask Address/mask notation to match the source IP address in the packet header.
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Type l String
l Regular Expression
Content Specify the string or PCRE syntax to match the header or IP address.
l Overview
l Configuring content rewriting rules
l Example: Redirecting HTTP to HTTPS
l Example: Rewriting the HTTP response when using content routing
l Example: Rewriting the HTTP request and response to mask application details
l Example: Rewriting the HTTP request to harmonize port numbers
Overview
You might rewrite the HTTP request/response and HTTP headers for various reasons, including the following:
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The first line of an HTTP request includes the HTTP method, relative URL, and HTTP version. The next lines are
headers that communicate additional information. The following example shows the HTTP request for the URL
http://www.example.com/index.html:
GET /index.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Referer: http://www.google.com
The following is an example of an HTTP redirect including the HTTP Location header:
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: http://www.iana.org/domains/example/
You can use literal strings or regular expressions to match traffic to rules. To match a request URL such as
http://www.example.com/index, you create two match conditions: one for the Host header www.example.com
and another for the relative URL that is in the GET line: /index.html.
For HTTP redirect rules, you can specify the rewritten location as a literal string or as a regular expression. For all
other types or rules, you must specify the complete URL as a literal string.
Note: You can select multiple content rewriting rules in the virtual server configuration. Rules you add to that
configuration are consulted from top to bottom. The first to match is applied. If the traffic does not match any of
the content rewriting rule conditions, the header is not rewritten.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Comments A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other admin-
istrators more easily identify its use.
Action Type Select whether to rewrite the HTTP request or HTTP response.
Rewrite HTTP HostRewrites the Host header by replacing the hostname with the string you
Header specify. For Host rules, specify a replacement domain and/or port.
URLRewrites the request URL and Host header using the string you specify.
For URL rules, specify a URL in one of the following formats:
RefererRewrites the Referer header with the URL you specify. For Referer
rules, you must specify an absolute URL.
Note: The rewrite string is a literal string. Regular expression syntax is not
supported.
Redirect Sends a redirect with the URL you specify in the HTTP Location header field.
For Redirect rules, you must specify an absolute URL. For example:
https://example.com/content/index.html
Send 403 Sends a 403 Forbidden response instead of forwarding the request.
forbidden
Rewrite HTTP Rewrites the Location header field in the server response.
Location
For Location rules, you must specify an absolute URL. For example:
https://example.com/content/index.html
Note: The rewrite string is a literal string. Regular expression syntax is not
supported.
Match Condition
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Type l String
l Regular Expression
Content Specify the string or PCRE syntax to match the header or IP address.
For HTTP redirect rules, you can specify the rewritten location as a literal string or regular expression.
Figure 26 shows a redirect rule that matches a literal string and rewrites a literal string. In the match condition
table, the rule is set to match traffic that has the Host header domain example.com and the relative URL
/resource/index.html in the HTTP request URL. The redirect action sends a secure URL in the Location
header: https://example.com/resource/index.html.
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Regular expressions are a powerful way of denoting all possible forms of a string. They are very useful when
trying to match text that comes in many variations but follows a definite pattern, such as dynamic URLs or web
page content.
Figure 27 shows a redirect rule that uses PCRE capture and back reference syntax to create a more general rule
than the previous example. This rule sends a redirect for all connections to the same URL but over HTTP. In the
match condition table, the first regular expression is (.*). This expression matches any HTTP Host header and
stores it as capture 0. The second regular expression is ^/(.*)$. This expression matches the path in the
Request URL (the content after the /) and stores it as capture 1. The regular expression for the redirect action
uses the back reference syntax https://$0$1.
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Table 13 describes commonly used PCRE syntax elements. Table 14 gives examples of useful and relevant
expressions that were originally submitted to the FortiGate Cookbook. For a deeper dive, consult a PCRE
reference.
Regular expressions can involve very computationally intensive evaluations. For best
performance, you should only use regular expressions where necessary, and build
them with care.
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Matches:
paramA=valueA¶mB=valueB
$0, $1, $2, ... Only $0, $1,..., $9 are supported. Lets say the regular expressions in a
condition table have the following
A back-reference is a regular
capture groups:
expression token such as $0 or $1
that refers to whatever part of the (a)(b)(c(d))(e)
text was matched by the capture This syntax results in back-reference
group in that position within the variables with the following values:
regular expression.
$0 a
Back-references are used whenever
$1 b
you want the output/interpretation
to resemble the original match: they $2 cd
insert a substring of the original
$3 d
matching text. Like other regular
expression features, back- $4 e
references help to ensure that you
do not have to maintain a large,
cumbersome list of all possible
URLs.
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Figure 28 shows a content routing rule that maps requests to example.com to a server pool.
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Figure 29 shows an HTTP response rule that matches a regular expression and rewrites a literal string. In the
match condition table, the rule is set to match the regular expression server.*\.example\.com in the HTTP
Location header in the response. The rewrite action specifies the absolute URL http://www.example.com.
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Figure 29: Rewriting the HTTP response when masking internal server names
Example: Rewriting the HTTP request and response to mask application details
Another use case for external-to-internal URL translation involves masking pathnames that give attackers
information about your web applications. For example, the unmasked URL for a blog might be
http://www.example.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2, which exposes that the blog is a wordpress application. In this
case, you want to publish an external URL that does not have clues of the underlying technology. For example, in
your web pages, you create links to http://www.example.com/blog instead of the backend URL.
On FortiADC, you create two rules: one to rewrite the HTTP request to the backend server and another to rewrite
the HTTP response in the return traffic.
Figure 30 shows an HTTP request rule. In the match condition table, the rule is set to match traffic that has the
Host header domain example.com and the relative URL /blog in the HTTP request URL. The rule action
rewrites the request URL to the internal URL http://www.example.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2.
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Figure 30: Rewriting the HTTP request when you mask backend application details
Figure 31 shows the rule for the return traffic. In the match condition table, the rule is set to match traffic that has
the string http://www.example.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2 in the Location header of the HTTP
response. The action replaces that URL with the public URL http://www.example.com/blog.
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Figure 31: Rewriting the HTTP response when you mask backend application details
Figure 32 shows an HTTP request rule that uses a regular expression to match HTTP Host headers for
www.example.com with any port number and change it to port 80.
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A PageSpeed configuration sets the rule(s) that FortiADC follows when rendering web pages. Creating a
PageSpeed configuration object involves the following:
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Parameter Description
PageSpeed
Name Enter a name for the PageSpeed configuration object that you are creating.
File Cache Inode Limit Specify the maximum number of inodes that can be cached on FortiADC for this
virtual server. The default is 10,000. Valid values range from 1 to 100,000.
A filesystem has a set number of inodes, which indicates the maximum number of
files or directories it can hold. A FortiADC appliance can support up to 100,000
inodes.
Every time you open a file, the kernel of the server reads the file's inode. The more
files and directories you have, the more inodes the server uses. And the more
inodes the server uses, the more system resources it consumes. So it is always a
good practice to try to limit the number of inodes a host has on a shared server.
This will prevent it from using all system resources.
To ensure efficient use of its resources, FortiADC cleans its cache every 10
minutes. It cleans the cache only when either of the following conditions is met:
l The virtual server has reached its set inode cache limit.
l The virtual server has reached its file size cache limit.
When performing cache clean-up, FortiADC will use the "first-in first-out" (FIFO)
principle to remove the oldest cached inodes or files until the cached data is
reduced to less than 75% of its set inode- or file-cache limit(s).
File Cache Specify the maximum file size that can be cached on FortiADC for this virtual
Size Limit server. The default is 128. Value values range from 1 to 512 (MB).
Note: You must have PageSpeed profiles created before you start to create a
PageSpeed rule. For instructions on how to create a PageSpeed profile, refer to "
Creating PageSpeed profiles" on page 112
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Parameter Description
Page Control
l Include If selected, FortiADC will process Web pages associated with the
URIspecified below.
l Exclude If selected, FortiADC will skip Web pages associated with the
URIspecified below.
URI Pattern Specify the full URIin regular expression. For example,
(http(s)://)*example.com/*/htmls/*.html
Wildcards include * (asterisk) which matches any 0 (zero) or more characters, and ?
(question mark) which matches exactly one character. Unlike Unix shells, the /
directory separator is not special, and can be matched by either * or ?. The
resources are always expanded into their absolute form before expanding.
A wildcard will be matched against the full URL, including any query parameters.
For example, you can use "*.jsp*" to match
http://example.com/index.jsp?test=xyz.
Resource Control
Origin Domain Patten Specify the original domain pattern in regular expression in alphanumeric
characters. For example, (http(s)://)*.example.com
Note: Valid characters are 0 9, az, AZ, . (period), : (colon), hyphen (-) and /
(forward slash). The FortiADC 4.8.0 release only supports HTTP or HTTPS.
To improve web page performance, PageSpeed will examine and modify the
content of the resources referenced on web pages. It does that by fetching those
resources using HTTP, according to the URL reference specified on an HTML
page.
Rewrite Domain Specify the fetch domain string. For example, http://www.example.com
Valid characters are 0 9, az, AZ, . (period), : (colon), hyphen (-) and / (forward
slash). The FortiADC 4.8.0 release only supports HTTP or HTTPS.
Fetch Domain Specify the rewrite domain string. For example, http://www.example.com
Valid characters are 0 9, az, AZ, . (period), : (colon), hyphen (-) and / (forward
slash). The FortiADC 4.8.0 release only supports HTTP or HTTPS.
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PageSpeed provides a technology solution to speed up web application response and optimize web pages and
resources in real time.
As a module on FortiADC device, PageSpeed is simple to deploy and does not require any integration into Web
application servers or any client installation on end-user devices. With the PageSpeed feature, you can select the
approach(es) to make your web site faster and more user-friendly.
A PageSpeed profile specifies the option(s) for optimizing the delivery of web applications. To take full advantage
of the benefits that PageSpeed offers, you must first create your own PageSpeed profiles and then select the
application optimization option(s) to add to them. Once you have your own PageSpeed profiles created, you can
simply select them to include in any PageSpeed configurations you create.
FortiADC 4.8.x release offers options for optimizing the delivery of the following web content:
l HTML
l CSS
l Image
For more information and instructions on how to use these options, see Table 1.
Parameter Description
Move CSS to Head If selected, FortiADC will move CSS elements above script tags.
Note: This ensures that the CSS styes are parsed in the head of the HTMLpage
before any body elements are introduced,. In so doing, it can effectively reduce
the number of times web browsers have to re-flow HTMLdocuments.
Note: If enabled, you must also select the specific option(s) below.
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Parameter Description
Combine CSS If selected, FortiADC will combine multiple CSS elements into one.
Note: This option replaces multiple CSS files with a combined CSS file that
contains the contents of all individual CSS files. As a result, it can reduce the
number of HTTP/HTTPSrequests web browsers make during page refresh. This
is particularly beneficial to older browsers that can handle only up to two
connections per domain. Not only can this reduce the overhead for
HTTP/HTTPSheaders and communications warm-up, but also work well with
TCP/IP slow-start because it increases the effective payload bit rate through a
browser's network connection.
Maxi Combine CSS Byte Specify the maximum number of CSS bytes that can be combined. The default is
4,096.
Note: If enabled, you must also select the specific option(s) below.
Resize Image Disabled by default. If enabled, this will reduce the dimension of an image to the
"width=" and "height=" attributes defined in the <img> tag or in the inline
"style=attibute".
Note:
l The option will remove color profile and metadata.
l The re-sized image may also be re-compressed or converted to a new format
and quality based on user configuration.
l This option applies to .jpg, .png, and .webp images only.
JPEG Sampling Disabled by default.When enabled, it will apply 4:2:0 chroma subsampling to .jpg
images, in which hue and saturation have only 25% as many samples as
brightness. Because the human eye is less sensitive to hue and saturation than
to brightness, this subsampling technique can greatly reduce image size with no
noticeable effect on perception
For this 4.8.0 release, the implementation of PageSpeed is subject to certain conditions or restrictions.
Supported
PageSpeed is supported in the following use scenarios:
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Restrictions
Support for Layer-7 sever load balancing HTTP/HTTPS is subject to the following conditions:
Not Supported
The following are not supported in this 4.8.0 release:
FortiADC supports HTTP/HTTPS response compression and request decompression with either gzip or deflate
format.
You can offload HTTP/HTTPS response compression to FortiADC to save resources on your back-end servers,
and let FortiADC to decompress compressed HTTP/HTTPSclient requests for WAF inspection before passing
them to your back-end servers.
To offload compression from your back-end servers, you can configure FortiADC to perform HTTP/HTTPS
compression on behalf of the server.
l application/javascript
l application/soap+xml
l application/x-javascript
l application/xml
l text/css
l text/html
l text/javascript
l text/plain
l text/xml
l custom
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Not all HTTP.HTTPS responses should be compressed. Compression offers the greatest performance
improvements when applied to URIs whose media types include repetitive text such as tagged HTML and
JavaScript. Files that already contain efficient compression such as GIF images usually should not be
compressed, as the CPU usage and time spent compressing them will result in an increased delay rather than
network throughput improvement. Plain text files where no words are repeated, such as configurations with
unique URLs or IPs, also may not be appropriate for compression.
l You must have a good understanding of HTTP/HTTPS compression and knowledge of the content types served
from the back-end real servers.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
Compression is not enabled by default. After you have configured a compression inclusion rule, you can select it
in the profile configuration. To enable compression, select the profile when you configure the virtual server.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the profile configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
URI List Type l Include Select this option to create a compression inclusion rule. HTPP/HTTPS
responses that match the URIs and content types specified in this rule will be
compressed by FortiADC before being passed to the client.
l ExcludeSelect this option to create a compression exclusion rule. HTPP/
HTTPSresponses that match the URIs and content types specified in this rule will
not be compressed by FortiADC before being passed to the client.
URI Rule Click Add and specify the URI to create the rule. Note: You must use a regular
expression, e.g., https://example.com/tmp/test.txt.
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Content Types Click Add and select from the following content types to build the list:
l application/javascript
l application/soap+xml
l application/x-javascript
l application/xml
l text/css
l text/html
l text/javascript
l text/plain
l text/xml
l custom
Note: The "custom" option allows you to specify almost any content/media type,
including image files in .JPG, .PNG, and .BMP formats. The default is */*, which
means any content/media type.
To allow FortiADC to pass compressed HTTPclient requests to WAF for inspection before forwarding it to your
back-end server, you must configure a FortiADC decompression policy.
You can configure FortiADC to temporarily decompress the body of a request based on its file type, which is
specified by the HTTP/HTTPS Content-Type: header. The appliance can then inspect the traffic. If no policy-
violating content is discovered, it will allow the compressed version of the request to pass to the back-end server.
FortiADC supports HTTP/HTTPSrequest decompression with either gzip or deflate format. Upon receiving a
compressed HTTP/HTTPSrequest body, FortiADC first extracts the HTTP/HTTPSrequest body to a temporary
buffer and then sends the buffer to the Web Application Firewall (WAF) engine for scanning.
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l application/soap+xml
l application/x-javascript
l application/xml
l text/css
l text/html
l text/javascript
l text/plain
l text/xml
l custom
Before you begin:
l You must have a good understanding of HTTP decompression and knowledge of the content types served from the
backend real servers.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
Decompression is not enabled by default. After you have configured a decompression rule, you can select it in the
profile configuration. To enable decompression, select the profile when you configure the virtual server.
Settings Guidelines
Name Specify a unique name for the decompression rule. Configuration name. Valid
characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You reference this name in the
profile configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
URI List Type l Include Select this option to create a decompression inclusion rule.
HTPP/HTTPS responses that match the URIs and content types specified in this
rule will be decompressed by FortiADC before being passed to the client.
l ExcludeSelect this option to create a decompression exclusion rule.
HTPP/HTTPSresponses that match the URIs and content types specified in this
rule will not be decompressed by FortiADC before being passed to the client.
URI List Click Add and specify URIs to build the list.
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Content Types Click Add and select from the following content types to build the list:
l application/javascript
l application/soap+xml
l application/x-javascript
l application/xml
l text/css
l text/html
l text/javascript
l text/plain
l text/xml
l custom
Note: The "custom" option allows you to specify almost any content/media type,
including image files in .JPG, .PNG, and .BMP formats. The default is */*, which
means any content/media type.
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You can use the CLI to select a decompression rule in a server load balance
profile (HTTP):
config load-balance profile
edit <name>
...
set decompression <decompression name>
...
next
end
The system RAMcache can store HTTP content and serve subsequent HTTP requests for that content without
forwarding the requests to the backend servers, thereby reducing the load on the backend servers.
Static caching
Figure 33 illustrates the static caching feature.
Figure 33: Static caching feature
1. FortiADC receives the request from Client A 1. FortiADC receives the request from Client B
and checks to see if it has a cached copy of and checks to see if it has a cached copy of
the content. the content.
2. If it does not, it forwards the request to a 2. It does, so it responds by sending the
backend server. content to the client. The backend server is
3. The server sends content in response, and not contacted.
FortiADC caches the content.
4. FortiADC sends it to the client.
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In general, the RAM cache conforms with the cache requirements described in sections 13 and 14 in RFC 2616.
If caching is enabled for the profile that is applied to traffic processing, the system evaluates HTTP responses to
determine whether or not to cache the content. HTTP responses with status codes 200, 203, 300, 301, 400 can
be cached.
l A response for a request that uses any method other than GET.
l A response for a request of which URI is contained in URI Exclude List or Dynamic Request URI Invalid list.
l A response for a request that contains any of the following headers: If-Match, If-Unmodified-Since, Authorization,
Proxy-Authorization.
l A response that contains any of the following headers: Pragma, Vary, Set-Cookie, and Set-Cookie2.
l A response that does not include the Content-Length header. The Content-Length header must be 0.
l A response that does not contain the following headers: Cache-Control, Expires.
l A response with a Cache-Control header that does not have any of the following values: public, max-age, s-
maxage.
l A response with a Cache-Control header that has one of the following values: no-cache, no-store, private.
In addition, content is not cached if the user-configured RAM cache thresholds described below are exceeded.
Dynamic caching
Dynamic caching is subject to rules you configure. In the Dynamic Caching Rules List, content that matches
"caching invalid" URIs is never cached; otherwise, content that matches the Dynamic Cache Rule List of URIs is
cached for the period you specify.
Dynamic caching is useful for dynamic web app experiences, such as online stores. For example, suppose a site
uses a shopping cart. The URL to list items in the shopping cart is as follows:
http://customshop.com/cart/list
http://customshop.com/cart/add
http://customshop.com/cart/delete
In this case, you never want to cache the added or deleted pages because the old content will be "invalidated" by
the changes you make. You may want, however, to cache the list page, but only for the period of time that you
specify. The dynamic "invalid" rules makes it possible for you to never cache added and deleted pages, whereas
the Dynamic Cache Rule List allows you to cache the list page for a specified period of time.
Another case where dynamic caching is useful is when content on a page is dynamic. For example, suppose an
online ticket vendor has the following URLthat shows how many tickets remain available for an
event:http://customshop.com/tickets/get_remains. The number of tickets available is updated by a backend
database. In this case, you might want to invalidate caching the URLor give it a small age out time.
l You must have a good understanding of caching and knowledge about the size of content objects clients access on
the backend servers.
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l You must have deep and detailed knowledge of your website URIs if you want to create dynamic caching rules.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
Caching is not enabled by default. After you have configured caching, you can select it in the profile configuration.
To enable caching, select the profile when you configure the virtual server.
To configure caching:
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the profile configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Maximum The default is 100 MB. The valid range is 1 byte to 500 MB.
Cache Size
Maximum Age The default is 43,200 seconds. The valid range is 60 to 86,400.
The backend real server response header also includes a maximum age value.
The FortiADC system enforces whichever value is smaller.
URI Specify URIs to build the list. You can use regular expressions.
This list has precedence over the Dynamic Cache Rule List. In other words, if a
URImatches this list, it is ineligible for caching, even if it also matches the
Dynamic Cache Rule list.
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Age Timeout for the dynamic cache entry. The default is 60 seconds. The valid range is 1-
86,400. This age applies instead of any age value in the backend server response
header.
URI Pattern to match the URIs that have content you want cached and served by
FortiADC.
Be careful with matching patterns and the order rules in the list. Rules are
consulted from lowest rule IDto highest. The first rule that matches is applied.
Be careful with matching patterns and the order rules in the list. Rules are
consulted from lowest rule IDto highest. The first rule that matches is applied.
This list has precence over the Dynamic Cache URI list. In other words, if a
URImatches this list, it is ineligible for caching, even if it also matches the
Dynamic Cache URI list.
Certificate caching allows the system to cache the certificates presented to it for later use. Once cached, the
certificates can be readily retrievable from the cache so that the system does not have to reload them when
clients requesting service. In so doing, system performance can be greatly improved.
Settings Guidelines
Maximum Specify the maximum size of the certificate caching object. The default is 100 M.
Certificate
Cache Size
Maximum Specify the maximum number of real servers whose certificates (RSA +
entries ECDSA)are to be cached. The default is 100,000.
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An application profile is a configuration object that defines how you want the FortiADC virtual server to handle
traffic for specific protocols.
Table 21 describes usage for by application profile type, including compatible virtual server types, load balancing
methods, persistence methods, and content route types.
FTP Use with FTP servers. Layer Round Robin, Least Source Address,
4 Connections, Fastest Source Address
Response Hash
HTTP Use for standard, Layer Layer 7: Round Robin, Source Address,
unsecured web server 7, Least Connections, Source Address
traffic. Layer URI Hash, Full URI Hash, Source
2 Hash, Host Hash, Address-Port Hash,
Host Domain Hash, HTTP Header Hash,
Dynamic Load HTTP Request
Hash, Cookie Hash,
Layer 2: Same as
Persistent Cookie,
Layer 7, plus
Insert Cookie,
Destination IP Hash
Embedded Cookie,
Rewrite Cookie,
Passive Cookie
HTTPS Use for secured web Layer Same as HTTP Same as HTTP, plus
server traffic when 7, SSL Session ID
offloading TLS/SSL Layer
from the backend 2
servers. You must
import the backend
server certificates into
FortiADC and select
them in the HTTPS
profile.
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TURBO Use for unsecured Layer Round Robin, Least Source Address
HTTP HTTP traffic that does 7 Connections, Fastest
not require advanced Response
features like caching,
compression, content
rewriting, rate limiting,
Geo IP blocking, or
source NAT. The profile
can be used with
content routes and
destination NAT, but
the HTTP request must
be in the first data
packet.
RDP Use with Windows Layer Round Robin, Least Source Address, Source
Terminal Service 7 Connections Address Hash, Source
(remote desktop Address-Port Hash, RDP
protocol). Cookie
SIP Use with applications Layer Round Robin, URI Source Address, Source
that use session 7 Hash, Full URIHash Address Hash, Source
initiation protocol (SIP), Address-Port Hash, SIP
such as VoIP, instant Call ID
messaging, and video.
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TCP Use for other TCP Layer Layer 4: Round Robin, Source Address,
protocols. 4, Least Connections, Source Address
Layer Fastest Response Hash
2
Layer 2: Round Robin,
Least Connections,
Fastest Response,
Destination IP Hash
TCPS Use for secured TCP Layer Layer 7: Round Robin, Source Address,
when offloading 7, Least Connections Source Address
TLS/SSL from the Layer Hash, Source
Layer 2: Round Robin,
backend servers. Like 2 Address-Port Hash,
Least Connections,
the HTTPS profile, you SSL Session ID
Destination IP Hash
must import the
backend server
certificates into
FortiADC and select
them in the TCPS
profile.
UDP Use with UDP servers. Layer Layer 4: Round Robin, Source Address,
4, Least Connections, Source Address
Layer Fastest Response, Hash
2 Dynamic Load
Layer 2: Same as
Layer 4, plus
Destination IP Hash
DNS Use with DNS servers. Layer Round Robin, Least Not supported yet.
7 Connections
SMTP Use with SMTP servers. Layer Round Robin, Least Source Address,
7 Connections Source Address
Hash
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Table 22 shows the default values of the predefined profiles. All values in the predefined profiles are view-only,
and cannot be modified. You can select predefined profiles in the virtual server configuration, or you can create
user-defined profiles, especially to include configuration objects like certificates, caching settings, compression
options, and IP reputation.
Profile Defaults
IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IP WhitelistNone
IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IP WhitelistNone
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Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
HTTPRequest Timeout50
HTTPKeepalive Timeout50
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
X-Forwarded-ForDisabled
X-Forwarded-For HeaderBlank
IP ReputationDisabled
CompressionNone.
DecompressionNone
CachingNone
Geo IP WhitelistNone
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Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
HTTPRequest Timeout50
HTTPKeepalive Timeout50
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
X-Forwarded-ForDisabled
X-Forwarded-For HeaderNone
IP ReputationDisabled
CompressionNone
DecompressionNone
CachingNone
Geo IP WhitelistNone
IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IP WhitelistNone
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IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IPWhitelistNone
Session Timeout300
Geo IPWhitelistNone
Server KeepaliveEnabled
Client KeepaliveDisabled
Client ProtocolUDP
Server ProtocolNone
Geo IPWhitelistNone
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Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IPWhitelistNone
LB_PROF_IP IP ReputationDisabled
Geo IPWhitelistNone
Timeout IPSession100
DNSCache Size10
DNSAuthentication FlagDisabled
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Profile Defaults
Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
IP ReputationDisabled
SSL CiphersNone
Certificate GroupLOCAL_CERT_GROUP
Certificate VerifyNone
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Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
HTTPRequest Timeout50
HTTPKeepalive Timeout50
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
X-Forwarded-ForDisabled
X-Forwarded-For HeaderNone
IP ReputationDisabled
Client SNIRequiredDisabled
CompressionNone
DecompressionNone
CachingNone
Geo IP WhitelistNone
Certificate GroupLOCAL_CERT_GROUP
Certificate VerifyNone
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Server Timeout50
Connect Timeout5
Queue Timeout5
HTTPRequest Timeout50
HTTPKeepalive Timeout50
Buffer PoolEnabled
Source AddressDisabled
X-Forwarded-ForDisabled
X-Forwarded-For HeaderNone
IP ReputationDisabled
Client SNIRequiredDisabled
CompressionNone
DecompressionNone
CachingNone
Geo IP WhitelistNone
Certificate GroupLOCAL_CERT_GROUP
Certificate VerifyNone
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l You must have already created configuration objects for certificates, caching, and compression if you want the
profile to use them.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
1. Go to Server Load Balance > Application Resources.Click the Application Profile tab.
2. Click Add to display the configuration editor.
3. Give the profile a name, select a protocol type; then complete the configuration as described in Table 23.
4. Save the configuration.
You can clone a predefined configuration object to help you get started with a user-
defined configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools column
on the configuration summary page.
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TCP
Timeout TCP Session Client-side timeout for connections where the client has not sent a FIN
signal, but the connection has been idle. The default is 100 seconds.
The valid range is 1 to 86,400.
Timeout TCP Session Client-side connection timeout. The default is 100 seconds. The valid
after FIN range is 1 to 86,400.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
IP
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
Timeout IP Session Client-side session timeout. The default is 100 seconds. The valid
range is 1 to 86,400.
DNS
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
DNS Cache Ageout Time Enter a value from 0 to 65,535. The default is 3,600.
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DNS Cache Entry Size Enter a value from 256 to 4,096. The default is 512.
DNS Max Query Length Enter a value from 256 to 4.096. The default is 512.
UDP
Timeout UDP Session Client-side session timeout. The default is 100 seconds. The valid
range is 1 to 86,400.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
HTTP
Client Timeout Client-side TCP connection timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The
valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Server Timeout Server-side IP session timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The valid
range is 1 to 3,600.
Connect Timeout Multiplexed server-side TCP connection timeout. Usually less than the
client-side timeout. The default is 5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to
3,600.
Queue Timeout Specifies how long connection requests to a backend server remain in
a queue if the server has reached its maximum number of connections.
If the timeout period expires before the client can connect, FortiADC
drops the connection and sends a 503 error to the client. The default is
5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to 3,600.
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HTTP Request Timeout Client-side HTTP request timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The
valid range is 1 to 3,600.
HTTP Keepalive Timeout The default is 50 seconds. The valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Source Address Use the original client IP address as the source address when
connecting to the real server.
X-Forwarded-For Append the client IP address found in IP layer packets to the HTTP
header that you have specified in the X-Forwarded-For Header setting.
If there is no existing X-Forwarded-For header, the system creates it.
X-Forwarded-For Header Specify the HTTP header to which to write the client IP address.
Typically, this is the X-Forwarded-For header, but it is customizable
because you might support traffic that uses different headers for this.
Do not include the 'X-' prefix. Examples: Forwarded-For, Real-IP, or
True-IP.
HTTP Mode l Server CloseClose the connection to the real server after each HTTP
transaction.
l Once Only An HTTP transaction can consist of multiple HTTP requests
(separate requests for an HTML page and the images contained therein,
for example). To improve performance, the "once only" flag instructs the
FortiADC to evaluate only the first set of headers in a connection.
Subsequent requests belonging to the connection are not load balanced,
but sent to the same server as the first request.
l Keep AliveDo not close the connection to the real server after each
HTTP transaction. Instead, keep the connection between FortiADC and
the real server open until the client-side connection is closed. This option
is required for applications like Microsoft SharePoint.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
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Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
Geo IP Redirect URL For HTTP, if you have configured a Geo IP redirect action, specify a
redirect URL.
FTP
Timeout TCP Session Client-side timeout for connections where the client has not sent a FIN
signal, but the connection has been idle. The default is 100 seconds.
The valid range is 1 to 86,400.
Timeout TCP Session Client-side connection timeout. The default is 100 seconds. The valid
after FIN range is 1 to 86,400.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
RADIUS
Timeout RADIUS The default is 300 seconds. The valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Session
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
RDP
Client Timeout Client-side TCP connection timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The
valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Server Timeout Server-side IP session timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The valid
range is 1 to 3,600.
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Connect Timeout Multiplexed server-side TCP connection timeout. Usually less than the
client-side timeout. The default is 5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to
3,600.
Queue Timeout Specifies how long connection requests to a backend server remain in
a queue if the server has reached its maximum number of connections.
If the timeout period expires before the client can connect, FortiADC
drops the connection and sends a 503 error to the client. The default is
5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Source Address Use the original client IP address as the source address in the
connection to the real server.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
TCPS
Client Timeout Client-side TCP connection timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The
valid range is 1 to 3,600.
Server Timeout Server-side IP session timeout. The default is 50 seconds. The valid
range is 1 to 3,600.
Connect Timeout Multiplexed server-side TCP connection timeout. Usually less than the
client-side timeout. The default is 5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to
3,600.
Queue Timeout Specifies how long connection requests to a backend server remain in
a queue if the server has reached its maximum number of connections.
If the timeout period expires before the client can connect, the system
drops the connection and sends a 503 error to the client. The default is
5 seconds. The valid range is 1 to 3,600.
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Source Address Use the original client IP address as the source address in the
connection to the real server.
Customized SSL Ciphers Enable or disable the use of user-specified cipher suites.
Flag
Customized SSL Ciphers If the customize cipher flag is enabled, specify a colon-separated,
ordered list of cipher suites.
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l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256
l ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l ECDHE-ECDSA-RC4-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384
l ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
l DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
l DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
l AES256-GCM-SHA384
l AES256-SHA256
l AES256-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
l ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA
l DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
l DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA
l AES128-GCM-SHA256
l AES128-SHA256
l AES128-SHA
l ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA
l RC4-SHA
l RC4-MD5
l ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA
l DES-CBC3-SHA
l EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA
l DES-CBC-SHA
l eNULL
We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
deselect the SSL ciphers that you do not want to support.
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l SSLv2
l SSLv3
l TLSv1.0
l TLSv1.1
l TLSv1.2
We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
deselect SSL versions you do not want to support.
Note: FortiADC does not support session reuse for SSLv2 at the client
side. Instead, a new SSL session is started.
Client SNI Required Require clients to use the TLS server name indication (SNI) extension
to include the server hostname in the TLS client hello message. Then,
the FortiADC system can select the appropriate local server certificate
to present to the client.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
Local Certificate Group A configuration group that includes the certificates this virtual server
presents to SSL/TLS clients. This should be the backend servers
certificate, NOT the appliances GUI web server certificate. See
Manage certificates.
Certificate Verify Select a certificate validation policy. See Manage and validate
certificates.
HTTPS
Customized SSL Ciphers If the customize cipher flag is enabled, specify a colon-separated,
ordered list of cipher suites.
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SSL Ciphers We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
deselect ciphers you do not want to support.
Allow SSL Versions We recommend retaining the default list. If necessary, you can
deselect SSL versions you do not want to support.
Note: FortiADC does not support session reuse for SSLv2 at the client
side. Instead, a new SSL session is started.
Client SNI Required Require clients to use the TLS server name indication (SNI) extension
to include the server hostname in the TLS client hello message. Then,
the FortiADC system can select the appropriate local server certificate
to present to the client.
Local Certificate Group A configuration group that includes the certificates this virtual server
presents to SSL/TLS clients. This should be the backend servers'
certificate, NOT the appliance's GUI web server certificate. See
Manage certificates.
Certificate Verify Select a certificate validation policy. See Manage and validate
certificates.
TURBO HTTP
Timeout TCP Session Client-side timeout for connections where the client has not sent a FIN
signal, but the connection has been idle. The default is 100 seconds.
The valid range is 1 to 86,400.
Timeout TCP Session Client-side connection timeout. The default is 100 seconds. The valid
after FIN range is from 1 to 86,400.
Geo IP Block List Select a Geo IP block list configuration object. See Using the Geo IP
block list.
Geo IP Whitelist Select a whitelist configuration object. See Using the Geo IP whitelist.
SIP
SIP Max Size Maximum message size. The default is 65535 bytes. The valid range
is from 1 to 65,535.
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Server Keepalive Maximum wait for a new server-side request to appear. The default is
Timeout 30 seconds. The valid range is 5-300.
l TCP
l UDP (default)
l TCP
l UDP
Default is "unset", so the client-side protocol determines the server-
side protocol.
Failed Client Type Action when the SIP client cannot be reached:
Failed Server Type Action when the SIP server cannot be reached:
Insert Client IP Enable/disable option to insert the client source IP address into the X-
Forwarded-For header of the SIP request.
Type l Insert If Not ExistInsert before the first header only if the header is not
already present.
l Insert AlwaysInsert before the first header even if the header is already
present.
l Append If Not ExistAppend only if the header is not present.
l Append AlwaysAppend after the last header.
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Type l Insert If Not ExistInsert before the first header only if the header is not
already present.
l Insert AlwaysInsert before the first header even if the header is already
present.
l Append If Not ExistAppend only if the header is not present.
l Append AlwaysAppend after the last header.
Type l Insert If Not ExistInsert before the first header only if the header is not
already present.
l Insert AlwaysInsert before the first header even if the header is already
present.
l Append If Not ExistAppend only if the header is not present.
l Append AlwaysAppend after the last header.
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Type l Insert If Not ExistInsert before the first header only if the header is not
already present.
l Insert AlwaysInsert before the first header even if the header is already
present.
l Append If Not ExistAppend only if the header is not present.
l Append AlwaysAppend after the last header.
SMTP
l AllowThe client can either use or not use the STARTTLS command.
l RequireThe STARTTLS command must be used to encrypt the
connection first.
l NoneThe STARTTLS command is NOTsupported.
Forbidden Command Select any, all, or none of the commands (i.e., expn, turn, vrfy).
RTMP
Source Address When enabled, specify the client address to be used to connect to the
server pool.
RTSP
Max Header Size Specify the maximum size of the RTSP header.
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Source Address When enabled, specify the client address to be used to connect to the
server pool.
MySQL Note: The system does not provide default MyQSL profiles as it does with
the other protocols.
Single Master If selected, the profile will use the single-master mode. You will then
need to specify and configure the master server and slave servers.
Sharding If selected, the profile will use the sharding mode to load-balance
MySQL traffic.
When backend real servers are unavailable, FortiADC can respond to clients attempting HTTP/HTTPS
connections with an HTML error page. Once you create an HTML error page, you can select it in virtual server
configurations.
You do not have to create an HTML error page if you want to simply send a basic text error message when
backend servers are unavailable. Instead, you can enter an error message in a text box from within the virtual
server configuration. See Error Page on page 170.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Server Load Balance settings.
l Copy the error message file to a location you can reach from your browser; the error message file must be named
index.html and contained in a tar, tar.gz, or zip file.
It is possible to modify error pages that you have already created. To do so,
double-click the error page or select the (edit) icon in the row of the error page
that you want to modify, and upload a new error message tar, tar.gz, or zip file as
above.
Note:While it is possible to modify the error message file, once an error page is
created, you cannot modify its name.
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This topic includes a procedure for configuring the source IP address pools used in NAT, and examples of NAT
deployments. It includes the following sections:
In a Layer 4 virtual server configuration, you select a packet forwarding method that includes the following
network address translation (NAT) options:
See the examples that follow the procedure for illustrated usage.
l You must have a good understanding of NAT. You must know the address ranges your network has provisioned for
NAT.
l Be sure to configure the backend servers to use the FortiADC address as the default gateway so that server
responses are also rewritten by the NAT module.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a source pool IP address range configuration object, you can select it in the virtual
server configuration. You can assign a virtual server multiple source pools (with the same or different source pool
interface associated with it).
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Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Interface Interface to receive responses from the backend server. The interface used for
the initial client traffic is determined by the virtual server configuration.
Node Member
Name is a configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces. You reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Interface Interface to receive responses from the backend server. The interface used for the ini-
tial client traffic is determined by the virtual server configuration.
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Example: DNAT
Figure 34 illustrates destination NAT (DNAT). The NAT module rewrites only the destination IP address.
Therefore, if you configure destination NAT, you do not need to configure a source pool. In this DNAT example,
the destination IP address in the packets it receives from the client request is the IP address of the virtual
server192.168.1.101. The NAT module translates this address to the address of the real server selected by the
load balancerin this example, 192.168.2.1. The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse
translation when it receives the server-to-client traffic.
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The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic.
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The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic.
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The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic.
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Security Not Supported: IP Reputation, DoS protection, Security logs and reports
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The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic.
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Profile options Not supported: Source Address (Using the original source IP address for the con-
nection to the real server is contrary to the purpose of NAT.)
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The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic.
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Profile options Not supported: Source Address (Using the original source IP address for the con-
nection to the real server is contrary to the purpose of NAT.)
Security Not Supported: IP Reputation, DoS protection, Security logs and reports
The system includes predefined configuration objects for all supported load balancing methods, and there is no
need to create additional configuration objects. You may choose to do so, however, for various reasons, for
example, to use a naming convention that makes the purpose of the configuration clear to other administrators.
Predefined Description
LB_METHOD_ROUND_ROBIN Selects the next server in the series: server 1, then server 2,
then server 3, and so on.
LB_METHOD_FASTEST_ Selects the server with the fastest response to health check
RESPONSE tests.
LB_METHOD_URI Selects the server based on a hash of the URI found in the
HTTP header, excluding hostname.
LB_METHOD_FULL_URI Selects the server based on a hash of the full URI string found
in the HTTP header. The full URI string includes the hostname
and path.
LB_METHOD_HOST_DOMAIN Selects the server based on a hash of the domain name in the
HTTP Request header Host field.
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Predefined Description
LB_METHOD_DYNAMIC_LOAD Selects the server with the highest weight assigned to it based
on its SNMP health check.
In some jurisdictions, SSLinterception and decryption is disfavored for some types of websites or disallowed
entirely. You use the L2 Exception List configuration to define such destinations. You can leverage FortiGuard
web filter categories, and you can configure a list of additional destinations.
l You must have created a Web Filter Profile configuration that includes the web categories to exclude from SSL
decryption.
l You must have hostname or IP address details on additional destinations you want to exclude from SSLdecryption.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
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After you have created an L2 exception list configuration object, you can select it in a Layer 2 virtual server
configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the profile configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Description A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other
administrators more easily identify its use.
Member
l Host
l IP
IP/Netmask Specify the IP address and CIDR-formatted subnet mask, separated by a forward
slash, such as 192.0.2.0/24.
Note:
l Dotted quad formatted subnet masks are not accepted.
l IPv6 addresses are not supported.
You use the web filter profile configuration to create groups of FortiGuard categories that you want to include in
the SSL forward proxy "L2 Exception List" configuration. The web filter profile should include categories that
should not be processed by the outbound L2 SSL forward proxy feature. To address privacy concerns, you can
include categories such as "Personal Privacy", "Finance and Banking", "Health and Wellness", and Medicine.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the profile configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Description A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other
administrators more easily identify its use.
Category-Members
The Web Category tab displays the web filter categories imported from FortiGuard. You specify web categories
when you create web filter groups.
http://fortiguard.com/webfilter
Before you begin:
To manage how long the URL lists from FortiGuard are cached:
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The virtual server configuration supports three classes of application delivery control:
l Layer 7Persistence, load balancing, and routing are based on Layer-7 objects, such as HTTP headers, cookies,
and so on.
l Layer 4Persistence, load balancing, and network address translation are based on Layer-4 objects, such as
source and destination IP addresses.
l Layer 2This feature is useful when the requests destination IP is unknown and you need to load-balance
connections among multiple next-hop gateways.
Before you begin:
l You must have a deep understanding of the backend servers and your load-balancing objectives.
l You must have configured a real server pool and other configuration objects that you can incorporate into the virtual
server configuration, such as persistence rules, user-defined profiles, content routes and rewriting rules, error
messages, authentication policies, and source IP address pools if you are deploying NAT.
l You must have Read-Write permission for load-balance configurations.
In Basic Mode, you are required to specify only the basic parameters needed to configure a virtual server.
FortiADC automatically configures those advanced parameters using the default values when you click the Save
button. The Basic Mode is for less experienced users who may not have the skills required to configure the
advanced features on their own.
The Advanced Mode, on the other hand, is ideal for experienced or "power" users who are knowledgeable and
comfortable enough to configure all the advanced features, in addition to the basic ones, on their own.
All virtual servers you have added, whether they are configured through Basic Mode or Advanced Mode, end up
on the Load Balance > Virtual Server page. You can view the configuration details of a virtual server by clicking
the entry.
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Name Specify a unique name for the virtual server. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _,
and -. No space is allowed. This name appears in reports and in logs as the SLB
policy.
Port Accept the default port or specify a port , ports, or a range of ports of your
preference.
Note: The virtual server will use the specified port or ports to listen for client
requests. You can specify up to eight ports or port ranges separated by space.
Valid values are from 0 to 65535. Port 0 applies to Layer-4 virtual servers only,
Interface Select a network interface from the list menu, or specify a new one.
Real Server Select a real server pool (if you have one already configured) or create a new one.
Pool
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Note: SSLis disabled by default, you must check the check box to enable it.
Once SSL is enabled, you must select an profile from the Client SSL Profile drop-
down menu below.
Client SSL Note: This setting applies to HTTPS, TCPS, HTTP2 H2, and SMTP
Profile applications only. In the case of HTTPS, it becomes available only when SSL is
enabled.
Protocol Note: This setting becomes available only when Application is set to IP.
Enter up to eight numeric values or value ranges corresponding to the protocols
you'd like to use, separated by space.
Domain Name Note: This field becomes available only when Application is set to SMTP.
Specify the FQDN.
Settings Guidelines
Basic
Name Enter a unique name for the virtual server. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _,
and -. No space is allowed. This name appears in reports and in logs as the SLB
policy.
Note: Once you have saved the configuration, you cannot edit the virtual server
name.
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Type l Layer 7Persistence, load balancing, and routing are based on Layer-7 objects,
such as HTTP headers, cookies, and so on.
l Layer 4Persistence, load balancing, and network address translation are based on
Layer-4 objects, such as source and destination IP addresses.
l Layer 2This feature is useful when the requests destination IP is unknown and
you need to load-balance connections among multiple next-hop gateways.
Traffic Group Select the traffic group of your choice if you have one already configured, or
create a new one by clicking Create New.
Note: FortiADC will use the "default" if you do not choose or create a traffic group
of your own.
Specifics Note:Some of the settings in this part of the GUI apply to both Layer-7 and
Layer-4 virtual servers, and some apply to Layer-7 virtual servers only, but none of
them applies to Layer-2 virtual servers.
Content Enable Content Routing to route packets to backend servers based on IP address
Routing (Layer-4) or HTTP headers (Layer-7 content); select content route configuration
objects and put them in a order of your preference.
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Content Available when Content Routing is enabled. In that case, select the options from
Routing List the list of Available Items, or create new ones, and then add them to the Selected
Items box.
Note: You can select multiple content routing rules in the virtual server
configuration. Rules that you add are checked from top to bottom. The first rule to
match is applied. If the traffic does not match any of the content routing rule
conditions specified in the virtual server configuration, the system show some
unexpected behaviors. Therefore, it is important that you create a catch all rule
that has no match conditions. In the virtual server configuration, this rule should
be ordered last so it can be used to forward traffic to a default pool.
Content Enable to rewrite HTTP headers; select content rewriting rules and put them in
Rewriting order.
Content Available when Content Rewriting is enabled. In that case, select the options
Rewriting List from the list of Available Items or create new one.
Note: You can select multiple content rewriting rules in the virtual server
configuration. Rules that you add are consulted from top to bottom. The first rule
to match is applied. If the traffic does not match any of the content rewriting rule
conditions, the header is not rewritten.
Transaction Note: This setting applies to Layer-7 virtual servers only. It is not supported for
Rate Limit HTTP Turbo profiles.
Set a limit to the number of HTTP requests per second that the virtual server can
process. Valid values are from 0 to 1,048,567. The default is 0 (disabled).
The system counts each client HTTP request against the limit. When the HTTP
request rate exceeds the limit, the virtual server sends an HTTP 503 error
response to the client.
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l Full NATReplaces both the destination and source IP addresses. IPv4 to IPv4 or
IPv6 to IPv6 translation.
l NAT46Replaces both the destination and source IP addresses, translating IPv4
addresses to IPv6 addresses.
l NAT64Replaces both the destination and source IP addresses, translating IPv6
addresses to IPv4 addresses.
For Full NAT, NAT46, and NAT64, the source IP address is replaced by an IP
address from the pool you specify. The destination IP address is replaced with the
IP address of the backend server selected by the load balancer
NATSource If you are configuring a Layer 4 virtual server and enable Full NAT or NAT46,
Pool List select one or more source pool configuration objects. See Using source pools.
General
Configuration
Note: You do not specify an IP address for a Layer 2 virtual server. A Layer 2
virtual server is not aware of IP addresses. Instead of routing data for a specific
destination, this type of server simply forwards data from the specified network
interface and port.
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Port Accept the default port or specify a port, ports, or port ranges of your preference.
Note: The virtual server will use the specified port or ports to listen for client
requests. You can specify up to eight ports or port ranges separated by space.
Valid values are from 0 to 65535. Port 0 applies to Layer-4 virtual servers only,
Statistics and configurations are applied to the virtual port range as a whole and
not to the individual ports within the specified port range.
Note: If a Layer 2 virtual server is assigned a network interface that uses port 80
or 443, ensure that the HTTPS and HTTP administrative access options are not
enabled for the interface. Setting a port range is not supported for FTP, HTTP
Turbo, RADIUS, or Layer 2 TCP profiles.
Connection Set a limit to the number of concurrent connections. The default is 0 (disabled).
Limit Valid values are from 1 to 1,048,576.
You can apply a connection limit per real server and per virtual server. Both limits
are enforced. Attempted connections that are dropped by security rules are not
counted.
Connection With Layer 4 profiles, and with the Layer-2 TCP profile, you can limit the number
Rate Limit of new connections per second. The default is 0 (disabled). Valid values are from
1 to 86,400.
You can apply a connection rate limit per real server and per virtual server. Both
limits are enforced. Attempted connections that are dropped by security rules are
not counted.
Interface Network interface that receives client traffic for this virtual server.
Resources
Real Server Select a real server pool configuration object. See Configuring real server pools.
Pool
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Scripting Check the box to enable scripting. Add scripts to the Scripting List using the script
menu. HTTP/HTTPS only.
Note: FortiADC allows you to combine multiple individual scripts into one
combined script so that you can execute them all at once. In that situation, you
can set the order in which the scripts are executed by assigning the scripts with
different priorities. For more information, see Support for multiple scripts.
L2 Exception Select an exception configuration object. Layer 2 HTTPS/TCPS only. See Configuring
List an L2 exception list.
Error Page
Error Page Select an error page configuration object. See Configuring error pages.
Error Message If you do not use an error page, you can enter an error message to be returned to
clients in the event no server is available.
WAF Profile Select a WAF profile configuration object or create a new one. See Configuring a
WAF Profile.
SSLTraffic Select the check box to enable it. Then select the ports from the list of Available Items.
Mirror
Application Select a page speed optimization profile. See [PAGE SPEED TOPIC]. (Add in
Optimization when Jack completes topic)
Traffic Log
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Comments A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other
administrators more easily identify its use.
TCP multiplexing
The TCP multiplexing option enables Layer 7 load balancing virtual servers to reuse existing TCP connections
between FortiADC and backend real servers. Using this connection pool can reduce TCP overhead and improve
web server and application performance.
Figure 40: Client requests handled using connections from the connection pool
Note: The feature is not supported for profiles with the Source Address option enabled.
You can enable and configure this option using the CLI only.
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reuse Maximum number of times that the virtual server can reuse the connection. The recommended value is
2000.
size Maximum number of connections in the connection pool. The recommended value is 0, which spe-
cifies that there is no limit on the connection size.
timeout Maximum number of seconds a connection can be idle before the system deletes it. The recommended
value is 30.
To assign the connection pool configuration to a virtual server, enter the following command:
config load-balance virtual-server
edit <virtual-server_name>
set type l7-load-balance
set connection-pool <pool_name>
end
where:
Using scripts
You can use scripts to perform actions that are not supported by the current built-in feature set. Scripts enable
you to use predefined script commands and variables to manipulate HTTP requests and responses, redirection,
or select a content route.
Table 34 describes FortiADC's predefined scripts that you can copy and customize.
HTTP_2_HTTPS_REDIRECTION Redirects requests to the HTTPS site. You can use this script
without changes.
REWRITE_HOST_n_PATH Rewrites the host and path in the HTTPrequest, for example, if
the site is reorganized. You should not use this script as is.
Instead, copy it and customize the "old" and "new" hostnames
and paths.
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USE_REQUEST_HEADERS_in_
OTHER_EVENTS
Note: You can use the script directly, without making any
change.
Note: You can use the script directly, without making any
change.
Note: You can use the script directly, without making any
change.
Note: You can use the script directly, without making any
change.
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Note: Do NOT use this script "as is". Instead, copy it and
customize the content you want to store, use collect()
in HTTP_REQUEST to trigger HTTP_DATA_REQUEST,or
use collect() in HTTP_ RESPONSE to trigger
HTTP_DATA_ RESPONSE.
INSERT_RANDOM_MESSAGE_ID_ Inserts a 32-bit hex string into the HTTP header with a
DEMO parameter Message-ID.
Note: You can use the script directly, without making any
change.
Note: Do NOT use this script "as is". Instead, copy it and
manipulate the collected data.
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Note: Do NOT use this script "as is". Instead, copy and
customize the code, URL, and cookie.
You can type or paste the script content into the configuration page. After you have created a script configuration
object, you can specify it in the virtual server configuration.
l Multi-script support
l Create a script object
l Import a script
l Export a script
l Delete a script
Settings Guidelines
Name Unique group name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Note: If you want the script to be part of a big multiple script and have it executed
in a certain order, be sure to set its priority. For more information, see Support for
multiple scripts.
Import a script
To import a script:
1. Click Import
2. Click Browse to browse for the script file.
3. Click Save.
Export a script
To export a script:
1. Select the script of interest.
2. Click Export.
Delete a script
To delete a script:
1. Select the script of interest.
2. Click Delete.
With the 4.8.0 release, FortiADC supports the use of a single script file containing multiple scripts and applies
them to a single virtual server in one execution. Different scripts can contain the same event. You can specify the
priority for each event in each script file to control the sequence in which multiple scripts are executed or let the
system to execute the individual scripts in the order they are presented in the multi-script file.
For the current release, you can add up to 16 individual scripts to create a big multi-script file.
If you'd like to, you can disable the processing of the rest of the scripts (e.g., you can disable the processing of the
remaining scripts in the list in a script), and even totally disable the processing of a certain event (e.g., you can
disable processing the HTTP RESPONSE event in a HTTP REQUEST script). FortiADC also supports multiple
calls of HTTP:redirect(), HTTP:redirect_with_cookie(), LB:routing(), and HTTP:close() functions such that the
final one prevails.
In practice, rather than building one big complicated script containing all the required logic, it might be more
useful to break it down into smaller functional pieces in the form of individual scripts. This is because executing
multiple scripts at the same time is more efficient than running them separately, one at a time. Also, breaking
down a giant script into multiple small individual scripts makes it more flexible to apply scripts to different virtual
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servers because some virtual servers may use some of the scripts while others may use them all. With the small
individual scripts at hand, you can simply pick and choose only the scripts you need to assemble a big multi-script
file with a set pririty for each script and apply them all at once to a virtual server.
However, care must be taken to avoid conflict commands among the scripts when executing a big multiple-script
file
Script 1:
when HTTP_REQUEST priority 500 {
LB:routing(cr1)
}
Script 2:
when HTTP_RESPONSE priority 500 {
HTTP:close()
}
Script 3:
when HTTP_REQUEST priority 400 {
LB:routing(cr2)
}
Script 4:
when HTTP_RESPONSE priority 600 {
HTTP:close()
}
Individual script files are loaded separately into the Lua stack. A numeric value (starting from 1) is appended to
each event (e.g., for HTTP_REQUEST event, there are functions HTTP_REQUST1, HTTP_REQUEST2, and so
on so forth).
l Supports multiple calls of redirect/routing/close function, making them reentrant so that the final one prevails. For
that purpose, the system checks the behavior of multiple calls across redirect(), close(), and routing
(). If redirect() comes first, followed by close(), then close() prevails. If close() comes first,
followed by redirect(), then redirect() prevails. If you want to close(), you must disable the event after
close().
l Allows enabling or disabling events. There are times when you may want to disable the processing of the remaining
scripts while a multi-script file is being executed, or want to disable processing the response completely. The
mechanism serves that purpose.
l Allows enabling or disabling automatic event-enabling behavior. In the HTTP keep-alive mode, the system by
default re-enables HTTP REQUEST and HTTP RESPONSE processing for the next transaction (even if they are
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disabled in the current transaction using the above enable or disable event mechanism). Now you can disable or
enable this automatic enabling behavior.
The figure below shows a sample multi-script with priority information.
Compiling principles
l All individual scripts should be pre-compiled when they are linked to a virtual server, where they can be combined
into one big multi-script.
l For the same event, combine the commands in different scripts according to their priorities and orders.
l For commands of different priorities, FortiADC processes the high-priority commands first, and then the low-priority
ones; for commands of the same priority, it processes them in the order they appear in the combined script.
l And if you are using multiple scripts with overlapping events for bidirectional traffic, you must ensure that the
response traffic traverses the overlapping events in the expected order. By default, the scripts applied to the same
virtual server will run in the order in which they are applied, regardless of the direction of traffic flow.
l For a specified event, you must make sure to avoid the conflict commands in different scripts. For example, if you
have multiple scripts applied to the same virtual server and the scripts contain both request and response logic, the
default execution order is like this:
As shown above, FortiADC cannot control the order in which events in the scripts are executed. The only way to
enforce the execution order for response traffic is to use the event priority command, as we have discussed
above. When setting the priorities, pay special attention to both request and response flows.
Special notes
When using the multi-script feature, keep the following in mind:
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Chapter 5:Link Load Balancing Link load balancing basics
The link load balancing (LLB) features are designed to manage traffic over multiple internet service provider (ISP)
or wide area network (WAN) links. This enables you to subscribe to or provision multiple links, resulting in reduced
risk of outages, additional bandwidth for peak events, and potential cost savings if your ISP uses billing tiers
based on bandwidth rate or peak/off-peak hours.
In most cases, you configure link load balancing for outgoing traffic. Outbound traffic might be user or server
traffic that is routed from your local network through your ISP transit links, leased lines, or other WAN links to
destinations on the Internet or WAN. You configure link policies that select the gateway for outbound traffic.
When the FortiADC system receives outbound traffic that matches a source/destination/service tuple that you
configure, it forwards it to an outbound gateway link according to system logic and policy rules that you specify.
The LLB feature supports load balancing among link groups or among virtual tunnel groups.
Figure 41 shows an example topology when FortiADC is deployed to support link groups.
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Figure 42 shows an example of a deployment that does not use LLB. It uses dedicated leased lines for its WAN
links, which are reliable, but expensive.
Figure 43 shows the same network deployed with FortiADC appliances. The LLB link policy load balances traffic
among more affordable ADSL links.
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Depending on your business, you might use the link group option, the virtual tunnel option, or both.
The FortiADC system evaluates traffic to determine the routing rules to apply.
With regard to link load balancing, the system evaluates rules in the following
order and applies the first match:
1. LLB link policy
2. Policy route
3. Static/Dynamic route
4. LLB default link group
The system has a configuration framework that enables granular link load balancing rules.
Figure 44 shows the configuration objects used in the LLB configuration and the order in which you create them.
A link policy specifies the source/destination/service matches to which the policy applies. You apply a link policy
to a link group or a virtual tunnel.
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The granular configuration of the gateway configuration includes health checks and bandwidth thresholds. The
granular configuration of link groups includes load balancing methods, persistence rules, and proximity routes.
The granular configuration of virtual tunnels includes load balancing methods. In the virtual tunnel configuration,
you can enable health check tests, but you do not use health check configuration objects.
Basic steps
1. Add address, address group, service, service group, and schedule group configuration objects that can be used to
match traffic to link policy rules. This step is recommended. If your policy does not use match criteria, it will not
have granularity.
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2. Configure optional features. If you want to use health check rules, configure them before you configure the
gateway links. If you want to use persistence rules or proximity routes, configure them before you configure a link
group.
3. Configure gateway links.
4. Configure link groups or virtual tunnels.
5. Configure the link policy. When you configure a link policy, you set the source/destination/service matching tuple
for your link groups or virtual tunnels.
The gateway link configuration enables you to specify health checks, bandwidth rate thresholds, and spillover
threshold behavior for the gateway links you add to link groups.
l You must know the IP addresses of the ISP gateway links used in the network segment where the FortiADC
appliance is deployed.
l You must have added health check configuration objects that you want to use to check the gateway links.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a gateway link configuration object, you can select it in the link group configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the link group configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Health Check l ANDAll of the selected health checks must pass for the link to the considered
Relationship available.
l OROne of the selected health checks must pass for the link to be considered
available.
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Inbound Maximum bandwidth rate for inbound traffic through this gateway link.
Bandwidth
Outbound Maximum bandwidth rate for outbound traffic to this gateway link. If traffic
Bandwidth exceeds this threshold, the FortiADC system considers the gateway to be full and
does not dispatch new connections to it.
Inbound Maximum inbound bandwidth rate for a link in a spillover load balancing pool.
Spillover
Threshold
Outbound Maximum outbound bandwidth rate for a link in a spillover load balancing pool.
Spillover
If you enable spillover load balancing in the link group configuration, the system
Threshold
maintains a spillover list. It dispatches new connections to the link with the
greatest priority until its spillover threshold is exceeded; then dispatches new
connections to the link with the next greatest priority until its threshold is
exceeded, and so on.
Total Spillover Maximum total bandwidth rate (inbound plus outbound) for a link in a spillover
Threshold load balancing pool.
Persistence rules identify traffic that should be ignored by load balancing rules and instead be forwarded to the
same gateway each time the traffic traverses the FortiADC appliance.
You should use persistence rules with applications that use a secure connection. Such applications drop
connections when the server detects a change in a clients source IP address.
Persistence Description
Source-Destination Pair Packets with the same source IP address and destination IP address
take same outgoing gateway.
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Persistence Description
Source Address Packets with a source IP address that belongs to the same subnet take
the same outgoing gateway.
Destination Address Packets with a destination IP address that belongs to the same subnet
take same outgoing gateway.
l You must have an awareness of the types of outbound traffic from your network. Persistence rules are useful for
traffic that requires an established session, such as secure connections (HTTPS and SSH, for example).
l You must have knowledge of the source and/or destination subnets to which the persistence rules should apply.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
You can use persistence rules in link groups but not virtual tunnels.
Type Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces. You reference this name in the link group configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source-Destination Pair
Source-Destination Address
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Source IPv4 Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should
Netmask Bits following the persistence rule.
Destination IPv4 Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should
Netmask Bits following the persistence rule.
For example, if you set this to 24, and the system chooses a particular
gateway router for destination IP 192.168.1.100, the system will select that
same gateway for traffic to all destination IPs in subnet 192.168.1.0/24.
Source Address
Source IPv4 Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should
Netmask Bits following the persistence rule. The default is 32, but you can set it to any
value between 1 and 32.
For example, if you set this to 24, and the system chooses a particular
gateway router for client IP 192.168.1.100, the system will select that same
gateway for subsequent client requests when the subsequent client belongs
to subnet 192.168.1.0/24.
Destination Address
Destination IPv4 Number of bits in a subnet mask to specify a network segment that should
Netmask Bits following the persistence rule.
The proximity route feature enables you to associate link groups with efficient routes. Proximity routes can
improve user experience over the WAN because traffic is routed over fast routes.
l Static TableYou specify the gateways to use for traffic on destination networks.
l Dynamic DetectionThe system polls the network for efficient routes. The algorithm selects a gateway based on
latency.
If you configure both, the system checks the static table first for a matching route and, if any, uses it. If there is no
matching static route, the system uses dynamic detection.
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l You must have knowledge of IP addresses used in outbound network routes to configure a static route.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
Type Guidelines
Mode l Static Table FirstConsult the static table first. If no match, use dynamic detection.
l Static Table OnlyUse the static table; do not use dynamic detection.
l Dynamic Detect OnlyUse dynamic detection; do not use the static table.
l DisableDo not use the proximity route configuration.
Static Table
ISP Name If you use the ISP configuration type, select an ISP address book configuration
object.
If an address exists in multiple ISP address books, the route entries have priority
as follows:
1. User-defined entries.
2. Entries from an address book that has been imported.
3. Entries from the predefined address book (default for the firmware image).
IP Subnet If you use the Subnet configuration type, specify a destination IP address and
netmask.
Gateway Select a gateway configuration object. The gateway must be able to route
packets to the destination IP address that you have specified.
Dynamic Detect
Protocol l ICMPUse ICMP to detect routes. Calculate proximity by the smaller RTT.
l ICMP and TCPSome hosts do not respond to ICMP requests. Specify this option
to use both ICMP and TCP to detect routes and RTT. For TCP detection, port 7
(TCP echo) is used. A connection refused or connection reset by the destination is
treated as successful detection.
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Type Guidelines
Link groups include ISP gateways your company uses for outbound traffic. Grouping links reduces the risk of
outages and provisions additional bandwidth to relieve potential traffic congestion. See Using link groups.
The link group configuration specifies the load balancing algorithm and the gateway routers in the load balancing
pool. You can enable LLB options, such as persistence rules and proximity routes.
l You must have configured gateway links and persistence rules and before you can select them in the link group
configuration.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a link group configuration object, you can select it in the link policy configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the LLB policy configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Route Method l Weighted Round RobinDispatches new connections to link members using a
weighted round-robin method.
l Least ConnectionsDispatches new connections to the link member with the lowest
number of connections.
l Least New Connections per SecondDispatches new connections to the link
member that has the lowest rate of new connections per second.
l Least Throughput OutboundDispatches new connections to the link member with
the least outbound traffic.
l Least Throughput InboundDispatches new connections to the link member with
the least inbound traffic.
l Least Throughput TotalDispatches new connections to the link member with the
least total traffic (that is, inbound plus outbound).
l Spillover Throughput OutboundDispatches new connections according to the
spillover list based on outbound traffic.
l Spillover Throughput InboundSpillover list based on inbound traffic.
l Spillover Throughput TotalSpillover list based on total traffic (that is, inbound plus
outbound).
l Source Address HashSelects the gateway link based on a hash of the source IP
address.
Proximity l EnableThe system uses the proximity route logic and configuration when
Route determining routes.
l DisableThe system does not use the proximity route configuration.
Add member
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Weight Assigns relative preference among membershigher values are more preferred
and are assigned connections more frequently. The default is 1. The valid range
is 1 to 255.
All load balancing methods consider weight, except spillover, which uses its own
priority configuration. Servers are dispatched requests proportional to their
weight, relative to the sum of all weights.
Spillover Assigns a priority to the link when using a spillover load balancing method. Higher
Priority values have greater priority. When a spillover method is enabled, the system
dispatches new connections to the link that has the greatest spillover priority until
its threshold is exceeded; then it dispatches new connections to the link with the
next greatest priority until its threshold is exceeded, and so on.
If multiple links in a link group have the same spillover priority, the system
dispatches new connections among those links according to round robin.
Backup Enable to designate the link as a backup member of the group. All backup
members are inactive until all main members are down.
Virtual tunnels enable reliable, site-to-site connectivity using Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) to tunnel
traffic between pairs of FortiADC appliances. See Using virtual tunnels.
The virtual tunnel group configuration sets the list of tunnel members, as well as load balancing options like
algorithm and weight.
When you add members to a virtual tunnel configuration, you specify a local and remote IP address. These
addresses are IP addresses assigned to a network interface on the local and remote FortiADC appliance.
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l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a virtual tunnel configuration object, you can select it in the link policy configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the LLB policy configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Add member
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Tunnel Local IP address for the network interface this system uses to form a VPN tunnel with
Address the remote system.
Tunnel IP address that the remote FortiADC system uses to form a VPN tunnel with this
Remote system.
Address
Weight Assigns relative preference among membershigher values are more preferred
and are assigned connections more frequently.
Backup Enable to designate the tunnel as a backup member of the group. All backup
members are inactive until all main members are down.
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A link policy matches traffic to rules that select a link group or virtual tunnel.
The policy uses a matching tuple: source, destination, service, and schedule. The policy match is a Boolean
ANDAll must match for the rule to be applied.
The elements of the tuple support specification by group objects. This is a Boolean ORIf source IP address
belongs to member 1 OR member 2, then source matches.
The logical combinations enable you to subscribe multiple address spaces or services to a group of links, and
create load balancing rules on that group basis.
The policy table is consulted from top to bottom. The first rule to match is applied.
The FortiADC system evaluates traffic to determine the routing rules to apply.
With regard to link load balancing, the system evaluates rules in the following
order and applies the first match:
1. LLB link policy
2. Policy route
3. Static/Dynamic route
4. LLB default link group
l You must have configured any address, service, and schedule objects that you want to use as match criteria for your
policy.
l You must have configured a link group or virtual tunnel group.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Link Load Balance settings.
Option Guidelines
Default Link Group Select a link group configuration object that is used as the default when
traffic does not match policy rules.
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Ingress Interface Select the network interface to which the policy applies.
Source Type Whether to use address, address group, or ISP address objects for this rule.
Source, Source ISP, Select an address object to match source addresses. If you do not specify a
or Source Group source address, the rule matches any source address. See Configuring IPv4
address groups.
Destination Type Whether to use address, address group, or ISP address objects for this rule.
Service Type Whether to use service or service group objects for this rule.
Service or Service Select a service object to match destination services. If you do not specify a
Group service, the rule matches any service. See Creating service groups.
Schedule Select the schedule object that determines the times the system uses the
logic of this configuration. The link policy is active when the current time
falls in a time period specified by one or more schedules in the schedule
group. If you do not specify a schedule, the rule applies at all times. See
Creating schedule groups.
Group Type l Link GroupPolicy applies to a link group. Select the option, then the link
group. See Configuring a link group.
l Virtual TunnelPolicy applies to a virtual tunnel. Select the option, then the
virtual tunnel. See Configuring a virtual tunnel group.
Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is
consulted from top to bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and
subsequent rules are not evaluated.
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The global load balancing (GLB) feature is a DNS-based solution that enables you to deploy redundant resources
around the globe that you can leverage to keep your business online when a local area deployment experiences
unexpected spikes or downtime. The FortiADC system implements a hardened BIND 9 DNS server that can be
deployed as the authoritative name server for the DNS zones that you configure. Zone resource records are
generated dynamically based on the global load balancing framework. The DNS response to a client request is an
ordered lists of answers that includes all available virtual servers. A client that receives DNS response with a list of
answers tries the first and only proceeds to the next answers if the first answer is unreachable. The response list
is based on the following priorities:
1. Virtual server healthAvailability is determined by real-time connectivity checking. When the DNS server receives
a client request, it checks connectivity for all possible matches and excludes unavailable servers from the
response list.
2. PersistenceYou can enable persistence for applications that have transactions across multiple hosts. Amatch to
the persistence table has priority over proximity algorithms.
3. Geographic proximityProximity is determined by matching the source IP address to either the FortiGuard Geo
IP database or the FortiADC predefined ISP address book.
4. Dynamic proximityProximity is determined by application response time (RTT probes), least connections, or
byte-per-second.
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5. Weighted round robinIf proximity algorithms are not configured or not applicable, available virtual servers are
listed in order based on a simple load balancing algorithm.
Figure 45 shows an example global load balancing deployment with redundant resources at data centers in
China and the United States.
FortiADC-1 is the local SLB for the data center in China. FortiADC-2 is the local SLB for the data center in the
United States. FortiADC-3 is a global SLB. It hosts the DNS server that is authoritative for www.example.com.
When a client clicks a link to www.example.com, the local host DNS resolver commences a DNS query that is
ultimately resolved by the authoritative DNS server on FortiADC-3. The set of possible answers includes the
virtual servers on FortiADC-1 or FortiADC-2. The global load balancing framework uses health status and
proximity algorithms to determine the set of answers that are returned, and the order of the answer list. For
example, you can use the global SLB framework geoproximity feature to direct clients located in China to the
virtual server in China; or if the virtual server in China is unavailable, then to the redundant resources in the
United States.
You configure the global load balancing framework and DNSsettings only on the global FortiADC (FortiADC-3 in
the example above). The virtual server IP addresses and ports can be discovered by the FortiADC global SLB
from the FortiADC local SLBs. The GLB DNS server uses the discovered IP addresses in the DNS response. The
framework also supports third-party IP addresses and health checks for them.
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easy to manage the keys that must be provided to DNS parent domains and the keys that must be imported from
DNS child domains.
l Response rate limitHelps mitigate DNS denial-of-service attacks by reducing the rate at which the authoritative
name servers respond to high volumes of malicious queries.
l DNS forwardingIn a typical enterprise local area network, the client configuration has the IP address of an internal
authoritative DNS server so that requests for internal resources can be answered directly from its zone data.
Requests for remote resources are sent to another DNS server known as a forwarder. The internal server caches the
results it learns from the forwarder, which optimizes subsequent lookups. Using forwarders reduces the number of
DNS servers that must be able to communicate with Internet DNS servers.
Further reading:
In a global load balancing deployment, you configure DNS server and global load balancing details only on the
global FortiADC instance. The configuration framework enables granular administration and fine tuning of both
the DNS server and the global load balancing framework.
Figure 46 shows the basic configuration elements for global load balancing and the recommended order for
creating the configuration objects. The order is important for initial configurations because complex configuration
elements like policies often include references to simple configuration objects like the remote DNS servers
(forwarders) or DNS64 rules, but the simple elements must be created first.
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1. Configure address groups to use in your DNS policy matching rules. The system includes the predefined address
groups any and none.
2. Configure remote DNS servers (forwarders) and the DSSET list that you might reference in the zone configuration.
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3. Complete the zone configuration. The global load balancing framework generates the zone configuration for
zones that include the FortiADC virtual servers.
4. Configure DNS64 or response rate limit configurations that you might reference in the DNS policy.
5. Configure the DNS policy that matches a source/destination tuple to a zone. You can also enable and configure
DNSSEC in the DNS policy.
6. Configure general DNS settings to be applied when DNS requests do not match the DNS policy.
1. Create the data center, servers, virtual server pool, and host configurations that are the framework for associating
locations with virtual servers and generating the DNS zone configuration and resource records. You can adjust the
dynamic proximity and persistence settings at any time.
2. Review the generated DNS zone configuration.
3. Create a policy that matches traffic to the generated zone configuration.
In the context of the global server load balance configuration, servers are the local SLB (FortiADC instances or
third-party servers) that are to be load balanced. For FortiADC instances, the GLB checks status and
synchronizes configuration from the local SLB so that it can learn the set of virtual servers that are possible to
include in the GLB virtual server pool.
Figure 47 illustrates configuration discovery. Placement in this list does not include them in the pool. You also
must name them explicitly in the virtual server pool configuration.
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l You must have created the data center configuration objects that are associated with the local SLB.
l You must have created virtual server configurations on the local FortiADC SLB. In this procedure, the global SLB
discovers them.
l You must have created gateway configuration objects on the local FortiADC SLB if you want to configure a gateway
health check. In this procedure, the global SLB discovers them.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have created a server configuration object, you can specify it the global load balancing virtual server
pool configuration.
To configure servers:
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
You reference this name in the virtual server pool configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Synchronization Enable/disable synchronization of the virtual server status from the local
FortiADC SLB. Disabled by default. If enabled, synchronization occurs whenever
there is a change in virtual server status.
Password Enter the password to authenticate the connection with the destination server.
Note: By default, no password is set. So you can either leave the field empty (no
authentication)or enter a password which must match the password configured
on the FortiADC appliance in a global sever load-balancing configuration.
IP Address Specify the IP address for the FortiADC management interface. This IP address
is used for synchronization and also status checks. If the management interface
is unreachable, the virtual servers for that FortiADC are excluded from DNS
answers.
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Data Center Select a data center configuration object. The data center configuration object
properties are used to establish the proximity of the servers and the client
requests.
Health Check If type is Generic Host, enable/disable health checks for the virtual server list.
Control The health check settings at this configuration level are the parent configuration.
When you configure the list, you can specify whether to inherit or override the
parent configuration.
Note:This option is available only when Generic Host is selected. See Type
above. Health checking is built-in, and you can optionally configure a gateway
health check.
Health Check l ANDAll of the specified health checks must pass for the server to be considered
Relationship available.
l OROne of the specified health checks must pass for the server to be considered
available.
Member
Discover Populate the member list with virtual servers from the local FortiADC
configuration. After the list had been populated, you can edit the configuration to
add a gateway health check.
Override Select this option if you want to update the discovered virtual server
configuration with the latest configuration information whenever you use the
Discover utility (for example, additions or changes to previously discovered
configurations).
Name Must match the virtual server configuration name on the local FortiADC.
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Gateway Enable an additional health check: is the gateway beyond the FortiADC
reachable?
The list of gateway configuration objects is populated by discovery, but you must
select the appropriate one from the list.
Health Check If type is Generic Host, enable to inherit the health check settings from the
Inherit parent configuration. Disable to specify health check settings in this member
configuration.
Health Check l ANDAll of the specified health checks must pass for the server to be considered
Relationship available.
l OROne of the specified health checks must pass for the server to be considered
available.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the global load balance servers configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Gateway
or Select Here Click the down arrow to select a gateway from the drop-down list.
Note: Use this option only when you already have a list of gateways configured on
the server.
The data center configuration sets key properties: Location and/or ISP and ISP province. These properties are
used in the global load balancing algorithm that selects the FortiADC in closest proximity to the client.
l If you want to select a user-defined ISP address book, you must create it before creating the data center
configuration.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have created a data center configuration object, you can specify it in the global load balance servers
configuration.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the global load balance servers configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Description Optional description to help administrators know the purpose or usage of the
configuration.
Configuring hosts
Host settings are used to form the zone configuration and resource records in the generated DNS zone used for
global load balancing.
Figure 48 shows how the host settings are mapped to zone settings and resource records. Domain and
hostname are used in both the configuration and the generated configuration name. The IP address and weight
are derived from the virtual server pool.
l You must have created the global virtual server pools you want to use.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have created a host configuration object, it can be used to form the zone and resource records in the
generated DNS zone configuration.
To configure a host:
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Note: You can specify the @ symbol to denote the zone root. The value
substituted for @ is the preceding $ORIGIN directive.
Domain Name The domain name must end with a period. For example: example.com.
Default Feedback Specify an IP address to return in the DNS answer if no virtual servers are
IPv4 available.
Default Feedback Specify an IPv6 address to return in the DNS answer if no virtual servers are
IPv6 available.
Virtual Server Pool Select a virtual server pool from the list, or create a new one.
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The virtual server pool configuration defines the set of virtual servers that can be matched in DNS resource
records, so it should include, for example, all the virtual servers that can be answers for DNS requests to resolve
www.example.com.
You also specify the key parameters of the global load balancing algorithm, including proximity options, status
checking options, load balancing method, and weight.
The DNS response is an ordered list of answers. Virtual servers that are unavailable are excluded. Available
virtual servers are ordered based on the following priorities:
1. Geographic proximity
2. Dynamic proximity
3. Weighted round robin
A client that receives DNS response with a list of answers tries the first and only proceeds to the next answers if
the first answer is unreachable.
Settings Guidelines
Name Specify a unique name for the virtual server pool configuration. Valid characters are A-
Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You reference this name in the host configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Check Enable/disable polling of the local FortiADC SLB. If the server is unresponsive, its
Server virtual servers are not selected for DNS answers.
Status
Check Enable/disable checks on whether the status of the virtual servers in the virtual server
Virtual list is known. Virtual servers with unknown status are not selected for DNS answers.
Server
Existence
Member
Server Select the name of the virtual server that is in the servers virtual server list
Member configuration.
Weight Assigns relative preference among membershigher values are more preferred and
are assigned connections more frequently.
Backup Enable to designate the member as a backup. Backup members are inactive until all
main members are down.
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l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
To configure a topology:
Settings Guidelines
Name Specify the name of the topology configuration. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-
9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
GEO IPList Select the geo IPs from the Available Items list and add them to the Selected
Items list.
Use this page to configure dynamic proximity. Dynamic proximity is used to order DNSlookup results based on
round-trip time (RTT) for ICMP or TCP probes sent by the local SLB to the DNS resolver that sent the DNS
request.
The system caches the RTT results for the period specified by the timeout. When there are subsequent requests
from clients that have a source IP address within the specified netmask, the RTT is taken from the results table
instead of a new, real-time probe. This reduces DNS response time.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
The settings you configure are applied only if dynamic-proximity is enabled in the virtual server pool configuration.
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Protocol l ICMPUse ICMP to detect routes. Calculate proximity by the smaller RTT.
l ICMP and TCPSome hosts do not respond to ICMP requests. Specify this option
to use both ICMP and TCP to detect routes and RTT. For TCP detection, a SYN
packet is sent to port 53. A connection refused or connection reset by the destination
is treated as successful detection.
Retry Number Retry count if the probe fails. The default is 3. The valid range is 1-10 times.
Retry Interval Interval between retries if the probe fails. The default is 3. The valid range is 1-3600
seconds.
IPv4 Prefix Length Number of IPv4 netmask bits that define network affinity for the RTT table. The
default is 24. For example, if the GLB records an RTT for a client with source IP
address 192.168.1.100, the record is stored and applies to all requests from the
192.168.1.0/24 network.
IPv6 Prefix Length Number of IPv6 netmask bits that define network affinity for the RTT table. The
default is 64.
Aging Timeout RTTresults are cached. This setting specifies the length of time in seconds for which
the RTT cache entry is valid. The default is 86400. The valid range is 60-2,592,000
seconds.
Configuring persistence
Use this page to configure source address affinity and a timeout for GSLB persistence. You enable persistence
per host in the GSLBhost configuration.
If the DNS query is for a host that has persistence enabled, the DNS server replies with an answer that has the
virtual server IP addresses listed in the order determined by the GSLB proximity algorithms, and the client source
IP address (for example 192.168.1.100) is recorded in the persistence table. If source address affinity is set to 24
bits, subsequent queries for the host from the 192.168.1.0/24 network are sent an answer with the virtual servers
listed in the same order (unless a server becomes unavailable and is therefore omitted from the answer).
Persistence is required for applications that include transactions across multiple hosts, so the persistence table is
also used for queries for other hosts with the same domain. For example, a transaction on a banking application
might include connections to login.bank.com and transfer.bank.com. To support persistence in these cases, the
GSLB persistence lookup accounts for domain as well. The first query for login.bank.com creates a mapping for
the source address network 192.168.1.0/24 and the domain bank.com. When the DNS server receives
subsequent requests, it consults the persistence table for a source network match, then a domain match and a
hostname match. In this example, as long as you have created host configurations for both login.bank.com and
transfer.bank.com, and persistence is enabled for each, the persistence table can be used to ensure the DNS
answers to queries from the same network list the resource records in the same order.
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To configure persistence:
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IPv4 Mask Length Number of IPv4 netmask bits that define network affinity for the persistence table. The
default is 24.
IPv6 Mask Length Number of IPv6 netmask bits that define network affinity for the persistence table. The
default is 64.
Aging Period This setting specifies the length of time in seconds for which the entry is maintained in
the persistence table. The default is 86400. The valid range is 60-2,592,000 seconds.
An address group is a configuration object that specifies the source and destination IP addresses that are the
matching criteria for DNS policies.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have configured an address group, you can select it in the DNS policy configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the global DNS policy configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
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Action l IncludeThe rule logic creates an address object that includes addresses matching
the specified address block.
l ExcludeThe rule logic creates an address object that excludes addresses
matching the specified address block.
The remote server configuration is used to create a list of DNS forwarders. DNS forwarders are commonly used
when you do not want the local DNS server to connect to Internet DNS servers. For example, if the local DNS
server is behind a firewall and you do not want to allow DNS through that firewall, you implement DNS forwarding
to a remote server that is deployed in a DMZ or similar network region that can contact Internet DNS servers.
l You must have a good understanding of DNS and knowledge of the remote DNS servers that can be used to
communicate with Internet domain servers.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have configured remote DNS servers, you can select them in DNS zone and DNS policy configurations.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the zone configuration (if you use forwarders).
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
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Port Port number the remote server uses for DNS. The default is 53.
If you enable DNSSEC, secure communication between the FortiADC DNS server and any child DNS servers is
based on keys contained in delegation signer files (DSSET files). In DNSSEC deployments, DSSET files are
generated automatically when the zone is signed by DNSSEC.
You use the DSSET list configuration to paste in the content of the DSSET files provided by child domain servers
or stub domains.
Note: You use the Global DNS zone configuration to generate the DSSET file for this server. The file generated
by the zone configuration editor is the one you give to any parent zone or the registrar of your domain.
l You must have a good understanding of DNSSEC and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l You must have used DNSSEC to sign the child domain servers and have downloaded the DSset files to a location
you can reach from your management computer.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a DSSET list, you can select it in DNS zone configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference the name in the zone configuration (if you enable DNSSEC).
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Filename Type the filename. The convention is dsset-<domain>, for example, dsset-
example.com.
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Content Paste the DSset file content. The content of DSset files is similar to the following:
dns.example.com. IN DS 13447 5 1
A5AD9EFB6840F58CF817F3CC7C24A7ED2DD5559C
The DNS zone configuration is the key to the global load balancing solution. This configuration contains the key
DNS server settings, including:
l You must have a good understanding of DNS and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l You must have authority to create authoritative DNS zone records for your network.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a DNS zone, you can select it in the DNS policy configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference the name in the global DNS policy configuration.
Note:
l FortiADC supports third-party domain names.
l After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Type l MasterThe configuration contains the master copy of data for the zone and is the
authoritative server for it.
l ForwardThe configuration allows you to apply DNS forwarding on a per-domain
basis, overriding the forwarding settings in the general configuration.
l FQDN GenerateThe zone and its resource record is generated from the global
load balancing framework.
Domain Name The domain name must end with a period. For example: example.com.
Forward Options
Forward l FirstThe DNS server queries the forwarder before doing its own DNS lookup.
l OnlyOnly query the forwarder. Do not perform a DNS lookup.
l Note: The internal server caches the results it learns from the forwarders, which
optimizes subsequent lookups.
Master Options
TTL The $TTL directive at the top of the zone file (before the SOA) gives a default TTL
for every RR without a specific TTL set.
Negative TTL The last field in the SOAthe negative caching TTL. This informs other servers how
long to cache no-such-domain (NXDOMAIN) responses from you. The default is 3600
seconds. The valid range is 0 to 2,147,483,647.
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KSK Filename It is generated by the system if DNSSEC is enabled for the zone.
KSK Type characters for a string key. The file is generated by the system if DNSSEC is
enabled for the zone.
ZSK Filename It is generated by the system if DNSSEC is enabled for the zone.
ZSK Type characters for a string key. The file is generated by the system if DNSSEC is
enabled for the zone.
DSSET The file is generated by the system if DNSSEC is enabled for the zone. The file
Filename generated by the zone configuration editor is the one you give to any parent zone
or the registrar of your domain.
DSSET List Select a DSSET configuration object. See Configuring the DSSET list.
FQDN Record
FQDN Record Displays a summary of all DNS RR for the zone, including generated and manually
table configured RR.
A/AAAA Record
Note: You can specify the @ symbol to denote the zone root. The value
substituted for @ is the preceding $ORIGIN directive.
Type l IPv4
l IPv6
Weight Assigns relative preference among membershigher values are more preferred
and are assigned connections more frequently.
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CNAME Record
Alias An alias name to another true or canonical domain name (the target). For
instance, www.example.com is an alias for example.com.
NS Record
Domain Name The domain for which the name server has authoritative answers, such as
example.com.
Type l IPv4
l IPv6
MX Record
Hostname The hostname part of the FQDN for a mail exchange server, such as mail.
Priority Preference given to this RR among others at the same owner. Lower values have
greater priority.
Type l IPv4
l IPv6
TXT Record
Name Hostname.
TXT records are name-value pairs that contain human readable information about
a host. The most common use for TXT records is to store SPF records.
If you complete the entry from the the Web UI, do not put the string in quotes. (If
you complete the entry from the CLI, you do put the string in quotes.)
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SRV Record
Host Name The host name part of the FQDN, e.g., www.
Priority A priority assigned to the target host: the lower the value, the higher the priority.
Weight A relative weight assigned to a record among records of the same priority: the
greater the value, the more weight it carries.
Target Name The canonical name of the machine providing the service.
Configuring DNS64
The DNS64 configuration maps IPv4 addresses to AAAA queries when there are no AAAA records. This feature is
optional. It can be used in network segments that use NAT64 to support IPv6 client communication with IPv4
backend servers.
l You must have a good understanding of DNS and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l You must have configured address objects that specify the network segments for which the DNS64 map applies.
See Configuring an address group.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
After you have created a DNS64 configuration, you can select it a DNS policy configuration.
To configure DNS64:
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference the name in the global DNS policy configuration.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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IPv6 Prefix IP address and netmask that specify the DNS64 prefix. Compatible IPv6 prefixes
have lengths of 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 and 96 as per RFC 6052.
Source Select an address object. Only clients that match the source IP use the DNS64
Address lookup table.
Mapped Select an address object that specifies the IPv4 addresses that are to be mapped
Address in the corresponding A RR set.
Exclude Select an address object. Allows specification of a list of IPv6 addresses that can
be ignored. Typically, you exclude addresses that do have AAAA records.
The response rate limit keeps the FortiADC authoritative DNS server from being used in amplifying reflection
denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference the name in the global DNS policy configuration.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Responses per Maximum number of responses per second. The valid range is 1-2040. The
Second default is 1000.
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The Global DNS policy is a rule base that matches traffic to DNS zones. Traffic that matches both the source and
the destination criteria is served by the policy. Traffic that does not match any policy is served by the DNS
general settings configuration.
l A good understanding of DNS and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l Configured address objects, remote servers, DNS zones, and optional configuration objects you want to specify in
your policy.
l Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source Select an address object to specify the source match criteria. See Configuring an
address group.
Destination Select an address object to specify the destination match criteria. See
Configuring an address group.
Zone List Select one or more zone configurations to serve DNS requests from matching
traffic. See Configuring DNS zones.
DNS64 List Select one or more DNS64 configurations to use when resolving IPv6 requests.
See Configuring DNS64.
Recursion Enables/disables recursion. If enabled, the DNS server attempts to do all the work
required to answer the query. If not enabled, the server returns a referral response
when it does not already know the answer.
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Forward l FirstThe DNS server queries the forwarders list before doing its own DNS lookup.
l OnlyOnly queries the forwarders list. Does not perform its own DNS lookups.
Note: The internal server caches the results it learns from the forwarders, which
optimizes subsequent lookups.
Forwarders If the DNS server zone has been configured as a forwarder, select the remote
DNS server to which it forwards requests. See Configuring remote DNS servers.
Response Select a rate limit configuration object. See Configuring the response rate limit.
Rate Limit
Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is
consulted from top to bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and
subsequent rules are not evaluated.
The general settings configuration specifies the interfaces that listen for DNS requests. By default, the system
listens on the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of all configured interfaces for DNS requests.
The other settings in the general settings configuration are applied when traffic does not match a Global DNS
policy.
l You must have a good understanding of DNS and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
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Settings Guidelines
Recursion Enables/disables recursion. If enabled, the DNS server attempts to do all the work
required to answer the query. If not enabled, the server returns a referral response
when it does not already know the answer.
Listen on IPv6 Enables/disables listening for DNS requests on the interface IPv6 address.
Listen on IPv4 Enables/disables listening for DNS requests on the interface IPv4 address.
Forward l FirstThe DNS server queries the forwarder before doing its own DNS lookup.
l OnlyOnly queries the forwarder. Does not perform its own DNS lookups.
Note: The internal server caches the results it learns from forwarders, which
optimizes subsequent lookups.
Use System Forwards DNS requests to the system DNS server instead of the forwarders list.
DNS Server
Response Selects a rate limit configuration object. See Configuring the response rate limit.
Rate Limit
DNSSEC validation requires that a DNS name server know the trust anchor key for the root DNS domain in order
to validate already signed responses. In general, trust anchor keys do not change often, but they do change
occasionally, and might change unexpectedly in the event the keys are compromised.
The FortiADC DNS server is preconfigured with a trust anchor key for the root DNS domain. If you are informed
that you must update this key, you can use the configuration editor to paste the new content into the DNS server
configuration.
Further reading:
http://data.iana.org/root-anchors/draft-icann-dnssec-trust-anchor.html
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l You must have a good understanding of DNSSEC and knowledge of the DNS deployment in your network.
l You must have already obtained the key so that you can copy and paste it into the DNS server configuration.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Global Load Balance settings.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Value The key value. The key format is a string with the following format:
\"<domainname>\" <num1> <num2> <num3> \"<content>\"
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In most deployment scenarios, we recommend you deploy FortiGate to secure your network. Fortinet includes
security functionality in the FortiADC system to support those cases when deploying FortiGate is impractical.
FortiADC includes the following security features:
The FortiGuard IP Reputation service provides a database of known compromised or malicious client IP
addresses. The database is updated periodically.
The IP Reputation configuration allows you to specify the action the system takes when an SLB virtual server
receives traffic from a client with an IP address on the list. Table 60 lists limitations for IP Reputation actions.
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Redirect IPv4 only Not supported for RADIUS, FTP, TCP, UDP.
Send 403 IPv4 only Not supported for RADIUS, FTP, TCP, UDP.
Forbidden
Note: IP Reputation is also not supported for Layer 4 virtual servers when the Packet Forwarding Mode is Direct
Routing.
Basic Steps
1. Configure the connection to FortiGuard so the system can receive periodic IP Reputation Database updates. See
Configuring FortiGuard service settings.
2. Optionally, customize the actions you want to take when the system encounters a request from a source IP
address that matches the list; and add exceptions. If a source IP address appears on the exceptions list, the
system does not look it up on the IP Reputation list. See below.
3. Enable IP Reputation in the profiles you associate with virtual servers. See Configuring Application profiles.
Before you begin:
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l Botnet
l Anonymous Proxy
l Phishing
l Spam
l Other
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Action l Pass
l Deny
l Redirect
l Send 403 Forbidden
Note: Layer 4 and TCPS virtual servers do not support Redirect or Send 403
Forbidden. If you apply an IP Reputation configuration that uses these options to
a Layer 4 or TCPS virtual server, FortiADC logs the action as Redirect or Send
403 Forbidden but in fact denies the traffic.
Severity The severity to apply to the event. Severity is useful when you filter and sort logs:
l Low
l Medium
l High
Settings Guidelines
Status Enable or disable the exception. You might have occasion to toggle the exception
off and on.
IP/Netmask If IP/netmask is selected in the Type field above, specify a subnet using the
address/mask notation.
Start IP / End Is IPRange is selected in the Type field above, specify the starting address and
IP ending address of the IPrange.
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The FortiGuard Geo IP service provides a database that maps IP addresses to countries, satellite providers, and
anonymous proxies. The database is updated periodically.
The Geo IP block list is a policy that takes the action you specify when the virtual server receives requests from IP
addresses in the blocked countrys IP address space.
For Layer 4 virtual servers, FortiADC blocks access when the first TCP SYN packet arrives. For Layer 7 virtual
servers, FortiADC blocks access after the handshake, allowing it to redirect the traffic if you have configured it to
do so.
Redirect IPv4 only Not supported for HTTP Turbo, RADIUS, FTP, TCP, TCPS,
UDP.
Send 403 IPv4 only Not supported for HTTP Turbo, RADIUS, FTP, TCP, TCPS,
Forbidden UDP.
Basic Steps
1. Configure the connection to FortiGuard so the system can receive periodic Geo IP Database updates. See
Configuring FortiGuard service settings.
2. Create rules to block traffic from locations.
3. Maintain a whitelist to allow traffic from specified subnets even if they belong to the address space blocked by the
Geo IP block list.
4. Select the Geo IP block list and whitelist in the profiles you associate with virtual servers. See Configuring
Application profiles.
Before you begin:
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
Severity The severity to apply to the event. Severity is useful when you filter and sort logs:
l Low
l Medium
l High
Regions Select a geolocation object. The list includes countries as well as selections for
anonymous proxies and satellite providers.
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Name Configuration name. The name can be up to 35 characters long. Valid characters
are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No space is allowed.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Description A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other
administrators more easily identify its use.
Status Enable/disable the exception. You might have occasion to toggle the exception
off and on.
Member
Description Enter a brief description of the IP subnet or IP range, depending on which Type
you choose. The description can be up to 1023 characters long. Valid characters
are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, -,., and :. No space is allowed.
You can enable basic denial of service (DoS) prevention to combat SYN floods. When enabled, FortiADC uses
the SYN cookie method to track half-open connections. The system maintains a DoS mitigation table for each
configured IPv4 virtual server. It times out half-open connections so that they do not deplete system resources.
Note: The DoS feature is supported for traffic to virtual servers only. However, it is not supported for IPv6 traffic
or for Layer 4 virtual servers with the Direct Routing packet forwarding mode.
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Chapter 7:Network Security Configuring a firewall policy
A firewall policy is a filter that allows or denies traffic based on a matching tuple: source address, destination
address, and service. By default, firewall policy rules are stateful: if client-to-server traffic is allowed, the session
is maintained in a state table, and the response traffic is allowed.
The FortiADC system evaluates firewall policies before other rules. It matches traffic against the firewall policy
table, beginning with the first rule. If a rule matches, the specified action is taken. If the session is denied by a
firewall policy rule, it is dropped. If the session is accepted, system processing continues.
By default, if firewall rules are not configured, the system does not perform firewall processing; all traffic is
processed as if the system were a router, and traffic is forwarded according to routing and other system rules.
Note: You do not need to create firewall rules for routine management traffic associated with the management
port or HA ports. The interface allow access option enables permitted protocols. The system automatically
permits from-self traffic, such as health check traffic, and expected responses.
To configure a firewall:
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Rule
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source Select a source address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Destination Select a destination address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is
consulted from top to bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and
subsequent rules are not evaluated.
The firewall connection limit policy allows or denies traffic based on a matching tuple: source address, destination
address, and service; and connection count. The purpose is to detect anomalous connection requests.
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By default, if firewall connection limit rules are not configured, the system does not perform connection limit
policy processing. The firewall connection limit can be configured for non-SLB traffic and for Layer 7 SLB traffic,
but not Layer 4 SLB traffic.
Note: The purpose of the firewall connection limit is distinct from the virtual server connection limit. The firewall
connection limit setting is a security setting; the virtual server connection limit is a capacity setting.
l You must have a good understanding and knowledge of the capacity of your backend servers.
l You must have created the address configuration objects and service configuration objects that define the matching
tuple in your connection limit rules.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Firewall settings.
1. Click Network Security > [Firewall Connection Limit | IPv6 Connection Limit].
2. Click Add to display the configuration editor.
3. Complete the configuration as described in Table 67.
4. Save the configuration.
5. Reorder rules, as necessary.
Table 67: Connection limit configuration
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source Select a source address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Destination Select a destination address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Side When the connection limit is per host, specify whether the connection counter
gets incremented when the host IP address appears in:
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Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is
consulted from top to bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and
subsequent rules are not evaluated.
You use web application firewall policies to scan HTTP requests and responses against known attack signatures
and methods and filter matching traffic. This section includes the following topics:
A WAF uses methods that complement perimeter security systems, such as the FortiGate next-generation
firewall. The FortiADC WAF module applies a set of policies to HTTP scanpoints, which are parsed contexts of an
HTTP transaction.
Figure 49 illustrates the scanpoints. In the WAF policy configurations, you have options to enable rules to detect
attacks at the request line, query string, filename, URI, request headers, request body, response code, or
response body.
In particular:
l Web Attack Signature policyThe signature database includes signatures that can detect known attacks and
exploits that can be found in 22 scanpoints. In your policy configuration, you choose classes of scanpoints to
process: HTTP Headers, HTTP Request Body, and HTTP Response Body.
l URL Protection policyThis policy enables you to create rules that detect patterns in the URI or the file extension.
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l HTTP Protocol Constraint policyThis policy enables you to create rules that restrict URI, header, and body length;
HTTP method, or HTTP response code.
l SQL/XSS Injection Detection policyThis policy includes rules to detect SQL/XSS injection in the HTTP Request
URI, HTTP Referer Header, HTTP Cookie Header, or HTTP Request Body.
l Bot DetectionThis policy includes rules to detect Bots. A Bot is an application that runs automated tasks over the
Internet.The WAF supports two methods for detecting bad Bots:signature detection and behavior detection. You
can also also use whitelists to exclude known trusted sources (good Bots) from detection.
Policy rules are enforced (action taken) when scanning is completed at four checkpoints:
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Severity
The severity ratings for predefined Web Attack Signatures and the default severity rating for feature options like
SQL/XSS Injection Detection are based on the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Risk Rating
Methodology. In order to harmonize the significance of severity levels in logs, we recommend you use this
methodology to assign severity for any custom elements you create.
Exceptions
You can create exceptions so that traffic to specific hosts or URL patterns is not subject to processing by WAF
rules. Exception lists are processed before traffic is inspected. If an exception applies, the traffic bypasses the
WAFmodule.
Basic Steps
1. Create configuration objects that define the exception.
2. Add the exception to a WAFprofile configuration or WAF rule configuration.
Table 68 describes the predefined profiles. In many cases, you can use predefined profiles to get started.
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Description
files
If desired, you can create user-defined profiles. The maximum number of profiles per VDOM is 255.
l You can use predefined WAF profiles, create profiles based on predefined feature options, or create profiles based
on user-defined configuration objects. If you want to add user-defined configuration objects, you must create them
before using this procedure to add them to a WAF profile.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Security settings.
After you have created a WAF profile, you can specify it in a virtual server configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Description A string to describe the purpose of the configuration, to help you and other
administrators more easily identify its use.
Web Attack Select a predefined or user-defined Web Attack Signature configuration object.
Signature
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In the Web Attack Signature policy configuration, you can enable/disable the class of scanpoints and the action
when traffic matches signatures.
l HTTP HeaderScans traffic against HTTP header signatures. If you enable a policy at all, you are enabling HTTP
header scanning.
l HTTP Request BodyScans traffic against HTTP request body signatures.
l HTTP Response BodyScans traffic against HTTP response body signatures.
Header scanning is always a good practice, so enabling a policy always enables header scanning. Body scanning
impacts performance, so you have the option of disabling body scanning if system utilization or latency become
an issue.
You can specify separate actions for three levels of event severity:
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Basic Steps
1. Configure the connection to FortiGuard so that the system can receive periodic WAF Signature Database
updates. See Configuring FortiGuard service settings.
2. Optionally, if you do not want to use the predefined policies, configure Web Attack Signature policies. See below.
3. When configuring the WAF profile, select a policy that you associate with virtual servers . See Configuring a Web
Attack Signature policy.
Before you begin:
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Category This dialog provides tools for configuring a Web attack signature policy.
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Name Specify a unique name for the Web attack signature policy and click Save.
Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No space is allowed between
characters.
Category This section lists the (main) categories of Web attack signatures within the
system. Do the following to include the desired categories of Web attack
signature in the policy:
1. In the Name column, identify the categories of Web attack signatures of
interest.
2. In the Status column, select (check mark)the categories you like to include
in the policy.
3. In the Action column, select the action you want to apply to the categories
that you select.
4. Double-click the name of a category to view its sub-categories. See Sub-
category below.
Sub-category This section lists the sub-categories of a (main) category of Web attack
signature that you have opened (double-clicked) from above. Do the following
to enable any of the sub-categories of interest:
1. In the Name column, identify the sub-categories of interest.
2. In the Status column, select (check mark)the sub-categories you like to
include in the policy.
Signature This dialog provides tools for searching through and filtering Web attack
signatures available within the system.
Search Use the following options to search for Web attack signatures to display:
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Filters Use any or a combination of the following filters to filter the Web attack
signatures to be displayed in the Signature section below:
Signature This section displays all Web attack signatures that match your search and
filter criteria, showing the following information for each Web attack signature:
l ID
l Status
l Name
l Severity
l Target Application
l Exception Name
Signature Detail This section shows detailed information about the Web attack signature that
you've highlighted (clicked) in the Signature section above.
Detail This tab shows the following information about the selected signature:
l Signature ID
l Category
l Sub-category
l Severity
l Target Application
l Description
Edit Signature This tab provides tools for editing a selected Web attack signature. It contains
the following fields:
Table 72 summarizes the categories of threats that are detected by the signatures.
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CHETCPASSWD (40)
SAP (41)
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
terns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
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l HTTPrequest parametersLimit the length of URIs, headers, and body to prevent several types of attacks, such
as buffer overflow and denial of service.
l HTTP request methodsRestrict HTTP methods allowed in HTTP requests. For example, do not allow the PUT
method in HTTP requests to prevent attackers from uploading malicious files.
l HTTP response codesDrop response traffic containing HTTP response codes that might contain information
attackers can use to craft attacks. For example, some HTTP response codes include fingerprint data like web server
version, database version, OS, and so on.
Table 74 describes the predefined policies.
Table 74: Predefined HTTP protocol constraint policies
High-Level- Protocol constraints enabled with default values. Action is set to deny. Severity is
Security set to high.
Medium- Protocol constraints enabled with default values. Action is set to alert. Severity is
Level-Security set to medium.
Alert-Only Protocol constraints enabled with default values. Action is set to alert. Severity is
set to low.
If desired, you can create user-defined rules to filter traffic with invalid HTTP request methods or drop packets
with the specified server response codes.
l You should have a sense of legitimate URI lengths and HTTP request methods for the destination resources.
l You should know whether your servers include application fingerprint information in HTTP response codes.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Security settings.
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Name Enter a unique HTTPprotocol constraint policy name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-
z, 0-9, _, and -. No space is allowed.
Note: Once saved, the name of an HTTP protocol constraint policy cannot be
changed.
Request Parameters
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Maximum Maximum characters in an HTTP request URI. The default is 2048. The valid
URILength range is 1-8192.
Illegal Host Name Enable/disable hostname checks. A domain name must consist of only the ASCII
alphabetic and numeric characters, plus the hyphen. The hostname is checked against
the set of characters allowed by the RFC 2616. Disallowed characters, such as non-
printable ASCII characters or other special characters (for example, '<', '>', and the
like), are a symptom of an attack.
Illegal HTTP Ver- Enable/disable the HTTP version check. Well-formed requests include the version of
sion the protocol used by the client, in the form of HTTP/v where v is replaced by the actual
version number (one of 0.9, 1.0, 1.1). Malformed requests are a sign of traffic that was
not sent from a normal browser and are a symptom of an attack.
Illegal HTTP Mul- Enable/Disable the HTTPbody multipart check. If the content-type is multipart media
tipart type, the HTTP body must contain one or more body parts, each preceded by a bound-
ary delimiter line and the last one followed by a closing boundary delimiter line. After
its boundary delimiter line, each body part then consists of a header area, a blank line,
and a body area. Malformed HTTPrequests are a sign of traffic that was not sent from
a normal browser and are a symptom of an attack.
Maximum Cookie Maximum number of cookie headers in an HTTP request. The default is 16. The valid
Number In Request range is 1-32.
Maximum Header Maximum number of headers in an HTTP request. The default is 50. Requests with
Number In Request more headers are a symptom of a buffer overflow attack or an attempt to evade detec-
tion mechanisms. The valid configuration range is 1-100.
Maximum Request Maximum characters in an HTTP request header name. The default is 1024. The valid
Header Name range is 1-8192.
Length
Maximum Request Maximum characters in an HTTP request header value. The default is 4096. Longer
Header Value headers might be a symptom of a buffer overflow attack. The valid configuration range
Length is 1-8192.
Maximum URL Maximum characters in a URL parameter name. The default is 1024. The valid range
Parameter Name is 1-2048.
Length
Maximum URL Maximum characters in a URL parameter value. The default is 4096. The valid range
Parameter Value is 1-8192.
Length
Maximum Request Maximum length of the HTTP request header. The default is 8192. The valid range is
Header Length 1-16384.
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Maximum Request Maximum length of the HTTP body. The default is 67108864. The valid range is 1-
Body Length 67108864.
Method Select one or more methods to match in the HTTP request line:
l CONNECT
l DELETE
l GET
l HEAD
l OPTIONS
l POST
l PUT
l TRACE
l Others
Note: The first 8 methods are described in RFC 2616. The group Others contains
not commonly used HTTP methods defined by Web Distributed Authoring and
Version (WebDAV) extensions.
Exception Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
terns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
Minimum Start/end of a range of status codes to match. You can specify codes 400 to 599.
Status Code /
Maximum
Status Code
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Exception Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
terns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
In contrast to signature-based detection, the WAF SQL and XSS injection detector module detects SQL and XSS
injection through lexical analysis, which is a complementary method and is faster.
The policy enables/disables scanpoints, the action when traffic matches signatures, and the event severity.
Predefined
Detection Action Severity Detection Action Severity
Rules
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Detection Action Severity Detection Action Severity
Rules
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
SQL
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SQL Exception Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
Name terns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
XSS
XSS Exception Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL pat-
Name terns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Exception Host Matching string. Regular expressions are supported. For example, you can specify
www.example.com, *.example.com, or www.example.* to match a literal host
pattern or a wildcard host pattern.
Exception URL Matching string. Must begin with a URL path separator (/). Regular expressions
are supported. For example, you can specify pathnames and files with
expressions like \/admin, .*\/data\/1.html, or \/data.*.
To get started, you can use predefined whitelists (known good bots) and blacklists (known bad bots). You can also
specify a rate limit threshold of HTTP requests/second for sources not matched to either whitelist or blacklist. The
rate limit threshold can be useful in detecting "unknown bots".
In the event of false positives, you can use the user-specified whitelist table to fine-tune detection.
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l You must configure the connection to FortiGuard so the system can receive periodic WAF Signature Database
updates, including "good bot"and "bad bot" signatures and lists. See Configuring FortiGuard service settings.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Security settings.
After you have configured Bot Detection policies, you can select them in WAF profiles.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Search Engine Enable/disable the predefined search engine spider whitelist. The list is included in
Status WAF signature updates from FortiGuard.
Bad Robot Status Enable/disable the predefined bad robot blacklist. The list is included in WAF sig-
nature updates from FortiGuard.
HTTP Request Specify a threshold (HTTP requests/second/source) to trigger the action. Bots
Rate send HTTPrequest traffic at extraordinarily high rates. The source is tracked by
source IP address and User-Agent.
The default is 0 (off). The valid range is 0-100,000,000 requests per second.
Block Period The default is 3600 seconds. The valid range is 1-3600.
The maximum size of the block IP address table is 100,000 entries. If the table is
full, the earliest entry will be deleted.
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Auth policies set the conditions that mandate authentication and reference the user group that has authorization.
For example, you can define an auth policy that has the following logic: if the Host header matches example.com
and the URI matches /index.html, then the group example-group is authorized. FortiADC supports the Basic
Authentication Scheme described in RFC 2617.
1. The client sends an HTTP request for a URL belonging to a FortiADC virtual server that has an authorization
policy.
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2. FortiADC replies with an HTTP 401 to require authorization. On the client computer, the user might be prompted
with a dialog box to provide credentials.
3. The client reply includes an Authorization header that gives the credentials.
4. FortiADC sends a request to the server (local, LDAP, or RADIUS) to authenticate the user.
5. The authentication server sends its response, which can be cached according to your user group configuration.
6. If authentication is successful, FortiADC continues processing the traffic and forwards the request to the real
server.
7. The real server responds with an HTTP 200 OK.
8. FortiADC processes the traffic and forwards the server response to the client.
l You must have created the user groups to be authorized with the policy. You also configure users and
authentication servers separately. See Configuring user groups.
l You must have read-write permission for Server Load Balance settings.
After you have configured an auth policy, you can select it in the virtual server configuration. Note the following
requirements:
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You
reference this name in the virtual server configuration.
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
Host Status If enabled, require authorization only for the specified host. If disabled, ignore
hostname in the HTTP request header and require authorization for requests with
any Host header. Disabled by default.
Host Specify the HTTP Host header. If Host Status is enabled, the policy matches only
if the Host header matches this value. Complete, exact matching is required. For
example, www.example.com matches www.example.com but not
www.example.com.hk.
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l Standard
l SAML
User Realm Realm to which the Path URI belongs. The realm is included in the basic
authentication header in the HTTP 401 message sent to the client. If a request is
authenticated and a realm specified, the same credentials are deemed valid for
other requests within this realm.
Path Require authorization only if the URI of the HTTP request matches this
pathname. If none is specified, requests to any URI require authorization. The
value is parsed as a match string prefix. For example, /abc matches
http://www.example.com/abcd and
http://www.example.com/abc/11.html but not
http://www.example.com/1abcd.
User Group Select the user group that is authorized to access the protected resource.
User groups are authorized by the virtual server authentication policy. The user group configuration references
the authentication servers that contain valid user credentials.
Suggested steps:
1. Configure LDAP and RADIUS servers, if applicable.
2. Configure local users.
3. Configure user groups (reference servers and local users).
4. Configure an authentication policy (reference the user group).
5. Configure the virtual server (reference the authentication policy).
Before you begin:
l You must have created configuration objects for any LDAP and RADIUS servers you want to use, and you must
have created user accounts for local users.
l You must have read-write permission for System settings.
After you have created user groups, you can specify them in the server load balancing authentication policy
configuration.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
User Cache Enable to cache the credentials for the remote users (LDAP, RADIUS) once
they are authorized.
Cache Timeout Timeout for cached user credentials. The default is 300 seconds. The valid
range is 1-86,400 seconds.
Authentication Timeout for query sent from FortiADC to a remote authentication server.
Timeout The default is 2,000 milliseconds. The valid range is 1-60,000 milliseconds.
Authentication Log Specify one of the following logging options for authentication events:
l No logging
l Log failed attempts
l Log successful attempts
l Log all (both failed and successful attempts)
Client l HTMLForm
Authentication l HTTP
Method
Authentication Specify the authentication session timeout. Valid values range from 1 to 180
Session Timeout minutes. The default is 3 (minutes).
SSOSupport Disabled by default. When enabled, you must specify the SSOdomain. See
below.
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You can use a local authentication server to authenticate destination server user logins.
Note: The local authentication server does not have user-initiated password management features, so it does not
easily scale to large groups of users. For large deployments, we recommend you use RADIUS or LDAP and
provide instructions on your website how users can reset, recover, or change their passwords.
Basic steps:
Settings Guidelines
Do not use spaces or special characters except the at symbol (@) or dot (.). The
maximum length is 35 characters.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed
directory information services over a network. When using LDAP, authentication clients may send Bind
messages to servers for authentication. Depending on the circumstances, clients may send different kinds of
Bind messages.
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access the LDAP server based on his or her privileges. There are three bind types: simple, anonymous, and
regular.
Simple bind
Simple bind means binding with a client's full name. All clients must be located in the same branch specified with
the DN.
Anonymous bind
Anonymous bind should be used only if the LDAP server allows it. The LDAP server searches for the client in the
entire sub-branches, starting from the specified DN. This bind has two steps: First, FortiADC sends the binding
request to specify the search entry point. Then, it sends a search request with the specified scope and filter to the
LDAP server to find the given client.
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Regular bind
Regular bind can be used when anonymous binding is not allowed on the LDAP server. Regular bind is similar to
anonymous bind. The difference is in the initial step. Unlike anonymous bind, regular bind requires that FortiADC
get the access privileges on the LDAP server with the specified User DN in the first step. After it has obtained the
authorization, FortiADC can then move on to the second step as it does in anonymous bind.
LDAPS is a mechanism for establishing an encrypted SSL/TLS connection for LDAP. It requires the use of a
separate port, commonly 636. StartTLS extended operation is LDAPv3 standard mechanism for enabling TLS
(SSL) data confidentiality protection. The mechanism uses an LDAPv3 extended operation to establish an
encrypted SSL/TLS connection within an already established LDAP connection.
Configuring LDAPbinding
You can use an LDAP authentication server to authenticate administrator or destination server user log-ins.
Basic steps:
1. Configure a connection to an LDAP server that can authenticate administrator or user logins.
2. Select the LDAP server configuration when you add administrator users or create user groups.
Before you begin:
l You must know the IP address and port used to access the LDAP server. You must know the CN and DN where user
credentials are stored on the LDAP server.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Port Port number for the server. The commonly used port for LDAP is 389.
Common Common name (cn) attribute for the LDAP record. For example: cn
Name
Identifier
Distinguished Distinguished name (dn) attribute for the LDAP record. The dn uniquely identifies a
Name user in the LDAP directory. For example:
cn=John%20Doe,dc=example,dc=com
Bind Type l Simplebind without user search. It can be used only if all the users belong to the
same branch.
l Anonymousbind with user search. It can be used when users are in different
branches and only if the server allows anonymous search.
l Regularbind with user search. It can be used when users are in different
branches and the server does not allow anonymous search.
User DN Available only when Bind Type is "Regular". In that case, enter the user DN.
Password Available only when Bind Type is "Regular". In that case, enter the user password.
Secure l Disable
Connection
l LDAPS
l STARTTLS
CA Profile This field becomes available only when Secure Connection is set to LDAPSor
STARTTLS, regardless of the Bind type being selected. In that case, you can either
select a CA that has already been provisioned to secure the connection. You may
also leave the field blank if you do not want to secure the connection.
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You can use a RADIUS authentication server to authenticate administrator or destination server user logins.
Basic steps:
1. Configure a connection to a RADIUS server that can authenticate administrator or user logins.
2. Select the RADIUS server configuration when you add administrator users or user groups.
Before you begin:
l You must know the IP address, port, authentication protocol, and shared secret used to access the RADIUS server.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Port Port number for the server. The commonly used port for RADIUS is 1812.
Shared Secret Shared secret string used when connecting to the server.
Kerberos authentication is a computer authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets (i.e., credentials).
It provides several authentication choices, allowing nodes communicating over a non-secure network to verify
each others' identity securely via a Key Distribution Center (KDC) and Service Tickets (STs). It is primarily used for
client-server authentication model and provides mutual authentication by which both the client and the server
verify each others' identity.
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Kerberos authentication is built upon symmetric key cryptography and requires a trusted third party, and may also
resort to the use of public-key cryptography in certain phases of the authentication process. By default, Kerberos
Authentication Relay uses UDP port 88.
l Client
l Authentication Server (AS)
l Ticket Granting Server (TGS)
l Service Server (SS)
Often, the AS and TGS are located on the same physical server, i.e., the KDC.
Authentication Workflow
The following paragraphs highlight the workflow of Kerberos authentication.
l Message A: Client/TGS Session Key encrypted using the secret key of the client/user.
l Message B: Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) which includes the client ID, client network address, ticket validity period,
and the client/TGS session key) encrypted using the secret key of the TGS.
Once the client receives Messages A and B, it attempts to decrypt Message A with the secret key generated from
the password entered by the user. If the user entered password does not match the password in the AS database,
the client's secret key will be different and thus unable to decrypt message A. With a valid password and secret
key, the client decrypts Message A to obtain the Client/TGS Session Key. This session key is used for further
communications with the TGS. Note that the client cannot decrypt Message B, as it is encrypted using TGS's
secret key. At this point, the client has enough information to authenticate itself to the TGS.
l Message C: Composed of the TGT from Message B and the ID of the requested service.
l Message D: Authenticator, which is composed of the client ID and the time-stamp, encrypted using the Client/TGS
Session Key.
Upon receiving Messages C and D, the TGS retrieves Message B out of Message C. It decrypts Message B using
the TGS secret key. This gives the TGS the "client/TGS session key". Using this key, the TGS decrypts Message
D (Authenticator) and sends the following two messages to the client:
l Message E: Client-to-server ticket, which includes the client ID, client network address, validity period, and
Client/Server Session Key, encrypted using the service's secret key.
l Message F: Client/Server Session Key encrypted with the Client/TGS Session Key.
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l Message E: From the previous step (the client-to-server ticket, encrypted using service's secret key).
l Message G: A new Authenticator, which includes the client ID and time-stamp encrypted using the Client/Server
Session Key.
The SS decrypts the ticket using its own secret key to retrieve the Client/Server Session Key. Using the sessions
key, the SS decrypts the Authenticator and sends the following message to the client to confirm its true identity
and willingness to serve the client:
l Message H: The time-stamp found in client's Authenticator, plus 1 in version 4, but not necessary in version 5[2]
[3]), encrypted using the Client/Server Session Key.
The client decrypts the confirmation using the Client/Server Session Key and checks whether the time-stamp is
correct. If it is correct, then the client can trust the server and start issuing service requests to the server.
Settings Guidelines
KDC Port 88
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Settings Guidelines
Domain Prefix Sup- Disabled by default. When selected, specify the domain prefix below.
port
When an application uses a Credentials Management API to prompt for user credentials, you must enter the
required information that can be validated either by the operating system or by the web application. You can
specify your domain credentials information in either of the following formats:
The down-level logon name format specifies a domain and a user account in that domain, for example,
DOMAIN\UserName. The following table highlights the components of a down-level logon name:
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User account name Also known as the login name User name
FortiADC supports HTTP basic SSO when Client Authentication Method is set to be either HTML Form
Authentication or HTML Basic Authentication.
For HTTP basic SSO, FortiADC forwards the clients credentials to the web application via the HTTP
Authorization header. For example, username/password "user1/fortinet" from a client is added to
the HTTP header in the format "Authorization: Basic dXNlcjE6Zm9ydGluZXQ=", and then
forwarded to the back-end web application.
You can use either UPN or down-level logon name to log into a web application, and FortiADC adds the domain
offload of your logon name for your convenience. Automatically adding the default domain prefix enables you to
log in using your user name alone in environments where both user name and domain name are required for the
same purpose. This feature comes in handy when you forget your domain name while trying to log into a web
application..
Settings Guidelines
Domain Prefix Sup- Disabled by default. When selected, you must specify the domain prefix, as
port described below.
Domain Prefix Enter the domain prefix only when you've enabled Domain Prefix Support. See
above.
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Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) defines an XML-based framework for describing and exchanging
security information among online business entities. It is the most popular protocol for implementing Web SSO.
The SAML protocol has two componentsthe Service Provider (SP) and the Identify Provider (IDP). They use
SAML-defined formatted XML to talk to each other and deliver the identity information called Authentication
Assertion.
l Provides support for service provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IDP) Metadata
l Provides single sign-on (SSO) experience for all virtual server resources linked with the user log-in
Functioning as an SP, FortiADC supports the following IDPs:
Once you have imported the needed IDPmetadata file into FortiADC, you can use the following steps to
configure a SAML service provider:
1. Click User Management > SAML.
2. Select the SAML Service Providers tab, if it is not selected.
3. Click Add to open the SAMLService Providers configuration editor.
4. Make the desired entries or selections, as described in the table below.
5. Click Save when done.
Parameter Description
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Parameter Description
Entity ID Specify the SAMLservice provider's entity ID, which is the SAML service
provider's URL.
Note:You must have the IDP metadata file imported into FortiADC ahead of
time.
SSO Status Enable(d) by default, which allows FortiADC to forward SSO information to the
real server, which in turn gets the authentication information and implements
the SSO function.
Export Assertion Enable(d) by default, which allows FortiADC to send to the real server the
Status URLwhere the Authentication Assertion (.i.e., identity information)can be
fetched.
Export Cookie Enable(d) by default, which allows FortiADC to send to the real server the cookie
Status of a site that the user last visited.
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Parameter Description
Export Assertion
ACL
IP Netmask Enter the IP address of the real server (or the IPNetmask if the real server is one
of a group of real servers) that requests authentication assertions.
Another purpose is to establish a trust relationship between the Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP).
In this case, SAML metadata is used to exchange configuration information between the SP and the IdP, and
viceversa. The metadata can be signed and encrypted so that the data is transferred securely. The other side
may need the corresponding public key to validate and decrypt it and then can be used to understand and
establish the connection with the SP or IdP
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Chapter 10:Shared Resources Configuring health checks
In server load balancing deployments, the system uses health checks to poll the members of the real server pool
to test whether an application is available. You can also configure additional health checks to poll related servers,
and you can include results for both in the health check rule. For example, you can configure an HTTP health
check test and a RADIUS health check test. In a web application that requires user authentication, the web server
is deemed available only if the web server and the related RADIUS server pass the health check.
In link load balancing deployments, the health check can poll either the ISP link group member itself or a beacon
server that is deployed on the other side of the ISP link. A beacon is an IP address that must be reachable in order
for the link to be deemed available. A beacon can be any IP address, such as a main office, core router, or virtual
server at another data center.
If you expect a backend server is going to be unavailable for a long period, such as
when it is undergoing hardware repair, it is experiencing extended down time, or when
you have removed it from the server farm, you can improve the performance of the
FortiADC system by setting the status of the pool member to Disabled, rather than
allowing the system to continue to attempt health checks.
Table 90 describes the predefined health checks. You can get started with these or create custom objects.
Table 90: Predefined health check configuration objects
Predefined Description
LB_HLTHCK_HTTP Sends a HEAD request to the server port 80. Expects the server to
return an HTTP 200.
LB_HLTHCK_HTTPS Sends a HEAD request to the server port 443. Expects the server to
return an HTTP 200.
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Predefined Description
LB_HLTHCK_TCP_ Sends a TCP echo to server port 7. Expects the server to respond with
ECHO the corresponding TCP echo.
l You must have a good understanding of TCP/IP and knowledge of the services running on your backend servers.
l You must know the IP address, port, and configuration details for the applications running on backend servers. For
some application protocol checks, you must specify user credentials.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Load Balance settings.
After you have configured a health check, you can select it in the SLB server pool, LLB link group, or GLB server
configuration.
l ICMP l FTP
l TCP Echo l TCP Half Open
l TCP Connection
l HTTP l TCP SSL
l HTTPS l SNMP
l DNS l SSH
l RADIUS l L2 Detection
l SMTP l UDP
l POP3 l SIP
l IMAP4 l SIP-TCP
l RADIUS Accounting l SNMP-Custom
l RSTP
l MySQL
You can clone a predefined configuration object to help you get started with a
user-defined configuration.
To clone a configuration object, click the clone icon that appears in the tools
column on the configuration summary page.
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Settings Guidelines
General
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Destination l IPv4
Address Type l IPv6
Hostname For HTTP or HTTPS health checks, you can specify the hostname (FQDN)
instead of the destination IPaddress. This is useful in VM environments where
multiple applications have the same IP address.
Interval Seconds between each health check. Should be more than the timeout to prevent
overlapping health checks. The default is 10.
Timeout Seconds to wait for a reply before assuming that the health check has failed. The
default is 5.
Up Retry Attempts to retry the health check to confirm server availability. The default is 1.
Down Retry Attempts to retry the health check to see if a down server has become available.
The default is 1.
Specifics
ICMP
TCP Echo
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Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually HTTP is 80, FTP is 21, DNS
is 53, POP3 is 110, IMAP4 is 143, RADIUS is 1812, and SNMP is 161.
TCP SSL
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually HTTP is 80, FTP is 21, DNS
is 53, POP3 is 110, IMAP4 is 143, RADIUS is 1812, and SNMP is 161.
Local Cert For TCP SSLonly. Click the down arrow and select a local SSL Health Check
Client certificate from the list menu. The certificate titled "Factory" is the default
certificate shipped with your FortiADC. The rest, if any, are the custom
certificates that you have created.
HTTP/HTTPS
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually HTTP is 80. If testing an
HTTP proxy server, specify the proxy port.
Local Cert For HTTPSonly. See TCP / TCP Half Open Connection / TCP SSL / UDP above.
HTTP If the real server pool members are HTTP proxy servers, specify an HTTP
CONNECT CONNECT option:
l Local CONNECTUse HTTP CONNECT to test the tunnel connection through the
proxy to the remote server. The member is deemed available if the request returns
status code 200 (OK).
l Remote CONNECTUse HTTP CONNECT to test both the proxy server response
and remote server application availability. If you select this option, you can configure
an HTTP request within the tunnel. For example, you can configure an HTTP
GET/HEAD request to the specified URL and the expected response.
l No CONNECTDo not use the HTTP CONNECT method. This option is the
default. The HTTP CONNECT option is useful to test the availability of proxy servers
only.
See the FortiADC Deployment Guide for FortiCache for an example that uses
this health check.
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Remote Host If you use HTTP CONNECT to test proxy servers, specify the remote server IP
address.
Remote Port If you use HTTP CONNECT to test proxy servers, specify the remote server port.
l HTTP GETSend an HTTP GET request to the server. A response to an HTTP GET
request includes HTTP headers and HTTP body.
l HTTP HEADSend an HTTP HEAD request. A response to an HTTP HEAD request
includes HTTP headers only.
Receive String A string expected in return when the HTTP GET request is successful.
Status Code The health check sends an HTTP request to the server. Specify the HTTP status
code in the server reply that indicates a successful test. Typically, you use status
code 200 (OK). Other status codes indicate errors.
l Match String
l Match Status
l Match All (match both string and status)
Not applicable when using HTTP HEAD. HTTP HEAD requests test status code
only.
DNS
Domain Name The FQDN, such as www.example.com, to use in the DNS A/AAAA record health
check.
Host Address IP address that matches the FQDN, indicating a successful health check.
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually RADIUS is 1812 and
RADIUS accounting is 1813.
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Password l UserIf the backend server does not use CHAP, select this option.
Type l CHAPIf the backend server uses CHAP and does not require a secret key, select
this option.
NAS IP NAS IP address RADIUS attribute (if the RADIUS server requires this attribute to
Address make a connection).
SIP / SIP-TCP
Port Specify the port number. Valid values range from 0 to 65535.
SIP Request Specify the SIP request type to be used for health checks:
Type
l SIPOptions
l SIP Register
Status Code The expected response code. If not set, response code 200 is expected. Specify 0 if
any reply should indicate the server is available.
SMTP
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually SMTP is 25.
Domain Name The FQDN, such as www.example.com, to use in the SMTP HELO request used
for health checks.
POP3
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually POP3 is 110.
IMAP4
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually IMAP4 is 143.
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Folder Select an email mailbox to use in the health check. If the mailbox does not exist
or is not accessible, the health check fails. The default is INBOX.
FTP
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually FTP is 21.
File Specify a file that exists on the backend server. Path is relative to the initial login
path. If the file does not exist or is not accessible, the health check fails.
Passive Select this option if the backend server uses passive FTP.
SNMP
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually SNMP is 161 or 162.
CPU Maximum normal CPU usage. If overburdened, the health check fails.
Memory Maximum normal RAM usage. If overburdened, the health check fails.
Disk Maximum normal disk usage. If the disk is too full, the health check fails.
Community Must match the SNMP community string set on the backend server. If this does
not match, all SNMP health checks fail.
CPUWeight 100
Memory 100
Weight
SNMP-Custom
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually SNMP is 161 or 162.
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Community Must match the SNMP community string set on the backend server. If this does
not match, all SNMP health checks fail.
l ASN_INTEGER
l ASN_OCTET_STR
l ASN_OBJECT_ID
l ASN_COUNTER
l ASN_UINTEGER
SSH
Port Listening port number of the backend server. Usually SSH is 22.
L2 Detection
No specific Link Layer health checker. Sends ARP (IPv4) or NDP (IPv6) packets to test
options whether a physically connected system is available.
RTSP
Port Specify the listening port number. Valid values range from 0 to 65535.
MySQL
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Port Specify the listening port number of the MySQL server. Valid values range from 0
to 65535.
FortiADC enables you to monitor the health of server in real time directly from your desktop, as described below.
1. Click Shared Resources > Health Check.
2. Click the Health Check Monitor tab.
3. Configure the health check monitor as described in the table below.
4. Click Start to perform the health check. The result will show in the Monitor Information.
Table 92: Checking server health
Parameter Description
Port Enter the port number, if applicable. Note: This field is available only
for health check configurations that require port numbers.
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You create schedule objects to use in link load balancing policies. A policy rule can be time-bound: one time,
daily, weekly, or monthly.
Basic Steps
Settings Guidelines
Name Unique group name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
Name Unique member name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Chapter 10:Shared Resources Creating IPv4 address objects
You create address objects to specify matching source and destination addresses in policies.
l Firewall policies
l QoS policies
l Connection limit policies
l Link load balancing policies
Note:For link load balancing, you can also add address objects to address groups, which can then be used in link
load balance policies.
Basic Steps
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Type l IPv4/Netmask
l Address Range
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You configure address group objects when you have more than one address object you want to specify in rules
that match source or destination addresses. For example, if you subscribe customer 1 and customer 2 to a group
of links, then you can create rules that match the customer 1 OR customer 2 address space and load balance the
set of gateways assigned to them.
Basic Steps
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member List
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
You create address objects to specify matching source and destination addresses in policies.
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l Firewall policies
l QoS policies
l Connection limit policies
l Link load balancing policies
Note:For link load balancing, you can also add address objects to address groups, which can then be used in link
load balance policies.
Basic Steps
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Type l IPv6/Netmask
l Address Range
You configure address group objects when you have more than one address object you want to specify in rules
that match source or destination addresses. For example, if you subscribe customer 1 and customer 2 to a group
of links, then you can create rules that match the customer 1 OR customer 2 address space and load balance the
set of gateways assigned to them.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member List
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
ISP address books contain IP subnet addresses and associated province location settings for ISP links.
l ISP routes
l LLB proximity routes
l LLB policies
l GLB data center configuration
The province setting is used in GLB deployments in China to enable location awareness that is province-specific.
For example, a user can be directed to a data center in specific location inside the country, such as Beijing or
Guangdong, rather than simply China.
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l PredefinedAddresses and associated province location settings for China Mobile, China Telecom, and China
Unicom. The IP subnet addresses in the predefined address books are not exposed in the user interface. The
predefined package is provided to make it easier for you to configure a route when all you know and all you need to
know is the name of the ISP that hosts the link.
l RestoredAddresses imported from a text file. The IP subnet addresses in the restored address books are not
exposed in the user interface. Restored addresses can help you rapidly build an ISP address book configuration.
Restored addresses can help you rapidly build an ISP address book configuration.
l User-definedIn the ISP address configuration, you can modify the predefined and restored address books by
specifying subnets to add or exclude from them. This gives you flexibility in case you encounter address conflicts or
the ISP instructs you to add a subnet address manually.
You can also create new user-defined entries for other ISPs.
Note: In systems with multiple VDOMs, these commands apply to the current VDOM only. In other words, if you
configure an exclusion, it is applicable to the current VDOM only; it does not change the predefined address book.
You can use the Inquire utility to see whether an IP address belongs to any of the address books. If an address
can be found in more than one address book, the results are returned in the following priority:
1. User-defined
2. Restored
3. Predefined
Figure 52: ISP address book types
The text file for the Restored entries has the following format:
#this is a comment line
ISP name:ABC
Province:Beijing
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Province:Unknown
2.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
#this is a comment line too
3.3.3.3/32
ISP name:DEF
Province:Shanghai
4.4.4.0 255.255.255.0
5.5.0.0/16
You use the Restore utility to import the file and the Back Up utility to export it.
You use the Clean utility to erase entries that were imported from the text file. The clean operation does not
affect the predefined addresses or user-configured entries. If a restored entry has user-configured elements (for
example, an exclude list), the clean operation clears the addresses but preserves the configuration and converts it
to a user-defined type.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Excluded Address Address/mask notation specifying a subnet to be excluded from the address
book entry. Create exclusions to predefined and restored address books only.
Note: This field applies to predefined and restored address books only; it is
not applicable or available for user-defined address books.
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Province Select the associated province location. The configuration supports the
following selections:
FortiADC provides more than two dozen predefined services, as shown on the Shared Resources > Service >
Service page. In addition, it allows you to create your service objects as well. Service objects are an important
part of the following policy configurations:
l Firewall policies
l QoS policies
l Connection limit policies
l Link load balancing policies
Note:For link load-balancing, you can also add service objects to service groups; then use service groups in LLB
policies.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
l ip (default)
l icmp
l tcp
l udp
l tcp-and-udp
l sctp
Protocol 1
Note: This applies only when Protocol Type is to set to IP. In that case, it displays
the protocol number without port.
Specify Source This option becomes available when TCP, UDP, SCTP, or TCP-AND-UDP is
Port selected as the protocol type. When selected, you also need to specify the
Minimum Source Port and Maximum Source Port below.
Minimum 1
Source Port
Maximum 65535
Source Port
Minimum 1
Destination
Port
Maximum -65535
Destination
Port
You configure service group objects when you have more than one service you want to specify in a rule that
matches service. You can group all Web services and group all mail services, for example, if you want to have
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Name Specify a unique name for the service group configuration. Valid characters are A-
Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member List
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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l ManagementThe network interface named port1 is typically used as the management interface.
l HAIf you plan to deploy HA, you must reserve a physical port for HA heartbeat and synchronization traffic. Do not
configure the network interface that will be used for HA; instead, leave it unconfigured or reserved for HA.
l TrafficThe remaining physical ports can be used for your target trafficthese are your traffic interfaces.
Traffic interfaces can be associated with logical interfaces. The system supports two types of logical interfaces:
VLAN and aggregate. Figure 53 illustrates how physical ports are associated with physical and logic interfaces.
With VLANs, multiple VLAN logical interfaces are associated with a single physical port. With link aggregation, it
is the reverse: multiple physical interfaces are associated with a single aggregate logical interface.
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Table 101 lists factory default IP addresses for physical network interfaces.
Table 101: Physical network interfaces
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Unlike physical LANs, VLANs do not require you to install separate hardware switches and routers to achieve this
effect. Instead, VLAN-compliant switches restrict broadcast traffic based upon whether its VLAN ID matches that
of the destination network. As such, VLAN trunks can be used to join physically distant broadcast domains as if
they were close.
The VLAN ID is part of the tag that is inserted into each Ethernet frame in order to identify traffic for a specific
VLAN. FortiADC appliances handle VLAN header addition automatically, so you do not need to adjust the
maximum transmission unit (MTU). Depending on whether the device receiving a packet operates at Layer 2 or
Layer 3 of the network, a VLAN tag might be added, removed, or rewritten before forwarding to other nodes on
the network. For example, a Layer 2 switch typically adds or removes a tag when forwarding traffic among
members of the VLAN, but does not route tagged traffic to a different VLAN ID. In contrast, a FortiADC content-
based routing policy might forward traffic between different VLAN IDs (also known as inter-VLAN routing).
Note: VLANs are not designed to be a security measure, and should not be used where untrusted devices and/or
individuals outside of your organization have access to the equipment. VLAN tags are not authenticated, and can
be ignored or modified by attackers. VLAN tags rely on the voluntary compliance of the receiving host or switch.
Link aggregation on FortiADC complies with IEEE 802.1ax and IEEE 802.3ad and distributes Ethernet frames
using a modified round-robin behavior. If a port in the aggregation fails, traffic is redistributed automatically to the
remaining ports with the only noticeable effect being a reduced bandwidth. When broadcast or multicast traffic is
received on a port in the aggregation, reverse traffic will return on the same port.
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When link aggregation uses a round-robin that considers only Layer 2, Ethernet frames that belong to an HTTP
request can sometimes arrive out of order. Because network protocols at higher layers often do not gracefully
handle this (especially TCP, which may decrease network performance by requesting retransmission when the
expected segment does not arrive), FortiADCs frame distribution algorithm is configurable. For example, if you
notice that performance with link aggregation is not as high as you expect, you could try configuring FortiADC to
queue related frames consistently to the same port by considering the IP session (Layer 3) and TCP connection
(Layer 4), not simply the MAC address (Layer 2).
You must also configure the router, switch, or other link aggregation control protocol (LACP)-compatible device to
which FortiADC is connected with the same speed/duplex settings, and it must have ports that can be
aggregated. In a deployment like this, the two devices use the cables between the ports to form a trunk, not an
accidental Layer 2 (link) network loop. FortiADC uses LACP to detect the following conditions:
l Suitable links between itself and the other device, and form a single logical link.
l Individual port failure so that the aggregate can redistribute queuing to avoid a failed port.
Settings Guidelines
Common Settings
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name
Status The Status column is not the detected physical link status; it is the administrative status
(Up/Down) that indicates whether you permit the network interface to receive and/or transmit
packets.
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Allow Access Allow inbound service traffic. Select from the following options:
l HTTPEnables connections to the web UI. We recommend this option only for network
interfaces connected to a trusted private network, or directly to your management
computer.
l HTTPSEnables secure connections to the web UI. We recommend this option instead of
HTTP.
l PingEnables ping and traceroute to be received on this network interface. When it
receives an ECHO_REQUEST (ping), FortiADC will reply with ICMP type 0 (ECHO_
RESPONSE or pong).
l SNMPEnables SNMP queries to this network interface.
l SSHEnables SSH connections to the CLI. We recommend this option instead of Telnet.
l TelnetEnables Telnet connections to the CLI. We recommend this option only for
network interfaces connected to a trusted private network, or directly to your management
computer.
Dedicated If selected, the interface will be reserved as an HAmanagement interface. Once this
HAmanagement management interface is reserved, you can configure a different IP address,
IP administrative access and other settings for this interface for each cluster unit. Then by
connecting this interface of each cluster unit to your network, you can manage each
cluster unit separately from a different IP address.
Virtual Domain If applicable, select the virtual domain to which the configuration applies.
Mode l StaticSpecify a static IP address. The IP address must be on the same subnet as the
network to which the interface connects. Two network interfaces cannot have IP addresses
on the same subnet (i.e. overlapping subnets).
l PPPoEUse PPPoE to retrieve a configuration for the IP address, gateway, and DNS server.
For example, if this interface uses a DSL connection to the Internet, your ISP may require
this option.
Static
l Default
l Create New
IPv4/Netmask Specify the IP address and CIDR-formatted subnet mask, separated by a forward slash (/ ),
such as 192.0.2.5/24. Dotted quad formatted subnet masks are not accepted.
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IPv6/Netmask Specify the IP address and CIDR-formatted subnet mask, separated by a forward slash (/ ),
such as 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334/64. Dotted quad formatted subnet masks are not
accepted.
Secondary IP Secondary IP addresses can be used when you deploy the system so that it belongs to multiple
Address logical subnets. If you assign multiple IP addresses to an interface, you must assign them
static addresses.
To add secondary IP addresses, enable the feature and save the configuration. After you have
saved it the first time, you can edit it to add secondary IP addresses and enable inbound traffic
to that address.
PPPoE
Discovery Retry Seconds the system waits before it retries to discover the PPPoE server. The default is 5
Timeout seconds. The valid range is 1-255.
DNS Server Over- Use the DNS addresses retrieved from the PPPoE server instead of the one configured in the
ride FortiADC system settings.
Retrieve Default Use the default gateway retrieved from the PPPoE server instead of the one configured in the
Gateway FortiADC system settings.
Type If you are editing the configuration for a physical interface, you cannot set the type. If you are
configuring a logical interface, you can select from the following options:
l AggregateA logical interface you create to support the aggregation of multiple physical
interfaces.
l VLANA logical interface you create to VLAN subinterfaces on a single physical interface.
Aggregate
Member Select the physical interfaces that are included in the aggregation.
l 802.3ad
l Balance-alb
l Balance-rr
l Balance-tlb
l Balance-xor
l Broadcast
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Aggregate Connectivity layers that will be considered when distributing frames among the aggregated
Algorithm physical ports:
l Layer 2
l Layer 2-3
l Layer 3-4
VLAN
If one physical network port (that is, a VLAN trunk) will handle multiple VLANs, create multiple
VLAN subinterfaces on that port, one for each VLAN ID that will be received.
If multiple different physical network ports will handle the same VLANs, on each of the ports,
create VLAN subinterfaces that have the same VLAN IDs.
The valid range is between 1 and 4094. The value you specify must match the VLAN ID added
by the IEEE 802.1q-compliant router or switch connected to the VLAN subinterface.
Interface Physical interface associated with the VLAN; for example, port2.
Secondary IP List
IP Address Secondary IP addresses can be used when you deploy the system so that it belongs to multiple
logical subnets. If you assign multiple IP addresses to an interface, you must assign them
static addresses.
To add secondary IP addresses, enable the feature and save the configuration. After you have
saved it the first time, you can edit it to add secondary IP addresses and enable inbound traffic
to that address.For each address, specify an IP address using the CIDR-formatted subnet
mask, separated by a forward slash (/ ), such as 192.0.2.5/24.
Allow Access Select the services that are allowed to send inbound traffic.
HA Node IP List
IP Address You use the HA node IP list configuration in an HA active-active deployment. On each HA
cluster node, add an HA node IP list that includes an entry for each cluster node. When the
appliance is in standalone mode, it uses the physical port IP address; when it is in HA mode, it
uses the HA node IP list address.
For each address, specify an IP address using the CIDR-formatted subnet mask, separated by
a forward slash (/ ), such as 192.0.2.5/24.
Allow Access Select the services that are allowed to send inbound traffic.
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Network systems maintain route tables to determine where to forward TCP/IP packets. Routes for outbound
traffic are chosen according to the following priorities:
Static routes specify the IP address of a next-hop router that is reachable from that network interface. Routers are
aware of which IP addresses are reachable through various network pathways, and can forward those packets
along pathways capable of reaching the packets ultimate destinations. The FortiADC system itself does not need
to know the full route, as long as the routers can pass along the packet.
You must configure at least one static route that points to a router, often a router that is the gateway to the
Internet. You might need to configure multiple static routes if you have multiple gateway routers, redundant ISP
links, or other special routing cases.
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It is a best practice to include a default route. If there is no other, more specific static route
defined for a packets destination IP address, a default route will match the packet, and pass it
to a gateway router so that any packet can reach its destination. If you do not define a default
route, and if there is a gap in your routes where no route matches a packets destination IP
address, packets passing through the FortiADC towards those IP addresses will, in effect, be
null routed. While this can help to ensure that unintentional traffic cannot leave your FortiADC
and therefore can be a type of security measure, the result is that you must modify your routes
every time that a new valid destination is added to your network. Otherwise, it will be unreach-
able. A default route ensures that this kind of locally-caused destination unreachable problem
does not occur. Specify 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0 to set a default route for all packets.
Gateway Specify the IP address of the next-hop router where the FortiADC system will forward packets
for this static route. This router must know how to route packets to the destination IP addresses
that you have specified, or forward packets to another router with this information. For a direct
Internet connection, this will be the router that forwards traffic towards the Internet, and could
belong to your ISP. The gateway must be in the same subnet as the interface used to reach it.
Distance The default administrative distance is 10, which makes it preferred to OSPF routes that have a
default of 110. We recommend you do not change these settings unless your deployment has
exceptional requirements.
Network systems maintain route tables to determine where to forward TCP/IP packets. Policy routes set the
gateway for traffic with a source and destination that match the policy.
Routes for outbound traffic are chosen according to the following priorities:
1. Link local routesSelf-traffic uses link local routes.
2. LLB Link Policy routeConfigured policy routes have priority over default routes.
3. Policy routeConfigured policy routes have priority over default routes.
4. Static route / ISP route / OSPF routePriority is based on the distance metric. By default, distance for static
routes is 10, for ISP routes is 20, and for OSPF routes is 110. The distance metric is configurable for static routes
and OSPF routes, but not ISP routes.
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5. Default LLB Link Policy routeDefault routes have lower priority than configured routes.
6. Default static route / OSPF routeDefault routes have lower priority than configured routes.
The system evaluates policy routes, then static routes. The packets are routed to the first route that matches.
The policy route table, therefore, need not include a default route for packets that do not match your policy
because those packets can be forwarded to the default route set in the static route table.
Most policy route settings are optional, so a matching route might not provide enough information to forward the
packet. In that case, the FortiADC appliance may refer to the routing table in an attempt to match the information
in the packet header with a route in the routing table. For example, if the destination address is the only match
criteria in the policy route, the FortiADC appliance looks up the IP address of the next-hop router in its routing
table. This situation could occur when interfaces are dynamic (such as DHCP or PPPoE) and you do not want or
are unable to specify a static IP address of the next-hop router.
Settings Guidelines
Source Address/mask notation to match the source IP in the packet header. To match any value,
either leave it blank or enter 0.0.0.0/32.
Destination Address/mask notation to match the destination IP in the packet header. To match any value,
leave it blank or enter 0.0.0.0/32.
Gateway IP address of the next-hop router where the FortiADC system will forward packets for this
policy route. This router must know how to route packets to the destination subnet, or forward
packets to another router with this information.
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The basic system settings page includes configuration options for the following settings and features:
l Hostname
l Web UI language
l Management service ports
l DNS
l Virtual domain
Before you begin:
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Hostname You can configure a hostname to facilitate system management. If you use SNMP, for
example, the SNMP system name is derived from the configured hostname.The hostname can
be up to 35 characters in length. It can include US-ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and under-
scores, but not spaces and special characters.
The System Information widget and the get system status CLI command display the full
hostname. If the hostname is longer than 16 characters, the name is truncated and ends with a
tilde (~) to indicate that additional characters exist, but are not displayed.
Idle Timeout Log out an idle administrator session. The default is 30 minutes.
HTTP Port Specify the port for the HTTP service. Usually, HTTP uses port 80.
HTTPS Port Specify the port for the HTTPS service. Usually, HTTPS uses port 443.
Telnet Port Specify the port for the Telnet service. Usually, Telnet uses port 25.
SSH Port Specify the port for the SSH service. Usually, SSH uses port 22.
Primary DNS The system must be able to contact DNS servers to resolve IP addresses and fully qualified
domain names. Your Internet service provider (ISP) might supply IP addresses of DNS servers,
or you might want to use the IP addresses of your own DNS servers. You must provide unicast,
non-local addresses for your DNS servers. Localhost and broadcast addresses are not accep-
ted.
Incorrect DNS settings or unreliable DNS connectivity can cause issues with other features,
such as FortiGuard services and NTP system time.
Secondary DNS IPv4/IPv6 address of the secondary DNS server for your local network.
Virtual Domain Enables the virtual domain feature. Before you enable it, make sure you understand how the
system implements virtual domains. See Chapter 15: Virtual Domains.
Config Sync Enable/disable the configuration synchronization feature. This feature is related to Push-
Enable ing/pulling configurations, not HA synchronization. Disabled by default.
The system time must be accurate for many features to work, including scheduling, logging, and SSL/TLS-related
features.
We recommend that you use Network Time Protocol (NTP) to maintain the system time. As an alternative when
NTP is not available or is impractical, you can set the system time manually.
You can change the system time with the web UI or the CLI.
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System Time Displays the system time. You can use NTP to set the system time, or use the controls to set
the system time manually. Specify time in HH:MM:SS format.
Daylight Saving Enable if you want the system to adjust its own clock when its time zone changes between day-
Time light saving time (DST) and standard time.
Time Zone Select the time zone where the appliance is located.
NTP
NTP Server Specify a space-separated list of IP addresses or FQDNs for an NTP server or pool, such as
pool.ntp.org.
Synchronizing Specify how often the system synchronizes its time with the NTP server. The default is 60
Interval minutes. The valid range is 1-1440.
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You can configure an SMTP email server if you want to send alerts by email. See Configuring alert email settings
for information on alerts.
To configure SMTP:
Settings Guidelines
Address IP address or FQDN of an SMTP server (such as FortiMail) or email server that the appliance
can connect to in order to send alerts and/or generated reports.
Security STARTTLS is an extension to plain text communication protocols. It enables a plain text con-
nection to be upgraded to an encrypted (TLS or SSL) connection instead of using a separate
port for encrypted communication. Specify this option if you have implemented STARTTLS for
your mailserver; otherwise, select none.
FortiGuard periodically updates the WAF Signature Database, IP Reputation Database, and Geo IP Database.
You can go to the FortiGuard website to download the update packages that you can upload to FortiADC, or you
can schedule automatic updates.
l If you want to perform a manual update, you must download the update file from the FortiGuard website.
You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Support Contract
Registration and license Review your registration and license information. If you need to change
registration or if your license is about to expire, click Login Now to open the
login page for the Fortinet Service & Support website in a new browser window.
Note: If your license is invalid, FortiGuard does not send updates to the
FortiADC. The functionality on FortiADC remains intact and useful, but it is out-
of-date.
FortiGuard Services
WAF Signature Database Review the version information. To perform a manual update, click Update to display
controls that enable you to select and upload the update file.
IP Reputation Database Review the version information. To perform a manual update, click Update to display
controls that enable you to select and upload the update file.
Geo IP Database Review the version information. To perform a manual update, click Update to display
controls that enable you to select and upload the update file.
Configuration
Scheduled Update Fre- l EverySchedule periodic updates. Specify the time interval to perform updates.
quency l DailySchedule daily updates. Specify the time of day to perform the update.
l WeeklySchedule weekly updates. Specify the day and time to perform the
update.
Scheduled Update Day Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Override Server If you are unable to make connections to the standard FortiGuard server, enable con-
nection to the override server address given to you by Fortinet Service & Support.
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Cache TTL Specify cache expiration. The default is 3600. The valid range is 10 to 86,400. When
the cache expires, FortiADC initiates an update from FortiGuard.
FDS Port Specify the port to receive updates. The default is 53. An alternative is 8888.
Pushing/pulling configurations
You can use the sync list configuration page to push or pull sets of configuration objects to or from a target
FortiADC appliance. The push/pull operation is a manual operation. It is not repeated automatically.
l Configuration synchronization must be enabled on the appliances. Go to System > Settings > Basic.
l You must plan for the impact the configuration push/pull has on the target deployment.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
4. To execute the push/pull operation, select the configuration from the table, select From or To, and click Sync.
5. Check the Status column in the table to see the result of the push/pull operation.
6. Log into the target appliance and check the configuration logs (Log & Report > Log Browsing > Event Log >
Configuration. Notice the log entries for each configuration change resulting from the push/pull operation.
Table 109: Sync List configuration
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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The table below highlights the commands that cannot be synced using the Sync List feature, and must be
handled manually on a per appliance basis..
Table 110: Commands that cannot be synced via the Sync List feature
Module Commands
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Module Commands
LB l load-balance ippool
l load-balance virtual-server
You use the backup procedure to save a copy of the configuration. A simple backup file is a text file. A full backup
is a tar file.
l Saving the configuration as CLI commands that a co-worker or Fortinet support can use to help you resolve issues
with misconfiguration.
l Restoring the system to a known functional configuration.
l Creating a template configuration you can edit and then load into another system using the restore procedure.
A complete configuration backups is a tar file that includes the complete configuration files, plus any files you
have imported, including error page files, script files, and ISP address book files.
In the event that FortiADC experiences hardware failure, being able to restore the entire backup configuration
minimizes the time to reconfigure a replacement.
Back up files can include sensitive information, such as HTTPS certificate private keys.
We strongly recommend that you password-encrypt backup files and store them in a
secure location.
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l If you are restoring a configuration, you must know its management interface configuration in order to access the
web UI after the restore procedure is completed. Open the configuration file and make note of the IP address and
network requirements for the management interface (port1). You also must know the administrator username and
password.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
Actions Guidelines
Backup
Back Up Select this option to back up the configuration. This backup is a text file.
Entire Con- Select this option to include error page files, script files, and ISP address book files. This
figuration backup is a tar file.
Restore
Restore (option) Select this option to restore a previous configuration. This restore file must be a text file.
File Click Choose File to browse for the file to restore. Note: The option applies to restore oper-
ations from the local PConly.
Restore (button) Click the Restore button to start the restore procedure. Your web browser uploads the con-
figuration file and the system restarts with the new configuration.
Time required to restore varies by the size of the file and the speed of your network connection.
Your web UI session is terminated when the system restarts. To continue using the web UI,
refresh the web page and log in again.
If the restored system has a different management interface configuration than the previous
configuration, you must access the web UI using the new management interface IP address.
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Updating firmware
l Upgrade considerations
l Updating firmware using the web UI
l Updating firmware using the CLI
Upgrade considerations
The following considerations help you determine whether to follow a standard or non-standard upgrade
procedure:
l HAUpdating firmware on an HA cluster requires some additions to the usual steps for a standalone appliance. For
details, see Updating firmware for an HA cluster.
l Re-imagingIf you are installing a firmware version that requires a different size of system partition, you might be
required to re-image the boot device. Consult the release notes. In that case, do not install the firmware using this
procedure. Instead, see Restoring firmware (clean install).
l DowngradesIf you are downgrading the firmware to a previous version, and the settings are not fully backwards
compatible, the system might remove incompatible settings or use the default values for that version of the
firmware. You might need to reconfigure some settings.
Important: Read the release notes for release-specific upgrade considerations.
l Updates the firmware on the inactive partition and then makes it the active partition.
l Copies the firmware on the active partition, upgrades it, and installs it in place of the configuration on the inactive
partition.
For example, if partition 1 is active, and you perform the upgrade procedure:
l Partition 2 is upgraded and becomes the active partition; partition 1 becomes the alternate partition.
l The configuration on partition 1 remains in place; it is copied, upgraded, and installed in place of the configuration
on partition 2.
The reason for this is to preserve the working system state in the event upgrade fails or is aborted.
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l Download the firmware file from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website: https://support.fortinet.com/
l Read the release notes for the version you plan to install.
l Back up your configuration before beginning this procedure. Reverting to an earlier firmware version could reset
settings that are not compatible with the new firmware.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to upgrade firmware.
To update firmware:
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When you update software, you are also updating the web UI. To ensure the web
UI displays the updated pages correctly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bypass_your_cache.
Note: The CLI does not have an equivalent of the web UI Boot Alternative Firmware command.
Before you begin:
l Read the release notes for the version you plan to install. If information in the release notes is different from this
documentation, follow the instructions in the release notes.
l You must be able to use TFTP to transfer the firmware file to the FortiADC. Download and install a TFTP server,
like tftpd (Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux), on a server on the same subnet as the FortiADC.
l Download the firmware file from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website: https://support.fortinet.com/
l Copy the firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
l Back up your configuration before beginning this procedure.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to upgrade firmware.
TFTP is not secure, and it does not support authentication. You should run it only on
trusted administrator-only networks, and never on computers directly connected to the
Internet. Turn off tftpd off immediately after completing this procedure.
1. Connect your management computer to the FortiADC console port using an RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial cable or a null-
modem cable.
2. Initiate a connection to the CLI and log in as the user admin.
3. Use an Ethernet cable to connect FortiADC port1 to the TFTP server directly, or connect it to the same subnet as
the TFTP server.
4. If necessary, start the TFTP server.
5. Use the following command to transfer the firmware image to the FortiADC system:
execute restore image tftp <filename> <tftp_ipv4>
The following example shows an upgrade:
FortiADC-VM # execute restore image tftp FAD_VM-v400-build0308-FORTINET.out 192.0.2.1
This operation will replace the current firmware version!
Do you want to continue? (y/n)y
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If the download fails after the integrity check with the error message invalid com-
pressed format (err=1, but the firmware matches the integrity checksum on
the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website, try a different TFTP server.
Do not unplug or switch off the FortiADC appliance without first shutting down the
operating system. The shutdown process enables the system to finish writing any buf-
fered data, and to correctly spin down and park the hard disks. Failure to do so could
cause data loss and hardware problems.
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l Go to the dashboard, and in the System Information widget, click Shut Down.
l From the CLI console, enter the following command:
execute shutdown
The system does not emit disk activity noise when shutdown is complete.
l For hardware appliances, press the power button if there is one. Power supplies and switches vary by hardware
model. On some, you press the power button; on others, you flip the switch to either the off (O) or on (I) position.
l For FortiADC-VM, power off the virtual machine.
A traffic group is a set of VRIDs. Each VRID keeps talking with its peers using 'hello' packets via its heartbeat
interface so that each VRID can be aware of its peers (master or slave) operating state and perform a VRRP fail-
over in case the master node fails. The different VRIDs have no relationship with each other.
In the example below, both VRID1 and VRID2 use Device1 as the master. When Port2 on Device1 fails, all traffic
between the client and the server can't pass through the device
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To solve this problem, you can create a traffic group and add both VRID1 and VRID2 as its members, and set the
rule that the whole traffic group to fail over to the success device when either VRID fails. In this case, if Device1s
Port2 fails, the whole traffic group will fail over to Device2.
Using the VRID concept, FortiADC allows you to add objects with floating IP address, such as interface, virtual
server, IP pool, and SNA T pool, etc. to a traffic-group. With this configuration, it will trigger the whole traffic
group to switch over when a resource fails.
Normally, the number of traffic groups should be same as the number of devices in an HA group for HAactive-
active configurations. FortiADC comes with a predefined traffic group named default. You can use this default
traffic group if you only need an HAactive-passive deployment. Otherwise, you must configure your own traffic
groups before making HAactive-active configurations, using the instructions discussed in the following
paragraphs.
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Parameter Description
Preempt Disabled by default. If enabled, the node will retake control of traffic from power-down
to start-up.
Network Failover Disabled by default. If enabled, the node will perform failover when the node's remote
IP monitor detects failure of the node itself.
Failover Order Follow the hint onscreen to set the failover sequence among the ports.
We recommend that only network administratorsand if possible, only a single personuse the admin account.
You can configure accounts that provision different scopes of access. For example, you can create an account for
a security auditor who must only be able to view the configuration and logs, but not change them.
l If you want to use RADIUS or LDAP authentication, you must have already have created the RADIUS server or
LDAP server configuration.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Do not use spaces or special characters except the at symbol (@). The
maximum length is 35 characters.
If you use LDAP or RADIUS, specify the LDAP or RADIUS username. This is the
user name that the administrator must provide when logging in to the CLI or web
UI. The users are authenticated against the associated LDAP or RADIUS server.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Trusted Hosts Source IP address and netmask from which the administrator is allowed to log in.
For multiple addresses, separate each entry with a space. You can specify up to
three trusted areas. They can be single hosts, subnets, or a mixture.
Trusted host definitions apply both to the web UI and to the CLI when accessed
through Telnet, SSH, or the CLI console widget. Local console access is not
affected by trusted hosts, as the local console is by definition not remote, and
does not occur through the network.
If ping is enabled, the address you specify here is also a source IP address to
which the system will respond when it receives a ping or traceroute signal.
To allow logins only from one computer, enter only its IP address and 32- or 128-
bit netmask:
192.0.2.1/32
2001:0db8:85a3:::8a2e:0370:7334/128
Caution: If you restrict trusted hosts, do so for all administrator accounts. Failure
to do so means that all accounts are still exposed to the risk of brute force login
attacks. This is because if you leave even one administrator account unrestricted
(i.e. 0.0.0.0/0), the system must allow login attempts on all network interfaces
where remote administrative protocols are enabled, and wait until after a login
attempt has been received in order to check that user names trusted hosts list.
Tip: If you allow login from the Internet, set a longer and more complex New
Password, and enable only secure administrative access protocols. We also
recommend that you restrict trusted hosts to IPs in your administrators
geographical area.
Tip: For improved security, restrict all trusted host addresses to single IP
addresses of computer(s) from which only this administrator will log in.
Global Admin l No Default. If selected. the account can access the virtual domain specified
in this configuration only.
l YesIf selected, the account can access all virtual domains.
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Profile Select a user-defined or predefined profile. The predefined profile named super_
admin_prof is a special access profile used by the admin account. However,
selecting this access profile will not confer all permissions of the admin account.
For example, the new administrator would not be able to reset lost administrator
passwords.
Note: This option does not appear for the admin administrator account, which by
definition always uses the super_admin_prof access profile.
Password Set a strong password for all administrator accounts. The password should be at
least eight characters long, be sufficiently complex, and be changed regularly. To
check the strength of your password, you can use a utility such as Microsofts
password strength meter.
Virtual Domain Optional. If you have enabled the virtual domain feature, select the virtual
domain that this administrator can view and manage.
In larger companies where multiple administrators divide the share of work, access profiles often reflect the
specific job that each administrator does (role), such as account creation or log auditing. Access profiles can
limit each administrator account to their assigned role. This is sometimes called role-based access control
(RBAC).
Table 114 lists the administrative areas that can be provisioned. If you provision read access, the role can view
the web UI menu (or issue a CLI get command). If you provision read-write access, the role can save
configuration changes (or issue a CLI set command).
For complete access to all commands and abilities, you must log in with the administrator account named
admin.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.
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Settings Guidelines
A password policy is a set of rules designed to enhance computer security. A good password policy encourages
users to create strong passwords and use them properly. For your network and data security and integrity, we
strongly recommend the enforcement of strong password policies when using FortiADC.
Settings Guidelines
Minimum Specify the minimum length of password, which can contain 8 (default) to 32
Length characters in length.
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Configuring SNMP
Many organizations use SNMP (simple network management protocol) to track the health of their systems.
FortiADC supports SNMP v1, v2c, and v3.
SNMP depends on network devices that maintain standard management information bases (MIBs). MIBs
describe the structure of the management data maintained on the device. Some MIB definitions are standard for
all network devices, and some are vendor and product-family specific.
The FortiADCsystem runs an SNMP agent to communicate with the SNMP manager. The agent enables the
system to respond to SNMP queries for system information and to send SNMP traps (alarms or event
messages) to the SNMP manager.
With SNMP v1 and v2c managers, you configure SNMP communities to connect FortiADC and the SNMP
manager. The SNMP Manager sends the community string along with all SNMP requests. If the community string
is correct, the device responds with the requested information. If the community string is incorrect, the device
simply discards the request and does not respond.
Fortinet strongly recommends that you do not add FortiADC to the community named
public. This default name is well-known, and attackers that attempt to gain access
to your network often try this name first.
With SNMPv3 managers, you configure SNMP users to connect FortiADC and the SNMP manager. Queries and
traps include username/password authentication, along with an encryption key. FortiADC implements the user
security model described in RFC 3414.
l On the SNMP manager, you must verify that the SNMP manager is a member of the community to which the
FortiADC system belongs, and you must compile the necessary Fortinet-proprietary management information
blocks (MIBs) and Fortinet-supported standard MIBs. For information on Fortinet MIBs, see AppendixA: Fortinet
MIBs.
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l In the FortiADC interface settings, you must enable SNMP access on the network interface through which the
SNMP manager connects.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
Settings Guidelines
SNMP Agent Enable to activate the SNMP agent, so that the system can send traps and receive queries.
Description A description or comment about the system, such as dont-reboot. The description can be
up to 35 characters long, and can contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers, hyphens (-) and
underscores (_).
Contact Contact information for the administrator or other person responsible for this system, such as a
phone number (555-5555) or name (jdoe). The contact information can be up to 35 char-
acters long, and can contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers, hyphens (-) and underscores (_
).
Location Physical location of the appliance, such as floor2. The location can be up to 35 characters
long, and can contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers, hyphens (-) and underscores (_).
Download SNMPMIBs
FortiADC allows you to download full FortiADC and Fortinet Core MIB files, which provides more options for
server load balance, global serer load balance, link load balance, and firewall with SNMP traps.
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Name Name of the SNMP community to which the FortiADC system and at least one SNMP manager
belongs, such as management.
You must configure the FortiADC system to belong to at least one SNMP community so that
communitys SNMP managers can query system information and receive SNMP traps.
You can add up to three SNMP communities. Each community can have a different con-
figuration for queries and traps, and the set of events that trigger a trap.
You can also add the IP addresses of up to eight SNMP managers to each community to des-
ignate the destination of traps and which IP addresses are permitted to query the FortiADC sys-
tem.
Queries Port number on which the system listens for SNMP queries from the SNMP managers in this
community. The default is 161.
Traps Source (Local) port number and destination (Remote) port number for trap packets sent to
SNMP managers in this community. The default is 162.
Events Select to enable SNMP event reporting for the following thresholds:
Host l IP AddressSubnet address for the SNMP manager to receive traps and be permitted to
query the FortiADC system. SNMP managers have read-only access. You can add up to 8
SNMP managers to each community. To allow any IP address using this SNMP community
name to query the FortiADC system, enter 0.0.0.0/0. For security best practice reasons,
however, this is not recommended.
l Host TypeWhether the host can send queries, receive traps, or any (both).
Caution: The system sends security-sensitive traps, which should be sent only over a
trusted network, and only to administrative equipment.
Note: If there are no other host IP entries, entering only 0.0.0.0/0 effectively disables
traps because there is no specific destination for trap packets. If you do not want to disable
traps, you must add at least one other entry that specifies the IP address of an SNMP
manager.
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Test both traps and queries (assuming you have enabled both). Traps and queries typ-
ically occur on different port numbers, and therefore verifying one does not necessarily
verify that the other is also functional.
To test queries, from your SNMP manager, query the FortiADC appliance.
To test traps, cause one of the events that should trigger a trap.
Configure SNMP v3
Settings Guidelines
Name User name that the SNMP Manager uses to communicate with the SNMP Agent. After you ini-
tially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Queries Port number on which the system listens for SNMP queries from the SNMP managers for this
user. The default is 161.
Traps Source (Local) port number and destination (Remote) port number for trap packets sent to
SNMP managers for this user. The default is 162.
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Events Select to enable SNMP event reporting for the following thresholds:
Host l Host TypeWhether the host can send queries, receive traps, or any (both).
l IP AddressSubnet address for the SNMP manager to receive traps and be permitted to
query the FortiADC system. SNMP managers have read-only access. You can add up to 8
SNMP managers to each community. To allow any IP address using this SNMP community
name to query the FortiADC system, enter 0.0.0.0/0. For security best practice reasons,
however, this is not recommended.
Caution: The system sends security-sensitive traps, which should be sent only over a trusted
network, and only to administrative equipment.
Note: If there are no other host IP entries, entering only 0.0.0.0/0 effectively disables
traps because there is no specific destination for trap packets. If you do not want to disable
traps, you must add at least one other entry that specifies the IP address of an SNMP
manager.
Test both traps and queries (assuming you have enabled both). Traps and queries typ-
ically occur on different port numbers, and therefore verifying one does not necessarily
verify that the other is also functional.
To test queries, from your SNMP manager, query the FortiADC appliance.
To test traps, cause one of the events that should trigger a trap.
l Overview
l Prerequisite tasks
l Manage certificates
l Validate certificates
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Overview
The FortiADC system is able to process the following two types of TLS/SSL traffic:
l System administrationAdministrators connect to the web UI (HTTPS connections only). When you connect to the
web UI, the system presents its own default Factory certificate. This certificate is used only for connections to the
web UI. It cannot be removed. Do not use this certificate for server load balancing traffic.
l Server load balancingClients use SSL or TLS to connect to a virtual server. When you use FortiADC as a proxy for
SSL operations normally performed on the backend real servers, you must import the X.509 v3 server certificates
and private keys that the backend servers would ordinarily use, as well as any certificate authority (CA) or
intermediate CA certificates that are used to complete the chain of trust between your clients and your servers.
The FortiADC system supports all of the TLS/SSL administration methods commonly used by HTTPS servers,
including:
l Server name indication (SNI)You can require clients to use the TLS extension to include the server hostname in
the TLS client hello message. Then, the FortiADC system can select the appropriate local server certificate to
present to the client.
l Local certificate storeA certificate store for the X.509 v3 server certificates and private keys that the backend
servers would ordinarily use.
l Intermediate CAs storeA store for Intermediate CAs that the backend servers would ordinarily use to complete
the chain of server certificates. HTTPS transactions use intermediate CAs when the server certificate is signed by
an intermediate certificate authority (CA) rather than a root CA.
l Certificate Authorities (CAs) storeA store for CA certificates that the back-end servers would ordinarily use to
verify the CA signature in client certificates or the signature of an OCSPResponder.
l OCSPUse Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to obtain the revocation status of certificates.
l CRLUse a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) to obtain the revocation status of certificates.
l Certificate validation policyYou can configure certificate validation policies that use OCSP or CRL. These policies
can be associated with load balancing profiles.
l All digital certificates of RSA and ECDSA key typeswhether they are local, remote, intermediate, or CA root
certificates.
l Multiple CA, CRL, and OCSP configurations.
l Client certificate forwarding.
l SNI forwarding.
l Email alert on certificate expiration, CRL expiration, and OCSPstapling expiration.
Note: The factory certificate is the default certificate for any application over SSL/TSL. It is a unique certificate
that presents the credentials of your FortiADC. Upon system start, FortiADC automatically generates a self-
signed factory certificate with its identifier (i.e., common name) which is your FortiADC's serial number. For
example, if a trial license is in use, then the common name (CN) for the factory.cer would be
FADV0000000TRIAL; if the license is imported, the factory.cer would be FADV080000072226.
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l Local Certificates/intermediate CertificatesIf generated or imported in a specific VDOM domain, they can be
viewed and deleted in that VDOM only, but not visible in any other VDOM or the global domain; if generated or
imported in the global domain, they can be viewed and downloaded by all VDOMS, but can be deleted only in the
global domain.
l Local Certificate Groups/Intermediate CA GroupsIf added in a specific VDOM domain, they can be viewed,
edited, or referenced in that VDOM domain only, but not visible in any other VDOMs or the global domain; if added
in the global domain, they can be visible to all VDOM domains, but can be edited only in the global domain.
l CA/CRL/OCSPSigning CertificatesIf imported in a specific VDOM domain, they can be viewed or deleted
only in that VDOM, but not visible in any other VDOMdomain or the global domain; if imported in the global
domain, they can be viewed or downloaded in all VDOM domains, but can be deleted only in the global domain.
l Verify/CA Group/OCSPIf added in a specific VDOM domain, they can be viewed or edited or referenced to in
that VDOMdomain only, but not visible in any other VDOM domain or the global domain; if added in the global
domain, they can be viewed or referenced to in all VDOMs, but can be edited only in the global domain.
Prerequisite tasks
You must download the certificates from your backend servers so that you can import them into the FortiADC
system.
This example shows how to download a CA certificate from Microsoft Windows 2003.
1. Go to https://<ca-server_ipv4>/certsrv/.
where <ca-server_ipv4> is the IP address of your CA server.
2. Log in as Administrator. Other accounts may not have sufficient privileges.
The Microsoft Certificate Services home page appears. Figure 57 is an example of this page.
3. Click the Download CA certificate, certificate chain, or CRL link to display the Download a CA Certificate,
Certificate Chain, or CRL page. Figure 58 is an example of this page.
4. From Encoding Method, select Base64.
5. Click Download CA certificate.
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Manage certificates
This section discusses the following tasks you can perform on the System > Certificate > Manage Certificates
page:
If your CA does not provide this service, or if you have your own private CA such as a Linux server with OpenSSL,
you can use FortiADC to generate a CSR and private key. This CSR can then be submitted for verification and
signing by the CA.
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Certification Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. The
maximum length is 35 characters.
Note: This is the name of the CSR file, not the host name/IP contained in the
certificates Subject: line.
Subject Information
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ID Type Select the type of identifier to use in the certificate to identify the virtual server:
l Host IPThe static public IP address of the FortiADC virtual server in the IP Address
field. If the FortiADC appliance does not have a static public IP address, use the email or
domain name options instead.
Note: Do NOTuse this option if your network has a dynamic public IP address. Your web
browser will display the Unable to verify certificate or similar error message when your
public IP address changes.
l Domain NameThe fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the FortiADC virtual server,
such as www.example.com. This does not require that the IP address be static, and may
be useful if, for example, your network has a dynamic public IP address and therefore
clients connect to it via dynamic DNS. Do not include the protocol specification (http://) or
any port number or path names.
l E-MailThe email address of the owner of the FortiADC virtual server. Use this if the
virtual server does not require either a static IP address or a domain name.
Depending on your choice for ID Type, related options appear.
IP Address Enter the static IP address of the FortiADC appliance, such as 10.0.0.1.The IP
address should be the one that is visible to clients. Usually, this should be its public IP
address on the Internet, or a virtual IP that you use NAT to map to the appliances IP
address on your private network.
Domain Name Enter the FQDN of the FortiADC appliance, such as www.example.com. The domain
name must resolve to the IP address of the FortiADC appliance or backend server
according to the DNS server used by clients. (If it does not, the clients browsers will
display a Host name mismatch or similar error message.)
Email Enter the email address of the owner of the FortiADC appliance, such as [email protected]
com. This option appears only if ID Type is E-Mail.
Distinguished Information
Organization Unit Name of organizational unit (OU), such as the name of your department. This is optional. To
enter more than one OU name, click the + icon, and enter each OU separately in each field.
Email E-mail address that may be used for contact purposes, such as [email protected].
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Key Information
l RSA
l ECDSA
Key Size/ Curve For RSA key, select one of the following key sizes:
Name
l 512Bit
l 1024Bit
l 1536Bit
l 2048Bit
l 4096 Bit.
Note: Larger keys use more computing resources, but provide better security.
For ECDSA, select one of the following curve names:
l prime256v1
l secp384r1
l secp521r1
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Method l File-BasedYou must manually download and submit the resulting certificate request file
to a CA for signing. Once signed, upload the local certificate.
Online SCEPThe FortiADC appliance automatically uses HTTP to submit the request
to the simple certificate enrollment protocol (SCEP) server of a CA, which will validate
and sign the certificate. For this selection, two options appear. Enter the CA Server
URL and the Challenge Password.
l Base64-encoded
l PKCS #12 RSA-encrypted
Before you begin:
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Type Click the down arrow and select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
l Local CertificateUse this option only if you have a CA-signed certificate that was originated
from a CSR generated in FortiADC . See Generating a certificate signing request on page
327. Note: It is important to make sure that the load-balancer (FortiADC appliance) you use
to import a local certificate is the same appliance where the CSR was generated because it is
where the key matching the certificate resides. The import operation will fail without the
matching key on the same hardware system.
l PKCS12 CertificateUse this option only if you have a PKCS #12 password-encrypted
certificate with its key in the same file.
l CertificateUse this option only if you have a certificate and its key in separate files.
Note: Additional fields are displayed depending on your selection.
Local Certificate
Certificate File Browse for and upload the certificate file that you want to use.
PKCS12 Certificate
Certificate Name Specify the certificate name that can be referenced by other parts of the configuration, such as
www_example_com. The maximum length is 35 characters. Do not use spaces or special
characters.
Certificate File Browse for and upload the certificate file that you want to use.
Certificate
Certificate Name Specify the name that can be referenced by other parts of the configuration, such as www_
example_com. The maximum length is 35 characters. Do not use spaces or special char-
acters.
Certificate File Browse for and upload the certificate file that you want to use.
Key File Browse for and upload the corresponding key file.
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OCSPStapling Select an OCSPStapling configuration. The local certificate in the OCSPStapling con-
figuration must match the local certificate in the local certificate group member. See
OCSPstapling.
Intermediate CA Select the Intermediate CA group to add to the local group. (Optional)
group
Default Check this check box only if you want to make this local certificate the default for the group.
Note: Only one local certificate can be set as the default in a group. If one local certificate has
already been set as the default, you must disable (uncheck)it in order to set another one as the
default. By default, the first local certificate in the group becomes the default if no local cer-
tificate is set as the default,
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Certificate Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.The maximum
length is 35 characters. After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Import Method l SCEPUse Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol. SCEP allows routers and other
intermediary network devices to obtain certificates.
l FileUpload a file.
SCEP
File
Certificate File Browse for and upload the the certificate file on the local machine.
Key File Browse for the corresponding PEM key file that you want to upload.
Note: Both a certificate file and key file are required for the intermediate CAused in SSL
decryption by the forward proxy.
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Group Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. The maximum
length is 35 characters. After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Group Member
Default Check this check box only if you want to make this intermediate CA the default for the group.
Note: Only one intermediate CA can be set as the default in an intermediate CA group. If one
intermediate CA has already been set as the default, you must disable (uncheck)it in order to
set another one as the default. By default, the first intermediate CA in a group becomes the
default if no intermediate CA is set as the default,
Validating certificates
This section discusses the ways to validate client certificates and real server certificates from within the FortiADC
system. It covers the following topics:
l Importing CAs
l Creating a CA group
l Importing remote certificates
l Importing CRLs
l Adding OCSPs
l Validating certificates
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You select a certificate verification configuration object in the profile configuration for a virtual server or in a real-
server-SSL profile. If the client presents an invalid certificate during the authentication phase of a SSL/TLS
session initiation, the FortiADC system will not allow the connection.
Settings Guidelines
Name Enter a unique name for the certificate verification object that you are creating. Valid
characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. The maximum length is 35 characters. No space is
allowed.
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CA Select a CA (Required).
Importing CRLs
A certificate revocation list (CRL) is a file that contains a list of revoked certificates with their serial numbers and
their revocation dates. The file also contains the name of the issuer of the CRL, the effective date, and the next
update date. By default, the shortest validity period of a CRL is one hour.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. The maximum
length is 35 characters. After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Import Method
HTTP If selected, FortiADC will download the CRL file from an HTTP server. You must specify the
HTTP URL.
SCEP If selected, FortiADC will download the CRL file from an SCEP server. You must specify the
SCEP URL.
File If selected, you will need to browse for the CRL file on your local machine and upload it into
FortiADC.
Adding OCSPs
FortiADC supports the validation of client digital certificates using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). In
such a configuration, FortiADC contacts the OCSPResponder (i.e., the certificate management system), which
maintains the current revocation status information of client certificates or backend server certificates, to
determine the current status of digital certificate presented to it. It can then decide whether to allow or block the
TLS/SSL connections, based on the status of the client certificates provided by the OCSP Responder.
OCSP enables you to validate certificate status by real-time online query, rather than by importing certificate
revocation list (CRL) files. Since distributing and installing CRL files can be a considerable burden in large
organizations, and because delay between the release and install of the CRL represents a vulnerability window,
this can often be preferable.
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During the process of TLS/SSL handshake, FortiADC will send an OCSPstatus request for the client certificate or
backend server certificate to the OCSPResponder. The OCSP Responder then verifies whether the status
request contains the information required to identify the certificate and returns a signed response with the status
of the inquired certificate, which could be one of the following:
1. Go to System> Verify.
2. Click the OCSP tab.
3. Click Add to display the OCSP configuration editor.
4. Complete the configuration as described in Table 128.
5. Click Save when done.
6. Repeat Steps 3 through 5 to add as many OCSP verify objects as needed.
Table 128: OCSP certificate configuration
Settings Guidelines
Name Enter a unique name for the client certificate validation object that uses OCSP. Valid char-
acters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. The maximum length is 35 characters. No space is allowed.
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Verify Others Upon receiving the OCSP response from the OCSP server, FortiADC first performs OCSP
basic verify to validate the OCSP responder's signature.
Enable (default)When Verify Others is enabled, you must select a OCSP Signing
Certificate (see OCSP Signing Certificates below). The OCSP basic verify succeeds when
the selected OCSPsigning certificate matches the OCSP response signature. Otherwise,
the OCSP basic verify will fail and the TLS/SSL connection will be terminated.
DisableWhen Verify Others is disabled, you must select a CA chain. The OCSP basic
verify will be carried out in the following sequence:
1. The OCSPresponse signing certificate must be one of the certificates in the CA group
or a certificate issued by one of the certificates in the CA group. Also, the certificates
must form a chain from the OCSPsigning certificate all the way to a self-signed root
CA. Otherwise, the OCSP basic verify will fail.
2. If Step 1 (above) is successful, the validation will proceed like this:If the Issuer Criteria
Check field is selected (enabled by default), then the OCSPsigning certificate can be
either the issuing CA of the certificate whose status FortiADC must validate, or a
dedicated OCSP signing certificate issued by this issuing CA. The validation succeeds
if this criterion is met. Otherwise, the validation process will move onto Step 3 (below).
3. If the OCSP signing certificate is issued by one of the certificates in the CA group, but
is not a dedicated OCSPsigning certificate, then the validation will proceed like this: If
the root CA of this OCSPsigning certificate is a trusted self-signed root CA and the
"Accept Trusted Root CA" field is selected (enabled by default), then the validation will
succeed.Otherwise, the validation will fail.
OCSPSigning Cer- Select the client certificate of which you'd like to verify the signature of the OCSP Responder
tificates that signs it. Note: This option is applicable only when Verify Others is enabled. You MUST
select a OCSPsigning certificate which must have been imported into FortiADC in advance.
See .
CA Chain Click the down arrow and select a CA group from the list menu. Note: This becomes available
only when Verify Others is disabled. In that case, you must select a CA chain (i.e., CA
group).It's highly recommended that you have CA groups configured in advance to use this
option. See Creating a CA group.
Issuer Criteria Enable/Disable issuer-criteria check. Note: This option comes in hand in hand with CA Chain,
Check and is only available when Verify Others is disabled (see Verify Others above). It is enabled by
default, but you can uncheck it if you do not want to validate the certificate issuer's identity.
Accept Trusted Enable/Disable accept trusted root CA. Note: This option becomes available only when Cri-
Root CA teria Check is enabled (see Criteria Check above). It is enabled by default, in which case
FortiADC will accept trusted root CA in the validation process. Uncheck it if you do not want to
use this feature.
Timeout Specify the amount of time in milliseconds (from 1 to 2147483647) the OCSP responder must
wait before it times out. The default is 200.
Max age Specify the maximum amount of time in seconds (from -1 to 214748364) the OCSPresponder
must check. Note: Setting it to -1 disables max-age check.
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Reject OCSP By default, this option is disabled (unselected). In that case, FortiADC accepts all OCSP
Response with responses, including those without the nextupdate field. This may have some potential
Missing Nex- security repercussions, especially if the max-age filed in the OCSP response is not set.
tupdate
To minimize the security risk, you can enable this option so that FortiADC will
automatically reject OCSPresponses that do not have the nextupdate field.
Note: As a good practice, we recommend that, if this option is enabled, you should set an
acceptable max-age value (see above) as well so that FortiADC can also check the max-
age of the OCSP response. It must be noted that max-age check is an extra, user-
enforeced check, and that it has nothing to do with the OCSP server's behavior. In other
words, once a max-age is set, then FortiADC will enforce the max-age check no matter
whether or not the SCSPserver sets the nextupdate field in the OCSP response.
Settings Guidelines
Name Enter a unique name for the remote certificate you want to import. Valid characters are A-Z, a-
z, 0-9, _, and -. The maximum length is 35 characters. No space is allowed.
OCSP Signing Cer- Browse for and upload the remote certificate file of interest.
tificates
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Once an OCSP signing certificate has been uploaded into FortiADC, the name of the certificate file shows up
under the Remote tab. You can view or remove the certificate from this page using the corresponding icons in the
far-right column of the page.
Importing CAs
The certificate authority (CA) store is used to authenticate the certificates of other devices. When the FortiADC
system is presented with a certificate, it examines the CAs signature, comparing it with the copy of the CAs
certificate already imported into the CA store. If the public key matches the private key, the client's or devices
certificate is considered legitimate.
In web browsers, the CA store includes trusted root CAs that can be used to establish trust with servers that have
certificates signed by the issuing CAs. In an SSL forward proxy deployment, FortiADC acts as a proxy for the
client, so you might want to import client browser CAs, create a CAgroup, and create a certficate verification
policy to verify server certificates against this group. You can examine the CA store in common web browsers to
come up with a good list of CAs to download and then import. The following list has links for some common web
browsers:
l Import the certificates of the signing CA and all intermediate CAs to FortiADCs store of CA certificates.
l In all personal certificates, include the full signing chain up to a CA that FortiADC knows in order to prove that the
clients certificates should be trusted.
l If the signing CA is not known, that CAs own certificate must likewise be signed by one or more other intermediary
CAs, until both the FortiADC appliance and the client or device can demonstrate a signing chain that ultimately
leads to a mutually trusted (shared root) CA that they have in common. Like a direct signature by a known CA, this
proves that the certificate can be trusted.
Before you begin, you must:
To import a CA:
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Certificate Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. The maximum length is 35
characters. No space is allowed.
Import Method l SCEPUse Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol. SCEP allows routers and other
intermediary network devices to obtain certificates.
l FileUpload a file.
SCEP
File
Local PC Browse for the certificate file on the local machine and upload it to FortiADC.
Creating a CA group
CA groups are only used to verify the signature of the OCSPResponder.
Include in the CA group all of the CAs for the pool of backend servers to be associated with a single virtual server.
To create a CA group:
Settings Guidelines
Group Name Specify a unique name for the CA group that you are creating. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-
9, _, and -. The maximum length is 35 characters. No space is allowed.
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Group Member
CA Click the down arrow and select the desired CA from the list menu to add to the group.
HSM Integration
A hardware security module (HSM) is a dedicated device for managing digital keys and performing cryptographic
operations. An HSMcan be a plug-in card or an external device directly connected to a computer or network
server. Purposefully designed to protect the crypto-key life cycle, HSMs have been used by some of the world's
most security-conscious entities to protect their cryptographic infrastructure by securely managing, processing,
and storing cryptographic keys inside a hardened, tamper-resistant device.
Because of their strengths in securing cryptographic keys and provisioning encryption, decryption, authentication,
and digital signing services for a wide range of applications, HSMs have been used by enterprises worldwide to
safeguard their online transactions, identities, and applications.
The integration requires specific configuration steps on both the FortiADC and the HSM appliances, as outlined
below:
l Configure communication with the HSM server, including using the server and client certificates to register
FortiADC as a client of the HSM server
l Generate a certificate-signing request (CSR) that includes the HSM's configuration information
l Upload the signed certificate to FortiADC
It must be noted that
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Parameter Description
Client Certificate
Client IP Enter the IPaddress of the interface (i.e., port) which FortiADC uses to generate
the client certificate.
Note: This IPaddress is the common name of client certificate. FortiADC is the
client of the HSM server. The client and server certificates are used in SSL
connection between FortiADC and the HSMserver.
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Parameter Description
Generate Click this button to generate the client certificate that you've specified above.
Note: Use this option only if you do not have an existing client certificate on
FortiADC.
Download Click this button retrieve the client certificate that you have just generated or
stored on FortiADC.
Note: You must generate a client certificate if you do not have one already
residing on FortiADC. See above.
Configuration Complete the following entries or selections to configure the FortiADC-HSM integ-
ration.
Port Specify the port via which FortiADC establishes an NTLSconnection with the
HSMserver. The default value is 1792.
Timeout Specify a timeout value for the connection between FortiADC and the HSM server.
The default is 20000. Valid values range from 5000 to 20000 milliseconds.
Upload Server Certificate Click Browse to browse for the server certificate file that you retrieved earlier.
File
Register Click this button to register FortiADC as a client of the HSM sever using the
specified server and client certificates.
Unregister Click this button to clear all HSM-related configurations on the back-end.
Note: FortiADC can accept only one partition. Once a partition is added, the
Register and Unregister buttons become dimmed out, meaning you cannot
make any change to the HSMconfiguration. To edit the HSMconfiguration, you
must delete the partition first.
Partition Name Specify the name of a partition to which the FortiADC HSM client is assigned.
Note: When configure your CSR to work with an HSM, the CSR generation process creates a private key on both
the HSM and the FortiADC. The private key on the HSM is the "real" key that secures communication when
FortiADC uses the signed certificate. The key found on the FortiADC is used when you upload the certificate to
FortiADC.
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1. On the FortiADC GUI, navigate to System > Manage Certificates > Local Certificate.
2. Click Generate to bring up the Local Certificate configuration page.
3. Configure the certificate-signing request as described in the table below. Then move on to " HSM Integration" on
page 349.
Table 133: Generating a certificate-signing request
Parameter Description
Generate Certificate Sign- Complete the following entries or selections to configure the FortiADC-HSM integ-
ing Request ration.
Certificate Name Specify a name for the certificate request, e.g., www.example.com. This can be the
name of your web site.
Subject Information Specify the information that the certificate is required to contain in order to uniquely
identify the FortiADC appliance. This area varies depending on the ID Type you
select.
ID Type Select the type of identifier to use in the certificate to identify the FortiADC
appliance:
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Domain Name Note: This option appears only if the ID Type is Domain Name.
Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the FortiADC appliance, such
as www.example.com. The domain name must resolve to the static IP address of
the FortiADC appliance or a protected server.
Distinguished Inform- The following information is OPTIONAL in the certificate; it is NOT required.
ation
Organization unit Enter the name of your organizational unit (OU), such as the name of your
department.
To enter more than one OU name, click the + icon, and enter each OU in each
separate field.
Locality(City) Enter the name of the city or town where the FortiADC appliance is deployed.
State/Province Enter the name of the state or province where the FortiADC appliance is deployed.
Country/Region Select the name of the country where the FortiADC appliance is deployed.
Email Enter an email address that may be used for contact purposes, such as
[email protected].
Key Type This field shows the type of algorithm used to generate the key.
Note: It's read-only and cannot be changed. FortiADC 4.7.2 supports RSA key
type only.
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Parameter Description
l 512 bit
l 1024 bit
l 1536 bit
l 2048 bit
l 4096 bit
Note: Larger keys may take longer to generate, but provide better security.
HSM Select this option if the private key for the connections is provided by an HSM
appliance instead of FortiADC.
Note: This option is available only if you have enabled HSM via the CLI using the
config system global command. For more information, see " HSM
Integration" on page 344.
Partition Name Enter the name of the partition where the private key for this certificate is located
on the HSM server.
Note: This option becomes available only when HSM is selected. See above.
Enrollment Information
l File Based If selected, you must manually download and submit the
resulting certificate signing request (.csr) file to a certificate authority (CA) for
signing. Once signed, you need to upload the local certificate. This is the
only enrollment method if HSMis selected.
l Online SCEP If selected, the FortiADC appliance will automatically use
HTTP to submit the certificate-signing request to the simple certificate
enrollment protocol (SCEP) server of a CA, which will validate and sign the
certificate.
Note: For this selection, two more options appear: CA Server URL and
Challenge Password. This option is not available if HSMis selected.
If you configured your CSR to work with the FortiADC-HSM integration, the CSR generation process creates a
private key both on the HSM and on FortiADC appliances. The private key on the HSM is used to secure
communication when FortiADC uses the certificate. The FortiADC private key is used when you upload the
certificate to FortiADC.
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After you have submitted a certificate-signing request from inside FortiADC as discussed above, you must go
back to the System > Management Certificates > Local Certificate page to download the certificate request
(.csr) file, and then upload that file to your certificate authority (CA) by taking the following steps:
1. On the System > Manage Certificates > Local Certificate page, locate the entry of the certificate request.
2. Click the Download icon.
Note: The time it takes to download the certificate request (.csr) file varies, depending on the size of the file and
the speed of your network connection. After the file is downloaded, save it at a location on your machine.
3. Upload the certificate request (.csr) file to your CA.
Note: Upon receiving the certificate request file, the CA will verify the information in the certificate, give it a serial
number and an expiration date, and sign it with the public key of the CA.
4. If you are not using a commercial CA whose root certificate is already installed by default on web browsers,
download your CAs root certificate, and then install it on all computers that will be connecting to your FortiADC
appliance.
Note: You must have the certificate installed on the computers. Otherwise, they may not trust your new
certificate. After you have received the signed certificate from the CA, upload it to FortiADC, as discussed below.
1. On the FortiADC GUI, navigate to the System > Manage Certificates > Local Certificate page.
2. Click Import.
3. Make the selections as described in the table below, and click Save.
Table 134: Uploading a server certificate-
Parameter Description
Type Click the down arrow and select one of the following options from the drop-down
menu:
l Local CertificateUse this option only if you have a CA-signed certificate that was
originated from a CSR generated in FortiADC . See HSM Integration on page 344.
Note: It is important to make sure that the load-balancer (FortiADC appliance) you
use to import a local certificate is the same appliance where the CSR was
generated because it is where the key matching the certificate resides. The import
operation will fail without the matching key on the same hardware system.
l PKCS12 CertificateUse this option only if you have a PKCS #12 password-
encrypted certificate with its key in the same file.
l CertificateUse this option only if you have a certificate and its key in separate
files.
Note: Additional fields are displayed depending on your selection.
Certificate File Click Browse to locate the certificate file that you want to upload.
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Key File Click Browse to locate the key file that you want to upload with the certificate.
Password Enter the password used to encrypt the server certificate file.
Note: This enables FortiADC to decrypt and install the certificate. This option is
available only if Type is Certificate or PKCS12 Certificate.
Once a certificate is uploaded to FortiADC, you can use in a policy or server pool configuration.
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The Event Log table displays logs related to system-wide status and administrator activity.
Figure 59 shows the Event log table. By default, the log is filtered to display configuration changes, and the table
lists the most recent records first.
You can use the following category filters to review logs of interest:
l ConfigurationConfiguration changes.
l SystemSystem operations, warnings, and errors.
l AdminAdministrator actions.
l UserAuthentication results logs.
l Health CheckHealth check results and client certificate validation check results.
l SLBNotifications, such as connection limit reached.
l LLBNotifications, such as bandwidth thresholds reached.
l GLBNotifications, such as the status of associated local SLB and virtual servers.
l FirewallNotifications, such as SNAT source IP pool is using all of its addresses.
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Within each category, you can use Filter Setting controls to filter the table based on the values of matching data.
You can use the Download link to download the logs. Filters are applied to the set that is collected for download.
Since the v4.7.x release, FortiADC has introduced a parameter called config-priotity for HA
configuration. It allows you to determine which configuration the system uses when synchronizing the
configuration between the HA nodes. Therefore, upon upgrading to FortiADC 4.7.x or higher, we strongly
recommend that you use this option to manually set different HA configuration priority values on the HAnodes.
Otherwise, you'll have no control over the system's master-slave configuration sync behavior. When the
configuration priority values are identical on both nodes (whether by default or by configuration), the system uses
the configuration of the appliance with the larger serial number to override that of the appliance with the smaller
serial number. When the configuration priority values on the nodes are different, the configuration of the
appliance with the lower configuration priority will prevail.
Configuration l Date
l Time
l Priority (Log Level)
l User
l Action
System l Date
l Time
l Priority (Log Level)
l Submod
l User
l Action
l Status
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l Time
l Priority (Log Level)
l User
l Action
l Status
User l Date
l Time
l Log Level
l User
l Action
l Status
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
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logdesc logdesc=Change the configuration A column added for compatibility with FortiAnalyzer.
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ui ui=none None.
action action=update System action, such as (firmware) update, HA join and leave, and the
like.
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logdesc logdesc=SLB Virtual server A column added for compatibility with FortiAnalyzer.
change state
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policy policy=L7vs_tcps Policy to which the event appliesthe virtual server configuration
name, for example.
logdesc logdesc=SLB SSL Hand- A column added for compatibility with FortiAnalyzer.
shake
The value "none" appears in logs when the value is irrelevant to the status or action.
For example, a health check log for a virtual server shows "none"in the Group and
Member columns even though its real server pool and members are knownthese
details are just not relevant. Likewise, a health check log for a real server pool member
shows "none"in the Policy column even though its virtual server is known.
Figure 61 shows the security log table. By default, the log is filtered to display IP Reputation logs, and the table
lists the most recent records first.
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You can use the following category filters to review logs of interest:
Within each category, you can use Filter Setting controls to filter the table based on the values of matching data:
l Date
l Time
l Proto
l Service
l Src
l Src_port
l Dst
l Dst_port
l Vs Name
l Action
The last column in each table includes a link to log details.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
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msg msg=msg Security rule name, category, subcategory, and description of the
attack.
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msg msg=msg Security rule name, category, subcategory, and description of the
attack.
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http_host http_host- HTTP Host header in HTTP request. Maximum length is 64.
t=192.168.1.140:8080 Longer URIs are truncated and appended with ....
http_url http_url=/bigdata URI in HTTP request. Maximum length is 128. Longer URIs are
truncated and appended with ....
pkt_hdr pkt_hdr=header Contents of the packet header that matched the attack signature.
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msg msg="Find Attack ID: Security rule name, category, subcategory, and description of the
1010010001 NAME: "HTTP attack.
Method Violation"
CATEGORY: "HTTP Protocol
Constraint" SUB_
CATEGORY: "Request
Method Rule""
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msg msg=msg Security rule name, category, subcategory, and description of the
attack.
The Traffic Log table displays logs related to traffic served by the FortiADC deployment.
Figure 62 shows the Traffic log table. By default, the log is filtered to display Server Load Balancing - Layer 4
traffic logs, and the table lists the most recent records first.
You can use the following category filters to review logs of interest:
Within each category, you can use Filter Setting controls to filter the table based on the values of matching data:
l Date
l Time
l Proto
l Service
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l Src
l Src_port
l Dst
l Dst_port
l Policy
l Action
The last column in each table includes a link to log details.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
1. Go to Log & Report > Log Access > Traffic Logs to display the traffic log.
2. Click Filter Settings to display the filter tools.
3. Use the tools to filter on key columns and values.
4. Click Apply to apply the filter and redisplay the log.
Table 146 to Table 151 list the log columns in the order in which they appear in the log.
Table 146: SLB Layer 4 and SLB TCPS logs
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Note: This feature is available for the SLB (server load balance) module only.
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The Aggregate Log provides an aggregated view of security logs within a selected time frame.
Typically, you use the local log to capture information about system health and system administration activities.
We recommend that you use local logging during evaluation and verification of your initial deployment, and then
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configure remote logging to send logs to a log management repository where they can be stored long term and
analyzed using preferred analytic tools.
Local log disk settings are configurable. You can select a subset of system events, traffic, and security logs.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
Settings Guidelines
File Size Maximum disk space for a local log file. The default is 200 MB. When the current log file
reaches this size, a new file is created.
Log Level Select the lowest severity to log from the following choices:
For example, if you select Error, the system collects logs with level Error, Critical, Alert, and
Emergency. If you select Alert, the system collects logs with level Alert and Emergency.
Disk Full Select log behavior when the maximum disk space for local logs (30% of total disk space) is
reached:
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Settings Guidelines
Event Category
This option becomes available only when the Event check box is selected. In that case, select
the types of events to collect in the local log:
l ConfigurationConfiguration changes.
l AdminAdministrator actions.
l SystemSystem operations, warnings, and errors.
l UserAuthentication results logs.
l Health CheckHealth check results and client certificate validation check results.
l SLBNotifications, such as connection limit reached.
l LLBNotifications, such as bandwidth thresholds reached.
l GLBNotifications, such as the status of associated local SLB and virtual servers.
l FirewallNotifications for the "firewall"module, such as SNAT source IP pool is using all of
its addresses.
Traffic Select to enable logging for traffic processed by the load balancing modules.
Traffic Category The following options become available only when the Traffic check-box is selected. See
above.
Security Select to enable logging for traffic processed by the security modules.
A remote syslog server is a system provisioned specifically to collect logs for long term storage and analysis with
preferred analytic tools.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
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Port Listening port number of the syslog server. Usually this is UDP port 514.
Log Level Select the lowest severity to log from the following choices:
l EmergencyThe system has become unstable.
l AlertImmediate action is required.
l CriticalFunctionality is affected.
l ErrorAn error condition exists and functionality could be affected.
l WarningFunctionality might be affected.
l NotificationInformation about normal events.
l InformationGeneral information about system operations.
l DebugDetailed information about the system that can be used to troubleshoot
unexpected behavior.
For example, if you select Error, the system sends the syslog server logs with level
Error, Critical, Alert, and Emergency. If you select Alert, the system collects logs with
level Alert and Emergency.
Facility Identifier that is not used by any other device on your network when sending logs to
FortiAnalyzer/syslog.
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Event Category Select the types of events to send to the syslog server:
l ConfigurationConfiguration changes.
l AdminAdministrator actions.
l SystemSystem operations, warnings, and errors.
l UserAuthentication results logs.
l Health CheckHealth check results and client certificate validation check results.
l SLBNotifications, such as connection limit reached.
l LLBNotifications, such as bandwidth thresholds reached.
l GLBNotifications, such as the status of associated local SLB and virtual servers.
l FirewallNotifications for the "firewall"module, such as SNAT source IP pool is
using all of its addresses.
Traffic Select to enable logging for traffic processed by the load balancing modules.
Traffic Category l SLBServer Load Balancing traffic logs related to sessions and throughput.
l GLBGlobal Load Balancing traffic logs related to DNS requests.
Security Select to enable logging for traffic processed by the security modules.
The high speed log feature is intended for deployments that require a high volume of logging activity. The logs
are sent in binary format so they can be sent at a high speed. See AppendixE: High Speed Logging Binary
Format for details on the structure.
The feature supports traffic logs. Event logs and security logs are not supported.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
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UDP Port Listening port number of the syslog server. Usually this is UDP port 514.
Traffic Select to enable logging for traffic processed by the load balancing modules.
Traffic Category The following options become available only when the Traffic check-box is selected. See
above.
The fast statistics feature enables real-time statistics collection for fast reports. Enabled by default. You can
disable fast statistics if you encounter issues.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
Settings Guidelines
Traffic Category Enable/disable fast statistics for traffic categories. SLBis enabled by default.
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You can configure alerts to be sent based on either event categories or event level (severity). See Configuring an
SMTP mail server for information on how to set up the connection to the mail server.
Before you begin:
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
Settings Guidelines
Test Connectivity Click this button to test the connectivity to the email address.
Configuring reports
l If you want reports to include user-defined queries, you must configure the queries before you configure the report.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
To configure a report:
n In the report table, the final column for has a "run report" icon ( ). Click it.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces. You reference this name in the zone configuration (if you use
forwarders).
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Period Select a report period. If you select absolute or last N-hours, last N-days, or last
N-weeks, additional controls are displayed for you to set these variables.
Schedule Weekdays If you do not schedule the report daily, specify the days on which to run it.
Email Format Attachment format. Only PDF is supported. If you schedule reports and set this
option, the report is sent on schedule to all addresses in the Log & Report > Alert
Email > Recipient list.
The predefined list of queries covers the most common administrator and stakeholder interests. It includes the
following:
l SLB-Top-Policy-By-Bytes
l SLB-Top-Source-By-Bytes
l SLB-Top-Source-Country-By-Bytes
l SLB-History-Flow-By-Bytes (total traffic over time)
l LLB-Top-Link-by-Bytes
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l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
After you have created a query configuration object, you can select it in the report configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces. You reference this name in the zone configuration (if you use
forwarders).
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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Module l SLB
l LLB
l DNS
l Attack
l Event
SLB
LLB
DNS
Attack
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Settings Guidelines
Event
Fast reports are real time statistics displayed on the Dashboard > Data Analytics page.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
After you have created a query configuration object, you can select it in the report configuration.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No
spaces. You reference this name in the zone configuration (if you use
forwarders).
Note: After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
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l SLB
l Security
l Top Src
l Top Dest
l Top Browser
l Top OS
l Top Dev
l Top Domain
l Top URL
l Top Referrer
l Top Source Country
l Top Session
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l 10MINS
l 1HOUR
l 1DAY
l 1WEEK
l 1MONTH
l Bandwidth
l Session
Using reports
FortiADC allows you to display logs using the CLI, with filtering functions.
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Where:
l type <event|traffic|attack>
l subtype <subtype_value> ex:slb_http
l field <field_name> <field_value_list>
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l HA feature overview
l HA system requirements
l HA configuration synchronization
l Configuring HA settings
l Monitoring an HA cluster
l Updating firmware for an HA cluster
l Deploying an active-passive cluster
l Deploying an active-active cluster
l Deploying an active-active-VRRP cluster
HA feature overview
FortiADC appliances can be deployed as standalone units or as high availability (HA) clusters.
A cluster is two or more nodes. A node is an instance of the appliance/system. In a cluster, one node is the
primary node, also called the master node. The other members of the cluster are secondary nodes, also called
slave nodes.
The primary node has a special role. It has a one-to-many relationship with member nodes. Both configuration
updates and software updates are initiated by the primary node and pushed to member nodes.
The system selects the primary node based on the following criteria:
l Link health (if monitor ports links are down, the node is considered down)
l Remote IP monitor health check results
l Override setting (prefers priority to uptime)
l Most available ports
l Highest uptime value
l Lowest device priority number (1 has greater priority than 2)
l Highest-sorting serial numberSerial numbers are sorted by comparing each character from left to right, where 9
and z are the greatest values. The system gives preference to higher values over lower values.
HA solutions depend on two types of communication among cluster members:
l SynchronizationDuring initialization, the primary node pushes its configuration (with noted exceptions) to
member nodes. After initialization has completed, the nodes synchronize their session tables.
l HeartbeatsA cluster node indicates to other nodes in the cluster that it is up and available. The absence of
heartbeat traffic indicates the node is not up and is unavailable.
There are three types of HA clusters:
l Active-PassiveOnly the primary node is active, so it is the only node that receives traffic from adjacent routers.
Typically, there is one other node that is in standby mode. It assumes active status if the primary node undergoes
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In an Active-Active cluster, the IP addresses for all interfaces are unique, including the management interface.
When the appliance is in standalone mode, the physical port IP address is active; when it is in HA mode, the
address assigned to it in the HA node IP list address is active. You can log into any node using the active IP
address for its management port.
In an Active-Active-VRRP cluster, FortiADC uses hbdev for members status communication. It also allows you to
configure sync+session, persistence sync, and image sync functions via hbdev and dataport, which is essentially
the same as the HA-AA/AP mode. Note that FortiADC is unable to communicate with third-party VRRP devices
because it actually doesn't use the VRRP protocol at all.
Tip: You can use the execute ha manage command to log into the console of a member node. See the CLI
reference.
Figure 63 shows an active-passive cluster in a single network path. In an active-passive cluster, the primary
node is the active node that handles all traffic. In the event that the primary node experiences hardware failure or
system maintenance, failover takes place. In failover, the standby node becomes the primary node and
processes the traffic that is forwarded along the network path. The new primary node sends gratuitous ARP to
notify the network to direct traffic for the virtual MAC addresses (vMAC) to its network interfaces. It takes the IP
addresses of the unresponsive node.
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Figure 64 shows an active-passive cluster in a redundant path. A topology like this is a best practice because it is
fully redundant, with no single point of failure. If the gateway, load balancer, or switch were to fail, the failover
path is chosen.
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Figure 65 shows an active-active cluster. An active-active cluster supports load-balancing and failover among up
to eight member nodes. The routers on either side of the cluster must be configured to use equal cost multipath
(ECMP) to distribute traffic to the FortiADC cluster nodes. All nodes actively receive and forward traffic.
The primary node has a special role. It handles all FTP and firewall traffic, and it acts as the failover node for all of
the other nodes in the cluster.
The failover mechanism is the same as an active-passive deployment, with the primary node acting as the
standby node for all other cluster members. If a member node fails, the primary node takes the IP addresses of
the unresponsive node and notifies the network via ARP to redirect traffic for that vMAC to its own network
interfaces. For example, in Figure 65, node1 is the primary node. If node2 were to fail, its traffic would failover to
node1. If node3 were to fail, its traffic would also failover to node1. If the primary node were to fail, a new primary
node would be elected, and it would function as the master in all respects, including its role as the new standby
node for failover from all other cluster members.
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HA system requirements
l Appliances must have the same hardware model and same firmware version.
l Redundant network topology: if an active node fails, physical network cabling and routes must be able to redirect
traffic to the other member nodes.
l At least one physical port on both HA appliances to be used for heartbeat and data traffic between cluster
members. For active-passive failover pairs, you can connect the ports directly via a crossover cable. For active-
active clusters with more than two members, you can connect the nodes via the same Layer 2 switch.
l Heartbeat and synchronization traffic between cluster nodes occur over the physical network ports that you
designate. If switches are used to connect the nodes, the interfaces must be reachable by Layer 2 multicast.
l Each appliance must be licensed. If using FortiADC-VM, the license must be paid; trial licenses will not function.
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FortiADC-VM supports HA. However, if you do not want to use the native HA, you can
use your hypervisor or VM environment manager to install your virtual appliances over
a hardware cluster to improve availability. For example, VMware clusters can use vMo-
tion or VMware HA.
HA configuration synchronization
Normally in an HA configuration, the master node pushes most of its configuration to the other member nodes.
This is known as HA configuration synchronization. If automatic synchronization is enabled, synchronization
occurs automatically when an appliance joins the cluster, and it repeats every 30seconds thereafter. If
synchronization is not enabled, you must initiate synchronization manually.
Table 161 summarizes the configuration settings that are not synchronized. All other settings are synchronized.
Table 161: HA settings that are not synchronized
Setting Explanation
Hostname The hostnames are not synchronized to enable you to use unique names.
SNMP system Each member node has its own SNMP system information so that you can maintain accurate,
information separate data in SNMP collections. However, the network interfaces of a standby node are
not active, so they cannot be actively monitored with SNMP.
RAID level RAID settings are hardware-dependent and determined at boot time by looking at the drives
(for software RAID) or the controller (hardware RAID), and are not stored in the system con-
figuration. Therefore, they are not synchronized.
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Setting Explanation
HA settings Most of the HA configuration is not synchronized in order to support HA system operations. In
particular:
l Priority and Override settingsThese settings are used to elect a primary node, so they are
not synchronized to enable differentiation.
l Group IDNodes with the same Group ID join a cluster. The setting precedes and
determines group membership, so it is set manually.
l HA modeMany administrators prefer to be able to switch the primary node from an HA
mode to standalone mode without the other nodes following suit, or to switch a secondary
node to standalone mode and have that setting not overwritten by periodic synchronization,
so the HA mode setting is not pushed from the primary node to the member nodes.
l Node list and Local Node IDThese settings are for active-active mode only. They identify
a node uniquely within an active-active load balancing group, so they are not synchronized
to enable differentiation.
l Log messagesThese describe events that happened on a specific appliance. After a fail-over, you might notice
that there is a gap in the original active appliances log files that corresponds to the period of its down time. Log
messages created during the time when the standby was acting as the active appliance (if you have configured local
log storage) are stored there, on the original standby appliance.
l Generated reportsLike the log messages that they are based upon, reports also describe events that happened
on that specific appliance. As such, report settings are synchronized, but report output is not.
You can view the status of cluster members from the dashboard of the primary node. You might need to log into
the system for a non-primary member node in the following situations:
Configuring HA settings
Note: Currently, FortiADC only supports HAconfigurations for IPv4 address mode; HAis not supported on IPv6.
Before you begin:
To configure HA settings:
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Group Name Name to identify the HA cluster if you have more than one. This setting is optional, and
does not affect HA function. The maximum length is 63 characters.
Group ID Number that identifies the HA cluster. Nodes with the same group ID join the cluster. If
you have more than one HA cluster on the same network, each cluster must have a dif-
ferent groupID. The group ID is used in the virtual MAC address that is sent in broad-
cast ARP messages. The valid range is 0 to 31. The default value is 0.
Priority Number indicating priority of the member node when electing the cluster primary node.
This setting is optional. The smaller the number, the higher the priority. The default is 5.
The valid range is 0 to 9.
Note: By default, uptime is more important than this setting unless Override is
enabled.
Config Priority The default value is 100, but you can specify any numeric value ranging from 0 to
255.
Note: FortiADC 4.7.x has introduced a new parameter called config-priotity for HA
configuration. It allows you to determine which configuration the system uses when
synchronizing the configuration between the HA nodes. Therefore, upon upgrading
to FortiADC 4.7.x, it is highly recommended that you use this option to manually
set different HA configuration priority values on the nodes. Otherwise, you'll have
no control over the system's master-slave configuration sync behavior. When the
configuration priority values are identical on both nodes (whether by default or by
configuration), the system uses the configuration of the appliance with the larger
serial number to override that of the appliance with the smaller serial number.
When the configuration priority values on the nodes are different, the configuration
of the appliance with the lower configuration priority will prevail.
Override Enable to make Device Priority a more important factor than uptime when selecting the
primary node.
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Heartbeat Interval Number of 100-millisecond intervals at which heartbeat packets are sent. This is
also the interval at which a node expects to receive heartbeat packets. This part of
the configuration is pushed from the primary node to member nodes. The default is
2. The valid range is 1 to 20 (that is, between 100 and 2,000 milliseconds).
Note: Although this setting is pushed from the primary node to member nodes, you
should initially configure all nodes with the same Detection Interval to prevent
inadvertent failover from occurring before the initial synchronization.
Lost Heartbeat Threshold Number of times a node retries the heartbeat and waits to receive HA heartbeat
packets from the other nodes before concluding the other node is down. This part
of the configuration is pushed from the primary node to member nodes. Normally,
you do not need to change this setting. Exceptions include:
l Increase the failure detection threshold if a failure is detected when none has actually
occurred. For example, in an active-passive deployment, if the primary node is very
busy during peak traffic times, it might not respond to heartbeat packets in time, and a
standby node might assume that the primary node has failed.
l Decrease the failure detection threshold or detection interval if administrators and
HTTP clients have to wait too long before being able to connect through the primary
node, resulting in noticeable down time.
Note: Although this setting is pushed from the primary node to member nodes, you
should initially configure all nodes with the same HB Lost Threshold to prevent
inadvertent failover from occurring before the initial synchronization.
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ARP Times Number of times that the cluster member broadcasts extra address resolution protocol
(ARP) packets when it takes on the primary role. (Even though a new NIC has not actu-
ally been connected to the network, the member does this to notify the network that a
new physical port has become associated with the IP address and virtual MAC of the HA
cluster.) This is sometimes called using gratuitous ARP packets to train the network,
and can occur when the primary node is starting up, or during a failover. Also configure
ARP Packet Interval.
l Increase the number of times the primary node sends gratuitous ARP packets if an
active-passive cluster takes a long time to fail over or to train the network. Sending
more gratuitous ARP packets may help the failover to happen faster.
l Decrease the number of times the primary node sends gratuitous ARP packets if the
cluster has a large number of VLAN interfaces and virtual domains. Because
gratuitous ARP packets are broadcast, sending them might generate a large amount
of network traffic. As long as the active-passive cluster fails over successfully, you can
reduce the number of times gratuitous ARP packets are sent to reduce the amount of
traffic produced by a failover.
ARP Interval Number of seconds to wait between each broadcast of ARP packets. Normally, you do
not need to change this setting. Exceptions include:
l Decrease the interval if an active-passive cluster takes a long time to fail over or to
train the network. Sending ARP packets more frequently may help the failover to
happen faster.
l Increase the interval if the cluster has a large number of VLAN interfaces and virtual
domains. Because gratuitous ARP packets are broadcast, sending them might
generate a large amount of network traffic. As long as the active-passive cluster fails
over successfully, you can increase the interval between when gratuitous ARP packets
are sent to reduce the rate of traffic produced by a failover.
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Layer 7 Persistence Syn- Enable to synchronize Layer 7 session data used for persistence to backend
chronization servers.
When not enabled, a node that receives traffic due to failover would not know that a
session had been created already, so it will be treated as a new session.
Synchronization of the persistence table is not possible for SSL session ID. When
the session via the first node is terminated, the client must re-establish an SSL
connection via the second node. When a client requests a new SSL connection with
an SSL server, the initial TCP connection has an SSL Session ID of 0. This zero
value tells the server that it needs to set up a new SSL session and to generate an
SSL Session ID. The server sends the new SSL Session ID in its response to the
client as part of the SSL handshake.
Layer 4 Persistence Syn- Enable to synchronize Layer 4 session data used for persistence to backend
chronization servers.
When not enabled, a node that receives traffic because of failover would not know
that a session had been created already, and the client will be required to re-
initialize the connection.
Auto Config Sync Enable/disable automatic configuration synchronization. When enabled, syn-
chronization occurs immediately when an appliance joins the cluster, and thereafter
every 30 seconds. Disable if you prefer to manage synchronization manually.
Active-Active Settings
Node List Select the node IDs for the nodes in the cluster. An active-active cluster can have up to
eight members.
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Local Node A number that uniquely identifies the member within the cluster. The valid range is 0-7.
In an active-active deployment, this number is used in the virtual MAC address that is
sent in ARP responses. In an active-passive deployment, this number is not used.
Port Monitor
Monitor One or more network interfaces that correlate with a physical link. These ports will be
monitored for link failure. Port monitoring (also called interface monitoring) monitors
physical network ports to verify that they are functioning properly and linked to their net-
works. You can monitor physical interfaces and 802.3ad aggregated interfaces.
Note: To prevent an unintentional failover, do not configure port monitoring until you
configure HA on all appliances and have plugged in the cables to link the physical net-
work ports that will be monitored.
Heartbeat Set the network interface to be used for heartbeat packets. You can configure one
or two heartbeat ports.
Use the same port number for all cluster members. For example, if you select port3
on the primary node, select port3 as the heartbeat interface on the other member
nodes.
Note: In order for the HA feature to work properly on VMware VMs, you MUST
ensure that the vSphere vSwitch VLAN used for the heartbeat interface is able to
accept MACAddress Changes and Forced Transmits..For more information, refer
to FortiADC-VM Install Guide D-Series.
Data Set the network interface to be used for data synchronization among cluster nodes. You
can configure up to two data ports. If one data port fails, its traffic fails over to the next
data port. If all data ports fail, data synchronization traffic fails over to the heartbeat
port. If you do not configure a data port, the heartbeat port is used for syn-
chronization.Use the same port numbers for all cluster members. For example, if you
select port3 on the primary node, select port3 as the data port interface on the other
member nodes.
Remote IP Monitor
Monitor Enable Enable/disable active monitoring of remote beacon IPaddresses to determine if the net-
work path is available.
Failover Threshold Number of consecutive times that the remote IP address is unreachable that indicates
failure. The default is 5. The valid range is 1-300.
Failover Hold Time If failover occurs due to a remote IPmonitor test, and this node's role changes (to mas-
ter or slave), it cannot change again until the holdtime elapses. Holdtime can be used to
prevent looping.The default holdtime is 120 seconds. The valid range is 60-86400.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. You ref-
erence this name in the virtual server configuration. Note: After you initially save the con-
figuration, you cannot edit the name.
Health Check Interval Seconds between each health check. Should be more than the timeout to prevent over-
lapping health checks. The default is 10.
Health Check Timeout Seconds to wait for a reply before assuming that the health check has failed. The
default is 5.
Health Check Retry Number of retries to confirm up or down. The default is 3 retries. The valid range is 1-10.
Monitoring an HA cluster
You can view HA status from the system dashboard. Go to System > Dashboard and click the HA Status tab.
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You can use also use log messages, alert emails, and SNMP to monitor HA events, such as when failover has
occurred. The system logs HA node status changes as follows:
You can upgrade firmware on all nodes in a cluster from the primary node.
The following process occurs when you perform the HA upgrade procedure:
1. The primary node pushes the firmware image to the member nodes.
2. The primary node notifies the member nodes of the upgrade, and it takes their user traffic during the upgrade.
3. The upgrade command is run on the member nodes, the systems are rebooted, and the member nodes send the
primary node an acknowledgment that upgrade has been completed.
4. The upgrade command is run on the primary node, and it reboots. When the system is rebooting, a member node
assumes primary status, and the traffic fails over from the former primary node to the new primary node.
After the upgrade process is completed, the system determines whether the original node becomes the primary
node, according to the HA Override setting:
l If Override is enabled, the cluster considers the Device Priority setting. Both nodes usually make a second failover
in order to resume their original roles.
l If Override is disabled, the cluster considers uptime first. The original primary node will have a smaller uptime due
to the order of reboots during the firmware upgrade. Therefore it will not resume its active role; instead, the node
with the greatest uptime will remain the new primary node. A second failover will not occur.
Reboot times vary by the appliance model, and also by differences between the original firmware version and the
firmware version you are installing.
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The administrator procedure for an HA cluster is similar to the procedure for installing firmware on a standalone
appliance. To ensure minimal interruption of service to clients, use the following steps. The same procedure
applies to both active-active and active-passive clusters.
Instead, switch out of HA, downgrade each node individually, then switch them back
into HA mode.
l Download the firmware file from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website: https://support.fortinet.com/
l Read the release notes for the version you plan to install.
l Back up your configuration before beginning this procedure. Reverting to an earlier firmware version could reset
settings that are not compatible with the new firmware.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to upgrade firmware.
l Verify that the cluster node members are powered on and available on all of the network interfaces that you have
configured. If required ports are not available, HA port monitoring could inadvertently trigger an additional failover,
resulting in traffic interruption during the firmware update.
1. Log into the web UI of the primary node as the admin administrator.
2. Go to System > Settings.
3. Click the Maintenance tab.
4. Scroll to the Upgrade section.
5. Click Choose File to locate and select the file.
6. Enable the HA Sync.
When you update software, you are also updating the web UI. To ensure the web
UI displays the updated pages correctly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bypass_your_cache.
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l Overview
l Basic steps
l Best practice tips
Overview
In an active-passive cluster, one node is the active appliance; it processes traffic. The other node is passive; it is
ready to assume the role of the active appliance if the primary node is unavailable.
You configure the system to send heartbeat packets between the pair to monitor availability. The system
continually polls the activity of the heartbeat packets. If the active appliance becomes unresponsive, failover
occurs: the standby becomes active. Figure 68 illustrates the process: (1) the standby node sends gratuitous
ARP to notify adjacent routers to direct traffic for the virtual MAC addresses (vMAC) to its network interfaces; (2)
It takes the IP addresses of the unresponsive node.
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Figure 68: An active-passive cluster at failoverIP address transfer to the new active member
When the former active appliance comes back online, it might or might not assume its former active role. The
system selects the active member based on the following criteria:
l Link health (if monitor ports links are down, the node is considered down)
l Remote IP monitor health check results
l Override setting (prefers priority to uptime)
l Most available ports
l Highest uptime value
l Lowest device priority number (1 has greater priority than 2)
l Highest-sorting serial numberSerial numbers are sorted by comparing each character from left to right, where 9
and z are the greatest values. The system gives preference to higher values over lower values.
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Basic steps
1. License all FortiADC appliances in the HA cluster, and register them, including FortiGuard services, with the
Fortinet Customer Service & Support website:
https://support.fortinet.com/
2. Physically link the FortiADC appliances that make up the HA cluster.
You must link at least one of their ports (for example, port4 to port4) for heartbeat and
synchronization traffic between members of the cluster. You can do either of the following:
Note: After you have saved the HA configuration changes, cluster members join or rejoin the cluster. After you
have saved configuration changes on the primary node, it automatically pushes its configuration to the secondary
node.
l Be careful to maintain the heartbeat link(s). If the heartbeat is accidentally interrupted, such as when a network
cable is temporarily disconnected, the other nodes assume that the primary node has failed. In an active-passive
deployment, failover occurs. If no failure has actually occurred, both nodes can be operating as the active node
simultaneously.
l If you link HA appliances through switches, to improve fault tolerance and reliability, link the ports through two
separate switches. Also, do not connect these switches to your overall network, which could introduce a potential
attack point, and could also allow network load to cause latency in the heartbeat, which could cause an
unintentional failover.
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l Configuration overview
l Basic steps
l Expected behavior
l Best practice tips
Configuration overview
Figure 69 shows an example of an active-active cluster. In an active-active cluster, traffic from the upstream
router can be load-balanced among up to eight member nodes.
Load balancing depends on the equal cost multipath (ECMP) configuration on adjacent routers.The routers on
either side of the cluster must be configured to use ECMP to distribute traffic to the FortiADC cluster nodes. In
the example, assume that the FortiADC configuration includes virtual servers belonging to subnet 10.61.0.0./24.
On Router A, you configure equal cost routes as follows:
Likewise, on Router B, you configure equal cost routes for server-to-client traffic:
Active-active clusters also support failover. The primary node is the backup node for each of the other nodes in
the cluster. If a member node fails, the primary node takes its IP address and sends gratuitous ARP to adjacent
routers to direct traffic for that virtual MAC address (vMAC) to its own network interfaces.
When you configure the network interfaces for nodes in an active-active cluster, in addition to the interface
primary IP address, you configure an HA node IP list that specifies special HA IP addresses of each node in the
cluster. The HA node IP list for port2 in the example has the following values:
10.61.51.1/16 node1
10.61.51.2/16 node2
10.61.51.3/16 node3
Likewise, the HA node IP list for port3 has the following values:
10.65.51.1/16 node1
10.65.51.2/16 node2
10.65.51.3/16 node3
Finally, you log into each node when it is in standalone mode to configure its HA settings. When you are ready to
form the cluster, change the setting to HA active-active. The system state changes when a node joins a cluster.
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Note: The example shows routers on both sides of the FortiADC cluster. Your deployment might not have a
router between the FortiADC cluster and the real server pool. In this case, if your real servers support load
balancing methods like ECMP, the expected behavior is the same as what is described here. If not, it is expected
that the real servers route reply traffic to the cluster node that sent them the client traffic.
Basic steps
1. License all FortiADC appliances in the HA cluster, and register them, including FortiGuard services, with the
Fortinet Customer Service & Support website: https://support.fortinet.com/.
2. Physically link the FortiADC appliances that make up the HA cluster.
You must link at least one of their ports (for example, port4 to port4) for heartbeat and
synchronization traffic between members of the cluster. You can do either of the following:
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l If only two nodes, connect the two appliances directly with a crossover cable.
l If more than two nodes, link the appliances through a switch. If connected through a switch, the interfaces
must be reachable by Layer 2 multicast.
3. Configure member nodes:
a. Log into the member nodes as the admin user.
b. Complete the HA configuration as described in Configuring HA settings.
Important: Set the Device Priority to a higher number than the preferred primary node; for
example, set it to 2.
4. Configure the preferred primary node:
a. Log into the primary node as the admin user.
b. Configure network interfaces so that each traffic interface has an HA node IP address list in addition to
its physical port IP address. See Configuring network interfaces.
When HA is set to standalone, the system uses the physical port IP address. When HA is set to
active-active, the system uses the HA node IP address.
c. Complete the configuration for all features, as well as the HA configuration.
Important: Set Device Priority to a lower number than the member nodes; for example, set it to 1.
Note: After you have saved the HA configuration changes, cluster members join or rejoin the cluster. After you
have saved configuration changes on the primary node, it automatically pushes its configuration to the member
nodes.
Expected behavior
In active-active deployments, be sure to enable data synchronization. In particular, enable the following settings:
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Figure 70 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when client-to-server and server-to-client session traffic are
routed through the same node.
Figure 70: TCP traffic flow when ECMP results in forwarding through same node
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection requestin this case, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server and multicasts the session data to the cluster via the data
port.
3. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response trafficalso node1.
4. The cluster node forwards the traffic to the client and multicasts the session data to the cluster.
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Figure 71 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when client-to-server and server-to-client session traffic are
routed through different nodes and synchronization has occurred before the second node receives the response
traffic.
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection requestin this case, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server and multicasts the session data to the cluster via the data
port.
3. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response traffic. In this case, it selects
node2.
4. If the session has already been synchronized between node1 and node2, node2 forwards the traffic to the client
and multicasts the session data to the cluster.
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Figure 72 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when client-to-server and server-to-client session traffic are
routed through different nodes and synchronization has not yet occurred when the second node receives the
response traffic.
Figure 72: TCP traffic flow when synchronization has not yet occurred
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection requestin this case, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server and multicasts the session data.
3. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response traffic. In this case, it selects
node2.
4. Because the session has not yet been synchronized between node1 and node2, node2 multicasts the traffic to the
cluster.
5. When node1 receives traffic from node2, it forwards the traffic to the client and multicasts the session data.
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Figure 73 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when the Source option is not enabled.
Figure 73: HTTP traffic flow when the Source profile option is not enabled
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection requestin this case, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server. Because the Source option was not enabled, the source IP
address in the FortiADC-to-real-server traffic is the node1 HA cluster node IP address, and this becomes the
destination IP address for the response traffic.
3. Router B does not use ECMP; instead, it forwards the traffic to the node1 HA cluster IP address.
4. The cluster node finds the real client IP address in its session table and forwards the traffic to the client.
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Figure 74 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when the Source option is enabled.
Figure 74: HTTP traffic flow when the Source profile option is enabled
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection requestin this case, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server. Because the Source option is enabled, the source IP address
in the FortiADC-to-real-server traffic is the true client IP address, and this becomes the destination IP address for
the server-to-client traffic.
3. Router B uses ECMP and might forward the traffic to any node in the cluster. In this example, it forwards the traffic
to node2.
4. Because the server-to-client response was not expected by node2, it multicasts the traffic to the cluster.
5. When node1 receives the server-to-client response data from node2, it forwards the response to the client.
Note: In an active-active deployment, the virtual server profile Source option adds latency to the transaction. To
reduce latency, use an alternative to the Source option, such as the X-Forwarded-For option, if you have a
requirement that the original client IP be logged by the real server.
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FTP has both a control connection and a data connection associated with client-server communication. The two
channels make it difficult to support asymmetric routes in an active-active cluster.
In addition, traffic processed by the stateful firewall rules is also not load-balanced.
Figure 75 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when ECMP results in traffic being forwarded through the
primary node.
Figure 75: FTP or firewall traffic flow when ECMP selects the primary node
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection request. In this case, it
selects the primary node, node1.
2. The primary node forwards the traffic to a real server.
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3. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response trafficalso node1.
4. The primary node forwards the traffic to the client.
Figure 76 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when ECMP results in an asymmetric route.
Figure 76: FTP or firewall traffic flow when ECMP results in an asymmetric route
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection request. In this case, it
selects the primary node, node1.
2. The cluster node forwards the traffic to a real server.
3. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response trafficin this case, node2.
4. Because the server-to-client response was not expected by node2, it forwards traffic to the cluster.
5. When the primary node receives traffic from node2, it forwards it to the client.
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Figure 77 illustrates the sequence of the traffic flow when ECMP results in client-to-server traffic sent to a non-
primary node.
Figure 77: FTP or firewall traffic flow when ECMP results in traffic sent to a non-primary node
1. Router A uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward a client connection request to a real server
destination IP address. In this case, it selects a member node, node3.
2. Firewall traffic is forwarded by the primary node only, so node3 multicasts the session data to the cluster.
3. The primary node forwards the traffic to a real server.
4. Router B uses ECMP to select a cluster node to which to forward the server response trafficin this case, node2.
5. Because the server-to-client response was not expected by node2, it forwards traffic to the cluster.
6. When the primary node receives traffic from node2, it forwards it to the client.
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l Be careful to maintain the heartbeat link(s). If the heartbeat is accidentally interrupted, such as when a network
cable is temporarily disconnected, the other nodes assume that the primary node has failed. In an active-active
deployment, a new primary node is elected among member nodes. If no failure has actually occurred, both nodes
can be operating as primary nodes simultaneously.
l If you link HA appliances through switches, to improve fault tolerance and reliability, link the ports through two
separate switches. Also, do not connect these switches to your overall network, which could introduce a potential
attack point, and could also allow network load to cause latency in the heartbeat, which could cause an
unintentional failover.
Advantages of HA Active-Active-VRRP
Compared with HA Active-Passive or Active-Active clusters, an HA Active-Active-VRRP cluster offers the following
advantages:
l The HA Active-Active mode is an device-based HA mode, in which the HA fail over will switch over the whole failed
device even in cases where only one monitor port fails.
l In FortiADC HA Active-Active-VRRP mode, you can manually assign a virtual server to a traffic group, enabling you
to do traffic load design based on virtual servers.
l In HA Active-Active-VRRP mode, FortiADC only synchronizes the session table/persistence table to the next
available device in the same traffic group using the failover-order command. In cases where you have more than
two devices in the cluster, this synchronization mechanism can turn out to be more efficient than HA Active-Passive
or Active-Active mode because the session/persistence table will be synced to the whole HA group. In this sense,
FortiADC actually supports the N+M hot-backup function.
l HA Active-Active mode must work together with an external router with the ECMP route configured to distribute
traffic to different Active-Active nodes; HA Active-Active-VRRP mode does not need this external router to do ECMP
traffic distribution Both sides can simply point their respective gateway to the VRRP floating IP.
l In HAActive-Active-VRRP mode, different devices in the same traffic group have the same HA status. Once you
have pointed both the client and the server side gateways to the floating IP in the same traffic, the
incoming/outgoing traffic will going to the same device. As a result, HA Active-Active-VRRP mode doesn't need to
multicast the traffic itself to the HA group, which should offer the best network performance and efficiency.
l In HA Active-Active mode, the AA-Master will take over all AA-NotWorking nodes' traffic. If multiple AA devices have
failed, the AA-Master will have to process much more traffic than the AA-Slave nodes, which may exhibit some
unexpected behavior under abnormal high traffic stress.
l In terms of sync session, you are unable to access the real servers IP address from the client directly in HA Active-
Active mode, but you dont have this limitation in HA Active-Active-VRRP mode.
l Configuration overview
l Basic steps
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Configuration overview
The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is designed to eliminate the single point of failure inherent in the
static default routed environment. VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for
a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. The VRRP router controlling the IP address(es) associated
with a virtual router is called the Master, and forwards packets sent to these IP addresses. The election process
provides dynamic fail-over in the forwarding responsibility should the Master become unavailable. Any of the
virtual router's IP addresses on a LAN can then be used as the default first hop router by end-hosts. The
advantage of VRRP is a higher availability default path without requiring configuration of dynamic routing or
router discovery protocols on every end-host.
A virtual router is defined by its virtual router identifier (VRID) and a set of IP addresses. A VRRP router may
associate a virtual router with its real address on an interface, and may also be configured with additional virtual
router mappings and priority that the virtual router can back up. The mapping between VRID and addresses must
be coordinated among all VRRP routers on a LAN.
FortiADC only adopts the VRRP concept, but not the exact VRRP protocol itself. For this reason, its HAActive-
Active VRRP mode cab only be called a VRRP-like HA mode
VRRP configurations can be used as a high availability (HA)solution to ensure that your network maintains
connectivity with the Internet (or with other networks) even if the default router for your network fails. Using
VRRP, you can assign VRRP routers as master or backup routers. The master router processes traffic, while the
backup routers monitor the master router and start forwarding traffic the moment the master router fails.
FortiADC units can function as master or backup Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) routers and can be
quickly and easily integrated into a network that has already deployed VRRP. In a VRRP configuration, when a
FortiADC unit operating as the master unit fails, a backup unit automatically takes its place and continues
processing network traffic. In such a situation, all traffic to the failed unit transparently fails over to the backup
unit that takes over the role of the failed master FortiADC unit. When the failed FortiADC unit is restored, it will
once again take over processing traffic for the network.
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In an active-active-VRRP cluster, one of the nodes is selected as the primary node of a traffic group, and the rest
of the nodes are member nodes of the traffic group. Traffic from the upstream can be load-balanced among up to
eight member nodes. Active-active-VRRP clusters also support failover. If the primary node fails, the traffic group
work on this node will fail over to one of the backup nodes which will send gratuitous ARP to adjacent devices to
redirect traffic for its own MAC address to all network interfaces within the traffic group.
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set group-id 14
set local-node-id 1
end
2. Configure the traffic group.
Configure the traffic group and set its parameters. The failover sequence must be configured according
to the order of node IDs. This means that if a node is dead, the next node in queue will take over
handling the traffic. If you want to decide when a node should retake the traffic over from power-down to
start-up, you can enable the preempt.
If only two nodes, connect the two appliances directly with a crossover cable.
If more than two nodes, link the appliances through a switch. If connected through a switch, the
interfaces must be reachable by Layer 2 multicast.
config system traffic-group
edit "traffic-group-1"
set failover-order 1 2
next
end
3. Configure applications and relate them with the traffic group
Relate applications with the traffic group in the virtual server configuration and interface + IP
configuration. If no traffic group is related, the default traffic group will be used.
Note: After youhave saved the HA configuration changes, cluster members join or rejoin the cluster. After
you have saved configuration changes on the primary node, it automatically pushes its configuration to the
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A virtual domain (VDOM) is a complete FortiADC instance that runs on the FortiADC platform. The VDOM
feature supports multi-tenant deployments. To do this, you create a virtual domain configuration object that
contains all of the system and feature configuration options of a full FortiADC instance, and you provision an
administrator account with privileges to access and manage only that VDOM.
Note: The super user admin can access all VDOMs that have been created on the system, but the administrator
accounts that are provisioned for a VDOM can access only that particular VDOM.
You can use the web UI to enable the virtual domain feature. By default, the virtual domain feature is not
enabled, and the GUI for virtual domain configuration is hidden.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to enable the virtual domain feature.
To enable the virtual domain feature:
1. Go to System > Settings.
The configuration page displays the Basic tab.
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virtual domains, create admin users for virtual domains, and navigate to the system and feature configuration
pages for the virtual domains, including the root (default) domain.
When a non-admin user with a delegated administrator account logs in, the landing page is the standard landing
page. Such users cannot perform the tasks related to virtual domain administration that the admin administrator
performs.
By default, FortiADC has a predefined virtual domain named root that you cannot delete or modify. The admin
user can add, delete, enable, and disable virtual domains.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to create virtual domains.
l You must have super user permission (user admin) to assign network interfaces to virtual domains.
To create a virtual domain:
1. Go to Virtual Domain.
2. Click Add, enter a unique name for the virtual domain.
3. Save the configuration.
By default, all network interfaces are assigned to the root virtual domain. After you have created the virtual
domain, you can assign network interfaces to it.
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FortiADC allows you to create and impose custom policies or restrictions on each virtual domain you have added.
For each virtual domain, you can configure the maximum range for its Dynamic Resources and Static Resources.
Dynamic Resources are related to a virtual domain's performance, while Static Resources are related to its
configuration. The Vdom configuration dialog(Figure 80) also shows a virtual domain's current configuration and
workload settings, which serve as good reference points for you to fine-tune the virtual domain.
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Parameter Description
Dynamic Resources
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Parameter Description
L4 CPS Shows the L4 CPS data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at the last
page refresh.
Note:You can set the VDOM's maximum L4 CPS data transfer rate by
specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
1,000,000.
L7 CPS Shows the L7 CPS data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at the last
page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum L7 CPS data transfer rate by
specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
1,000,000.
L7 RPS Shows the L7 RPS data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at the last
page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum L7 RPS data transfer rate by
specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
1,000,000.
SSLCPS Shows the SSL CPS data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at the
last page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum SSL CPS data transfer rate by
specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
1,000,000.
SSL Throughput Shows the SSL throughput rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at the last page
refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum SSL throughput rate by specifying
a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to 1,000,000.
Concurrent Session Shows the number of concurrent sessions at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum number of concurrent sessions by
specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
1,000,000.
Inbound Shows the inbound TCP data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at
the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum inbound TCP data transfer rate
by specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
4,000,000.
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Parameter Description
Outbound Shows the outbound TCP data transfer rate in kilobyte per second (kB/s) at
the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the VDOM's maximum outbound TCP data transfer rate
by specifying a desired value in the box. Valid values range from 0 to
4,000,000.
Static Resources
Virtual Server Shows the number of virtual servers at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of virtual servers that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
Real Server Shows the number of real servers at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of real servers that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
Health Check Shows the number of health check objects at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of health check objects that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
Source Pool Shows the number of source pools at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of source pools that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
Error Page Shows the number of error pages at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of error pages that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
Local User Shows the number of local users at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of local users that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
User Group Shows the number of user groups at the last page refresh.
Note: You can set the maximum number of user groups that can be
configured on this VDOMby specifying a desired value in the box. Valid
values range from 0 to 1024.
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l SSL offloading
l SSL decryption by forward proxy
l Profile configurations
l Certificate guidelines
l SSL/TLSversions and cipher suites
l Exceptions list
l SSL/HTTP mirror traffic
SSL offloading
You can use FortiADC in a Layer-7 load-balancing topology to offload SSL decryption from the real server farm. In
such a deployment, the FortiADC unit uses a copy of the real server certificate and its private key to negotiate the
SSLconnection. It acts as an SSL proxy for the servers, using the certificates and their private keys to:
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FortiADC forwards data unencrypted to the servers, and the servers can maximize performance because they are
processing HTTP and not HTTPS transactions.
To realize the benefits of SSL offloading and maintain security, you must deploy the FortiADC appliance in a
trusted network with a direct path to the real servers so that the connection between the FortiADC and the real
server does not have to be re-encrypted. For example, you connect FortiADC and the real servers through the
same switch, and all are physically located on the same locked rack.
In cases where traffic is forwarded along untrusted paths toward the real servers, you can use a real server SSL
profile to re-encrypt the data before forwarding it to the real servers.
Basic steps:
1. Import the X.509 v3 server certificates and their private keys that ordinarily belong to the backend servers, as well
as any certificate authority (CA) or intermediate CA certificates that are used to complete the chain of trust
between your clients and servers.
2. Configure a local certificate group that includes the server's local certificate and the Intermediate CA group that
contains the Intermediate CAs.
3. Configure an application profile and a client SSL profile (if needed)that reference the local certificate group and
specify the allowed SSL/TLS versions and list of SSL ciphers that can be used for the SSL connection between the
client and the FortiADC unit. Select this profile when you configure the virtual server.
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4. Configure a real server SSL profile that enables or disables SSL for the connection between the FortiADC unit and
the real server. If enabled, specify the SSL/TLS versions and the list of SSL ciphers that can be used. Select this
profile when you configure the real server pool.
You can use SSLdecryption by forward proxy in cases where you cannot copy the server certificate and its private
key to the FortiADC unit because it is either impractical or impossible (in the case of outbound traffic to unknown
Internet servers).
When SSL forward proxy is enabled, FortiADC becomes a proxy to both sides of the connection. The server
certificate and its private key used to negotiate the SSL connection with the client are dynamically derived from
the certificate presented by the real server and optionally chained with an Intermediate CA trusted by the client.
Basic steps:
1. Import a special Intermediate CA and its private key to the local certificate store that you have provisioned for SSL
forward proxy operations.
2. Configure an Intermediate CA group. (Optional)
3. Configure a certificate caching object (or use the pre-defined one).
4. Configure a client SSL profile that enables SSLproxy, references the local certificate, and specifies the allowed
SSL/TLS versions and list of SSL ciphers that can be used for the SSL connection between the client and the
FortiADC unit. Select this profile when you configure the virtual server.
5. Configure all settings required for backend SSL.
Layer 7 deployments
Figure 82 illustrates a Layer 7 SSL forward proxy deployment similar to the SSL offloading exampleinbound
traffic to your server farm. When the FortiADC virtual server receives the ClientHello message, it selects a real
server and sends its own ClientHello to the server to set up its own SSL session with it (represented by the dashed
line in the figure). FortiADC uses the certificate presented by the server to derive the certificate to present to the
client. This derived certificate is signed by an Intermediate CA that is trusted by the client, so the client completes
its handshake with the FortiADC, and FortiADC can decrypt the traffic.
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Table 164 summarizes the pros and cons of Layer 7 SSL decryption methods.
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SSLoffloading Better performance. You must be able to copy the local cer-
tificates and private keys from the real serv-
No feature limitations. ers.
In most cases, you do not need to
maintain SSLfunctionality (certificates
and keys, SSLports) on the real
servers.
SSLforward You do not need to copy the local cer- Performance cost associate with SSL
proxy tificates and keys from the real servers. proxy operations and certificate re-
Instead, you add only one Intermediate CA signing.
and private key to be used for all the HTTPS
servers. You need to maintain SSL functionality
on the real servers.
Layer 2 deployments
You can use FortiADC in a Layer 2 sandwich toplogy to offload SSL decryption tasks from FortiGate.
Figure 83 shows the topology. To decrypt traffic to and from external HTTPS destinations, you must use SSL
forward proxy.
When the FortiADC virtual server receives the ClientHello message, it sends its own ClientHello to the
destination server in order to fetch the server certificate so that it can be manipulated. The FortiGate and second
FortiADC in the network path must be configured to pass-through this HTTPS traffic. FortiADC uses the server
certificate to derive a certificate to present to the client. This derived certificate is signed by an Intermediate CA
that is trusted by the client, so the client completes its handshake with the first FortiADC, and FortiADC decrypts
the traffic.
In a sandwich deployment like this one, you do not want to re-encrypt the traffic until it egresses the second
FortiADC. You control server-side SSL with the real server SSL profile configuration, discussed next.
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Profile configurations
The application profile and client SSL profile determine the settings` for the client-FortiADC connection; the real
server SSLprofile determines settings for the FortiADC-real server connection. This granularity gives you
flexibility in how you leverage FortiADC's SSL transaction capabilities. For example, in the case of SSL
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offloading, your goal is to eliminate SSL transactions on the real servers so that you can configure a server-side
SSL profile that does not use SSL. Or it could be the case that the back-end real servers support only SSLv2, but
you want to use the more secure TLSv1.2 for the client-FortiADC segment.
Figure 85:
The call-outs in Figure 86 have guidance for the two types of profiles used in a Layer 2 sandwich deployment.
In this deployment, the FortiADC 1 virtual server is of a Layer-2 HTTPS virtual server configuration. Its client
SSLprofile supports SSL forward proxy, including the special local signing CA. For Layer-2 virtual servers, the
"real server" target is the next hop. In this case, the real server target is the FortiGate pool. Because SSL is not
enabled in the real server SSL profile, FortiADC 1 does not re-encrypt the SSL connection. (However, you can
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configure allowed SSLversions and ciphers in the client SSLprofile, and you can also configure an SSLcertificate
verification policy to enforce rules and checks on the destination server certificate.) The client SSLprofile settings
are used when re-encrypting the server response traffic in the return segment to the client.
The FortiADC 2 virtual server is a Layer 2 HTTP virtual server configuration. It receives unencrypted traffic from
FortiGate. Its server pool is the next hop gateway. On its server side, FortiADC uses the real server SSL profile
settings when it encrypts the outbound SSL connection and decrypts the inbound response traffic.
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For information on virtual server profile configuration objects, see Configuring Application profiles.
For information on real server SSLconfiguration objects, see Configuring real server SSLprofiles.
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Certificate guidelines
When a client browser requests an HTTPS connection to a web server, the server presents a server certificate to
the client for verification. The client checks the content of the certificate against a local browser database of
Certificate Authorities, and if it finds a match, the connection is made. If no match is found, the browser displays
a warning that asks if you want to continue with the connection.
To avoid this warning, you must upload an Intermediate CA signed by one of the CA vendors that has its root
certificates preinstalled in the web browsers. When the vendor issues you a local server certificate for your
website, it typically includes the Intermediate CAs in your package.
For SSL offloading deployments, you create a local certificate group that references the local certificate for the
server and its Intermediate CA group (a group that references all Intermediate CAs the vendor provided with your
certificate package).
For SSL decryption by forward proxy deployments, you create a local certificate group that references any local
certificate and an Intermediate CA group that includes the Intermediate CAand private key configuration you
have provisioned for the SSL forward proxy operations.
You are not required to obtain SSL certificates from SSL vendors. You can use an
enterprise certificate server (like Microsoft CertSrv) or open-source tools like OpenSSL
or to generate them. Note, however, that a web browser will not trust the certificate
unless it is associated with a certificate installed in the browser. If you use your own
tools to generate the Intermediate CA, you must distribute that certificate to client
browsers in whatever manner you typically do thatautomatic update package from
IT, manual distribution, and so on.
For information on importing certificates and configuring certificate configuration objects, see Manage and
validate certificates.
An SSL cipher is an algorithm that performs encryption and decryption. It transforms plain text into a coded set of
data (cipher text) that is not reversible without a key. During the SSL handshake phase of the connection, the
client sends a list of the ciphers it supports. FortiADC examines the client cipher list in the order it is specified,
chooses the first cipher that matches a cipher specified in the virtual server configuration, and responds to the
client. If none of the ciphers offered by the client are in the cipher suite list for the virtual server, the SSL
handshake fails.
To see the list of ciphers supported by the browser you are using, go to a link maintained by the Leibniz University
of Hannover Distributed Computing & Security (DCSec) Research Group:
https://cc.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/
FortiADC SLB profiles support a specific list of RSA ciphers, PFS ciphers, ECDHE ciphers, ECDSA ciphers,
and eNull ciphers.
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With RSA ciphers, the server's public RSA key is part of the server certificate and is typically very long lived. It is
not uncommon for the same public key to be used for months or years. This creates a potential problem: if an
SSL server's private key were to be leaked or stolen, all connections made in the past using that key would be
vulnerable. If someone has recorded your SSL connections, they can use the stolen private key to decrypt them.
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Table 166 lists supported Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) ciphers with DHE/EDH key exchange. With PFS, a fresh
public key is created for every single connection.That means that an adversary would need to break the key for
each connection individually to read the communication.
Table 167 lists supported PFS ciphers with Elliptic curve DiffieHellman Ephemeral key (ECDHE) key exchange.
ECDHE is significantly faster than DHE. The supported suites include both the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature
Algorithm (ECDSA) and RSA key authentication (Au) algorithms.
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In addition, profiles support an eNull cipher option. This option represents all cipher suites that do not apply
encryption to the application data (integrity check is still applied). The exact cipher suite used depends on the
SSL/TLS version used. As an example, in SSL v3.0, eNULL includes NULL-MD5, NULL-SHA, ECDH-RSA-NULL-
SHA, ECDH-ECDSA-NULL-SHA, and some other non-encryption cipher suites.
Finally, profiles support a user-specified cipher list. You can specify a colon-separated list of OpenSSL cipher
suite short names. The names are validated against the form of the cipher suite short names published on the
OpenSSL website:
https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/ciphers.html
Exceptions list
In some jurisdictions, SSL interception and decryption by forward proxy is disfavored for some types of websites
or disallowed entirely. If necessary, you can use the L2 Exception List configuration to define destinations that
should not have its sessions decrypted. You can leverage FortiGuard web filter categories, and you can configure
a list of additional destinations.
You associate the L2 Exception List configuration with virtual servers that are in the path of outbound traffic. The
virtual server evaluates whether an exception applies before processing the initial SSL client hello. If an exception
applies, that connection is passed through, and it is not decrypted.
FortiADC supports mirroring packets (HTTPS/TCPS) to specified network interfaces. When the feature is
enabled, SSLtraffic will be mirrored to the specified ports by the virtual server after it has been decrypted.
The feature supports both IPv4 and IPv6. FortiADC can send traffic to up to four outgoing interfaces, including
aggregated and VLANinterfaces. Mirrored traffic is transmitted as a single packet stream, using the original
client-side source and destination IP address and port numbers. The source and destination MACaddresses are
0 (zero) in mirrored traffic. The feature requires a virtual server set to Layer 7 or Layer 2, with a profile configured
for HTTPS or TCPS. It is supported on all FortiADC platforms.
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Note that this feature is available via the CLI only, and has not yet been implemented on the GUI.
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NAT
A number of network address translation (NAT) methods map packet IP address information for the packets that
are received at the ingress network interface into the IP address space you configure. Packets with the new IP
address are forwarded through the egress interface.
You can configure NAT per virtual server within the virtual server configuration.
This section describes the system-wide, policy-based NAT feature. The system-wide feature supports:
l SNATTranslates the packet header source IP address to the configured address. See Configure source NAT.
l 1-to-1 NATMaps the public IP address for an interface to an IP address on a private network. See Configure 1-to-
1 NAT.
l Port forwardingMaps an external published protocol port to the actual port. Configuration for port forwarding is
included in the configuration for 1-to-1 NAT.
Figure 88 illustrates SNAT. The SNAT rule matches the source and destination IP addresses in incoming traffic
to the ranges specified in the policy. If the client request matches, the system translates the source IP address to
an address from the SNAT pool. In this example, a client with private address 192.168.1.1 requests a resource
from the virtual server address at 192.0.2.1 (not the real server address 10.0.0.1; the real server address is not
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published). The two rule conditions match, so the system translates the source IP to the next address in the
SNAT pool10.1.0.1. SNAT rules do not affect destination addresses, so the destination address in the request
packet is preserved.
The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse translation when it receives the server-to-client
traffic. Be sure to configure the backend servers to use the FortiADC address as the default gateway so that
server responses are also rewritten by the NAT module.
Note: This SNAT feature is not supported for traffic to virtual servers. Use the virtual server SNAT feature
instead.
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l You must know the IP addresses your organization has provisioned for your NAT design.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Source Address/mask notation to match the source IP address in the packet header. For example,
192.0.2.0/24.
Destination Address/mask notation to match the destination IP address in the packet header. For example,
10.0.2.0/24.
Translation to IP Note: This option applies only when the Translation Type is set to IPaddress.
Address
Specify an IPv4 address. The source IP address in the packet header will be translated to
this address.
Pool Address Note: This option applies only when Translation Type is set to Pool.
Range
Specify the first IP address in the SNAT pool.
Traffic Group Select a traffic group.Otherwise, the system will use the default traffic group.
Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is consulted from top to
bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and subsequent rules are not evaluated.
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Figure 89 illustrates 1-to-1 NAT. The NAT configuration assigns both external and internal (or mapped) IP
addresses to Interface 1. Traffic from the external side of the connection (such as client traffic) uses the external
IP address and port. Traffic on the internal side (such as the virtual server communication with real servers) uses
the mapped IP address and port.
1-to-1 NAT is supported for traffic to virtual servers. The address translation occurs before the ADC has processed
its rules, so FortiADC server load balancing policies that match source address (such as content routing and
content rewriting rules) should be based on the mapped address space.
The system maintains this NAT table and performs the inverse mapping when it sends traffic from the internal
side to the external side.
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l You must know the IP addresses your organization has provisioned for your NAT design.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
External Address Specify the first address in the range. The last address is calculated after you enter the
Range mapped IP range.
Mapped Address Specify the first and last addresses in the range.
Range
Port Forwarding
Protocol l TCP
l UDP
External Port Specify the first port number in the range. The last port number is calculated after you enter the
Range mapped port range.
Mapped Port Specify the first and last port numbers in the range.
Range
Traffic Group Select a traffic group. Otherwise, the system will use the default.
Reordering
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is consulted from top to
bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and subsequent rules are not evaluated.
QoS
You can use quality-of-service (QoS) policies to provision bandwidth for any traffic that matches the rule. You
might consider QoS policies for latency- or bandwidth-sensitive services, such as VoIP and ICMP.
The FortiADC system does not provision bandwidth based on the TOS bits (also called differentiated services) in
the IP header to control packet queueing. Instead, the system provisions bandwidth based on a
source/destination/service matching tuple that you specify.
Note: The QoS policy feature is not supported for traffic to virtual servers.
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Basic steps
Settings Guidelines
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Bandwidth Maximum bandwidth rate. Specify a number and a unit abbreviation. For example, specify
100K for 100 Kbps, 10M for 10 Mbps, and 1G for 1Gbps.
l You must have a good understanding and knowledge of traffic in your network that requires QoS provisioning.
l You must have created the address configuration objects and service configuration objects that define the matching
tuple for QoS rules. Use the Shared Resources menu firewall address and service object configuration editor.
l You must have created a QoS queue configuration object.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Queue Select the queue that will be used for packets that match the filter criteria.
Source Select a source address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Destination Select a destination address object to use to form the matching tuple.
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is consulted from top to
bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and subsequent rules are not evaluated.
l You must have a good understanding and knowledge of traffic in your network that requires QoS provisioning.
l You must have created the address configuration objects and service configuration objects that define the matching
tuple for QoS rules. Use the Shared Resources menu firewall address and service object configuration editor.
l You must have created a QoS queue configuration object.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially
save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Queue Select the queue that will be used for packets that match the filter criteria.
Source Select a source address object to use to form the matching tuple.
Destination Select a destination address object to use to form the matching tuple.
After you have saved a rule, reorder rules as necessary. The rules table is consulted from top to
bottom. The first rule that matches is applied and subsequent rules are not evaluated.
ISP routes
ISP routes can be used for outbound traffic and link load balancing traffic.
Routes for outbound traffic are chosen according to the following priorities:
1. Link local routesSelf-traffic uses link local routes.
2. LLB Link Policy routeConfigured policy routes have priority over default routes.
3. Policy routeConfigured policy routes have priority over default routes.
4. Static route / ISP route / OSPF routePriority is based on the distance metric. By default, distance for static
routes is 10, for ISP routes is 20, and for OSPF routes is 110. The distance metric is configurable for static routes
and OSPF routes, but not ISP routes.
5. Default LLB Link Policy routeDefault routes have lower priority than configured routes.
6. Default static route / OSPF routeDefault routes have lower priority than configured routes.
Before you begin:
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Note: Two ISP routes cannot reference the same ISP address book. The ISP routing feature
does not support multipath routing.
Gateway IP address of the gateway router that can route packets to the destination IP address that you
have specified.
BGP
BGP stands for Border Gateway Protocol, which was first used in 1989. The current version, BGP-4, was released
in 1995 and is defined in RFC 1771. That RFC has since been replaced by the more recent RFC 4271. The main
benefits of BGP-4 are classless inter-domain routing and aggregate routes. Often classified as a path-vector
protocol and sometimes as a distance-vector touting protocol, BGP exchanges routing and reachability
information among autonomous systems over the Internet.
BGP makes routing decisions based on path, network policies and rulesets instead of the hop-count metric as RIP
does, or cost-factor metrics as OSPF does.
BGP-4+ supports IPv6. It was introduced in RFC 2858 and RFC 2545.
BGP is the routing protocol used on the Internet. It was designed to replace the old Exterior Gateway Protocol
(EGP) which had been around since 1982, and was very limited. In doing so, BGP enabled more networks to take
part in the Internet backbone to effectively decentralize it and make the Internet more robust, and less dependent
on a single ISP or backbone network.
How BGPworks
A BGP router receives information from its peer routers that have been defined as neighbors. BGP routers listen
for updates from these configured neighboring routers on TCP port 179.
A BGP router is a finite state machine with six various states for each connection. As two BGP routers discover
each other, and establish a connection they go from the idle state, through the various states until they reach the
established state. An error can cause the connection to be dropped and the state of the router to be reset to either
active or idle. These errors can be caused by: TCP port 179 not being open, a random TCP port above port 1023
not being open, the peer address being incorrect, or the AS number being incorrect.
When BGP routers start a connection, they negotiate which (if any) optional features will be used such as
multiprotocol extensions that can include IPv6 and VPNs.
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interior BGP (IBGP) involves packets that stay within a single AS. For example the AS_PATH attribute is only
useful for EBGP where routes pass through multiple ASes.
These two modes are important because some features of BGP are only used for one of EBGP or IBGP. For
example confederations are used in EBGP, and route reflectors are only used in IBGP. Also routes learned from
IBGP have priority over EBGP learned routes.
For more information on BGP routing, see "Chapter 3 - Advanced Routing" of the FortiOS Handbook for
FortiOS5.4.1.
Before you begin, you must:
l Know how BGPhas been implemented in your network, i.e., the configuration details of the implementation..
l Have Read-Write permission for System settings.
l Have configured all the needed access (IPv6) lists and prefix (IPv6) lists. See Access list vs. prefix list.
To configure BGP:
Settings Guidelines
AS Enter the AS (Autonomous System) number of the BGProuter. Valid values are from 0 to
4294967295.
Note:Per RFC 6996, the first and last ASNs of the original 16-bit integers, namely 0 and
65535, and the last ASN of the 32-bit numbers, namely 4,294,967,295, are reserved and
should not be used by operators; ASNs 64,512 to 65,534 of the original 16-bit AS range,
and 4,200,000,000 to 4,294,967,294 of the 32-bit range are reserved for private use,
which means that they can be used internally but should not be announced to the global
Internet.
Router ID Enter the 32-bit number that sets the router-ID of the BGP process. The router ID uses
dotted decimal notation. The router-ID must be the IP address of the router, and it must
be unique within the entire BGP domain to the BGP speaker.
Redistribute OSPF Enable/Disable (default) the redistribution of OSPFroutes to the BGP process.
Redistribute Con- Enable/Disable (default) the redistribution of connected routes to the BGP process.
nected
Redistribute Static Enable/Disable (default) the redistribution of static routes to the BGP process.
Redistribute IPv6 Enable/Disable (default) the redistribution of connected IPv6 routes to the BGP process.
Connected
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Redistribute IPv6 Enable/Disable (default) the redistribution of static IPv6 routes to the BGP process.
Static
Always Compare Enable/Disable (default) the comparison of Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED) for paths from
MED neighbors in different ASs (Autonomous Systems).
Deterministic MED Enable/Disable (default) the deterministic comparison of Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED)
values among all paths received from the same AS (Autonomous System).
Bestpath Compare Enable/Disable (default) the BGP routing process to compare identical routes received
Router ID from different external peers during the best-path selection process and to select the route
with the lowest router ID as the best path.
Network
l IPv4
l IPv6
IPv4 Prefix If IPv4 is selected (above), specify the IPv4 prefix in the format of 0.0.0.0/0.
IPv6 Prefix If IPv6 is selected (above), specify the IPv6 prefix in the format of ::/0.
Save Be sure to click Save after you are done with configuring the network.
Neighbor
Remote AS Specify the remote AS (Autonomous System)number of the BGPneighbor you are
creating. Valid values are from 1 to 4294967295.
l IPv4
l IPv6
IP/IPv6 Specify the IPv4 address or IPv6 address for the BGP neighbor.
Keep Alive Specify the frequency (in seconds) at which the BGP neighbor sends out keepalive
message to its peer.
Valid values are from 0 to 65535, with 60 seconds being the default.
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Hold Time Specify the "wait time" or pause (in seconds) the BGP neighbor declares a peer dead after
failing to receive a keepalive message from it.
Valid values are from 0 to 65535, with 180 (seconds) being the default.
Note: It is highly recommended that you have the Prefix List or the IPv6 Prefix List
configured before configuring BGPRouting.
Note: It is highly recommended that you have the Access List or the Access IPv6 List
configured before configuring BGPRouting.
Prefix List In/Prefix Click to select an Prefix List or Prefix IPv6 List.
IPv6 List In
The BGProuter will apply the selected Prefix (IPv6)List to inbound advertisements to the
neighbor when distributing BGPneighbor information.
Note: It is highly recommended that you have the Prefix List or the Prefix IPv6 List
configured before configuring BGPRouting.
Prefix List Out/Pre- Click to select an Prefix List or Prefix IPv6 List.
fix IPv6 List Out
The BGProuter will apply the selected Prefix (IPv6) List to outbound advertisements to
the neighbor when distributing BGPneighbor information.
Note: It is highly recommended that you have the Prefix List or the Prefix IPv6 List
configured before configuring BGPRouting.
Weight Assign a weight to a neighbor connection. Valid values are from 0 to 65535.
By default, routes learned through another BGP peer carries a weight value of 0, whereas
routes sourced by the local router carry a default weight value of 32768.
Initially, all routes learned from a neighbor will have an assigned weight. The route with
the greatest weight is chosen as the preferred route when multiple routes are available to
a network.
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Save Be sure to click Save after you are done with configuring the Neighbor.
HA Router ID List
Specify a 32-bit number that sets the router-ID of the BGP process. The router ID uses
dotted decimal notation. The router-ID must be an IP address of the router, and it must be
unique within the entire BGP domain to the BGP speaker.
Save Be sure to click Save after you are done with configuring the HA Router ID List.
Note:The Access List and Prefix List features are mutually exclusive. Therefore, do NOT apply both to any
neighbor in any direction (inbound or outbound) when configuring BGProuting.
Access lists and prefix lists are different mechanisms that you can use to control traffic into and out of a network.
Access lists
Access lists allow you to filter packets so that you can permit or deny them from crossing specified network
interfaces. You can control whether packets are forwarded or blocked at the routers' interfaces based on the
criteria set in the access lists.
Access lists fall into two categories: standard and extended. A standard access list (1-99) only checks the source
addresses of all IP packets, whereas an extended access list (100-199) checks both source and destination
addresses, specific UDP/TCP/IP protocols, and destination ports.
Table 175 below provides a comparison between standard access lists and extended access lists in terms of
range.
Table 175: Range comparison between standard access list and extended access list
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Note: For this release, FortiADC only supports user-defined access lists. It does NOTsupport either standard or
extended access lists. Access lists are NOTrequired for BGProuting configuration. However, if you wan to
include access lists in BGP routing configuration, we highly recommend that you have them configured ahead of
time.
Prefix list
Prefix lists are used to configure filter IProutes. They are configured with the permit or deny keywords to either
allow or block the prefix based on the matching conditions. A prefix list is made up of an IP address and a bit
mask. The IPaddress can be a classful network, a subnet, or a single host route, whereas the bit mask can be a
numeric value ranging from 1 to 32. An implicit deny is applied to the route that matches any entry in the prefix
list.
A prefix list contains one or multiple sequential entries which are evaluated sequentially, starting with the entry
with the lowest sequence number. Evaluation of a prefix against a prefix list comes to an end when a match is
found and the permit or deny statement is applied to that network.
Although extended access lists, and, to some extent, standard access lists, can be utilized to match prefix
announcements, prefix lists are considered more graceful.
Note: Prefix lists are NOT required for BGProuting configuration. However, if you want to include prefix lists in
BGP routing configuration, we highly recommend that you have them configured ahead of time.
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OSPF
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is described in RFC2328, OSPF Version 2. It is a link-state interior routing
protocol. Compared with RIP, OSPF can provide scalable network support and faster convergence times. OSPF
is widely used in large networks such as ISP backbone and enterprise networks. FortiADC supports OSPF version
2.
l You must know how OSPF has been implemented in your network, and you must know the configuration details of
the implementation.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To configure OSPF:
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Router 32-bit number that sets the router-ID of the OSPF process. The router ID uses dotted
decimal notation. The router-ID must be an IP address of the router, and it must be unique
within the entire OSPF domain to the OSPF speaker.
Default Information The default is -1, which equals to the Default Metric.
Metric
Redistribute Con- Enable/disable to redistribute connected routes to OSPF, with the metric type and metric set
nected if specified. Redistributed routes are distributed into OSPF as Type-5 External LSAs into
links to areas.
Redistribute Con- The default is -1, which equals to the Default Metric.
nected Metric
Redistribute Static Enable/disable to redistribute static routes to OSPF, with the metric type and metric set if
specified. Redistributed routes are distributed to OSPF as Type-5 External LSAs into links to
areas.
Redistribute Static The default is -1, which equals to the Default Metric.
Metric
Redistribute Static l 1If selected, the metric equals to the Redistribute Static Metric, plus the Default Metric.
Metric Type l 2(Default) If selected, the metric equals to the Redistribute Static Metric.
Area Authentication
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Area 32-bit number that identifies the OSPF area. An OSPF area is a smaller part of the larger
OSPF network. Areas are used to limit the link-state updates that are sent out. The flooding
used for these updates would overwhelm a large network, so it is divided into these smaller
areas for manageability.
l NoneAlso called null authentication. No authentication is used. In this case the 16-byte
Authentication field is not checked, and can be any value. However checksumming is still
used to locate errors.
l TextA simple password is used. The password is a plain text string of characters. The
same password is used for all transactions on a network. The main use of this type of
authentication is to prevent routers from accidently joining the network. Simple password
authentication is vulnerable to many forms of attack, and is not recommended as a secure
form of authentication.
l MD5Use OSPF cryptographic authentication. A shared secret key is used to
authenticate all router traffic on a network. The key is never sent over the network in the
cleara packet is sent and a condensed and encrypted form of the packet is appended to
the end of the packet. A non-repeating sequence number is included in the OSPF packet to
protect against replay attacks that could try to use already sent packets to disrupt the
network. When a packet is accepted as authentic, the authentication sequence number is
set to the packet sequence number. If a replay attack is attempted, the packet sent will be
out of sequence and ignored.
Network
Interface
Name Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you ini-
tially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Retransmit Interval Interval for retransmitting Database Description and Link State Request packets. The default
is 5 seconds.
Transmit Delay Increment LSA age by this value when transmitting. The default is 1 second.
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Cost Set link cost for the specified interface. The cost value is set to router-LSA's metric field and
used for SPF calculation. The default is 0.
Priority The router with the highest priority will be more eligible to become Designated Router. Set-
ting the value to 0 makes the router ineligible to become Designated Router. The default is
1.
Dead Interval Number of seconds for RouterDeadInterval timer value used for Wait Timer and Inactivity
Timer. This value must be the same for all routers attached to a common network. The
default is 40 seconds.
Hello Interval Number of seconds between hello packets sent on the configured interface. This value must
be the same for all routers attached to a common network. The default is 10 seconds.
Authentication Specify an authentication type. All OSPF interfaces that want to learn routes from each
other must be configured with the same authentication type and password or MD5 key
(one match is enough). Options are:
l NoneAlso called null authentication. No authentication is used. In this case the 16-byte
Authentication field is not checked, and can be any value. However checksumming is still
used to locate errors.
l TextA simple password is used. The password is a plain text string of characters. The
same password is used for all transactions on a network. The main use of this type of
authentication is to prevent routers from accidently joining the network. Simple password
authentication is vulnerable to many forms of attack, and is not recommended as a secure
form of authentication.
l MD5Use OSPF cryptographic authentication. A shared secret key is used to
authenticate all router traffic on a network. The key is never sent over the network in the
cleara packet is sent and a condensed and encrypted form of the packet is appended to
the end of the packet. A non-repeating sequence number is included in the OSPF packet to
protect against replay attacks that could try to use already sent packets to disrupt the
network. When a packet is accepted as authentic, the authentication sequence number is
set to the packet sequence number. If a replay attack is attempted, the packet sent will be
out of sequence and ignored.
Text If using text authentication, specify a password string. Passwords are limited to 8 characters.
HA Router
Router You use the HA Router list configuration in an HA active-active deployment. On each HA
cluster node, add an HA Router configuration that includes an entry for each cluster node.
When the appliance is in standalone mode, it uses the primary OSPF Router ID; when it is in
HA mode, it uses the HA Router list ID.
Specify a 32-bit number that sets the router-ID of the OSPF process. The router ID uses dot-
ted decimal notation. The router-ID must be an IP address of the router, and it must be
unique within the entire OSPF domain to the OSPF speaker.
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Name Configuration name. You select this name in the OSPFInterface configuration.
Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces. After you initially save the
configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Member
Key ID A number 1-255. Each member key IDmust be unique to its member list.
Key A string of up to 16 characters to be hashed with the cryptographic MD5 hash function.
By default, reverse path route caching is enabled. FortiADC caches a reverse path route for inbound traffic so it
can forward reply packets to the ISP link that forwarded the corresponding request packet. This is useful when
your site receives traffic from multiple ISP links. For example, in Figure 90, the reverse path pointer ensures that
client traffic received from ISP1 is returned through ISP1.
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When reverse path caching is not enabled, the system forwards reply packets based on the results of routing
lookup.
To enable/disable reverse path route caching, use the config router setting CLI command:
FortiADC-VM # config router setting
FortiADC-VM (setting) # get
rt-cache-strict : disable
rt-cache-reverse : enable
ip-forward : enable
ip6-forward : enable
FortiADC-VM (setting) # set rt-cache-reverse disable
FortiADC-VM (setting) # end
FortiADC-VM # get router setting
rt-cache-strict : disable
rt-cache-reverse : disable
ip-forward : enable
ip6-forward : enable
The rt-cache-strict option is disabled by default. Enable it when you want to send reply packets only via
the same interface that received the request packets. When enabled, source interface becomes part of the
matching tuple that FortiADC uses to identify sessions, so reply traffic is forwarded from the same interface that
received the traffic. (Normally each session is identified by a 5-tuple: source IP, destination IP, protocol, source
port, and destination port.)
If the rt-cache-reverse option is enabled, you can use the config rt-cache-reverse-exception
command to maintain an exceptions list for source IP addresses that should be handled differently. For example,
if you configure an exception for 192.168.1.0/24, FortiADC will not maintain a pointer to the ISP for traffic from
source 192.168.1.18. Reply packets will be forwarded based on the results of routing lookup.
FortiADC-docs # config router setting
FortiADC-docs (setting) # get
rt-cache-strict : disable
rt-cache-reverse : enable
ip-forward : enable
ip6-forward : enable
icmp-redirect-send : disable
FortiADC-docs (setting) # config rt-cache-reverse-exception
FortiADC-docs (rt-cache-rever~e) # edit 1
Add new entry '1' for node 3740
FortiADC-docs (1) # set ip-netmask 192.168.1.0/24
FortiADC-docs (1) # end
FortiADC-docs (setting) # end
Packet capture
The tcpdump utility is supported through the CLI and web UI.
See the FortiADC CLI Reference for information on using the CLI command.
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l You must have a good understanding of tcpdump and filter expressions. See
http://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/pcap-filter.7.html.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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This chapter is a collection of best practice tips and fine-tuning guidelines. It includes the following topics:
l Regular backups
l Security
l Performance tips
l High availability
Regular backups
Security
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Topology
l Virtual servers can be on the same subnet as physical servers. This configuration creates a one-arm load balancer.
For example, the virtual server 10.0.0.2/24 could forward to the physical server 10.0.0.3-200.
If you are deploying gradually, you might want to initially install your FortiADC in a one-arm topology during the
transition phase, and route traffic to it only after you have configured FortiADC to handle it.
Long term, this is not recommended. Unless your networks routing configuration prevents it, it could allow clients
that are aware of the physical servers IP address to bypass the FortiADC appliance by accessing the physical server
directly.
l Make sure web traffic cannot bypass the FortiADC appliance in a complex network environment.
l FortiADC appliances are not general-purpose firewalls. While they are security-hardened network appliances,
security is not their primary purpose, and you should not allow to traffic pass through without inspection. FortiADC
and FortiGate complement each other to improve security, availability, and performance.To protect your servers,
install the FortiADC appliance or appliances between the servers and a general purpose firewall such as a
FortiGate. FortiADC complements, and does not replace, general purpose firewalls.
l Disable all network interfaces that should not receive any traffic.
For example, if administrative access is typically through port1, the Internet is connected to port2, and servers are
connected to port3, you would disable (bring down) port4. This would prevent an attacker with physical access
from connecting a cable to port4 and thereby gaining access if the configuration inadvertently allows it.
Administrator access
l As soon as possible during initial setup, give the default administrator, admin, a password. This super-
administrator account has the highest level of permissions possible, and access to it should be limited to as few
people as possible.
l Change all administrator passwords regularly. Set a policysuch as every 60 daysand follow it. (Mark the
Change Password check box to reveal the password dialog.)
l Instead of allowing administrative access from any source, restrict it to trusted internal hosts. On those computers
that you have designated for management, apply strict patch and security policies. Always password-encrypt any
configuration backup that you download to those computers to mitigate the information that attackers can gain from
any potential compromise.
l Do not use the default administrator access profile for all new administrators. Create one or more access profiles
with limited permissions tailored to the responsibilities of the new administrator accounts.
l By default, an administrator login that is idle for more than 30 minutes times out. You can change this to a longer
period in Timeout, but Fortinet does not recommend it. Left unattended, a web UI or CLI session could allow
anyone with physical access to your computer to change system settings. Small idle timeouts mitigate this risk.
l Administrator passwords should be at least 8 characters long and include both numbers and letters.
l Restrict administrative access to a single network interface (usually port1), and allow only the management access
protocols needed.
l Use only the most secure protocols. Disable ping, except during troubleshooting. Disable HTTP, SNMP, and Telnet
unless the network interface only connects to a trusted, private administrative network.
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l Disable all network interfaces that should not receive any traffic.
l For example, if administrative access is typically through port1, the Internet is connected to port2, and servers are
connected to port3, you would disable (bring down) port4. This would prevent an attacker with physical access
from connecting a cable to port4 and thereby gaining access if the configuration inadvertently allows it.
l Immediately revoke certificates that have been compromised. If possible, automate the distribution of certificate
revocation lists.
Performance tips
When configuring the system and its features, there are many settings and practices that can yield better
performance.
System performance
l Delete or disable unused policies. The system allocates memory with each server policy, regardless of whether it is
actually in active use. Configuring extra policies will unnecessarily consume memory and decrease performance.
l To reduce latency associated with DNS queries, use a DNS server on your local network as your primary DNS.
l If your networks devices support them, you can create one or more VLAN interfaces. VLANs reduce the size of a
broadcast domain and the amount of broadcast traffic received by network hosts, thus improving network
performance.
l If you have enabled the server health check feature and one of the servers is down for an extended period, you can
improve system performance by disabling group membership for the physical server, rather than allowing the server
health check to continue checking for the server's responsiveness.
Keep in mind that most reports are based upon log messages. All caveats regarding log performance also apply.
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High availability
We recommend that you deploy high availability (HA). Keep these points in mind when setting up a cluster:
l When configuring an HA pair, pay close attention to the options ARP Packet Numbers and ARP Packet Interval.
The FortiADC appliance broadcasts ARP packets to the network to ensure timely failover. Delayed broadcast
intervals can slow performance. Set the value of ARP Packet Numbers no higher than needed.
When the FortiADC appliance broadcasts ARP packets, it does so at regular intervals. For performance
reasons, set the value for ARP Packet Interval no greater than required.
Some experimentation might be needed to set these options at their optimum value.
We recommend that you configure an SNMP community and enable the HA heartbeat failed option to generate
a message if the HA heartbeat fails.
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l Logs
l Tools
l Solutions by issue type
l Resetting the configuration
l Restoring firmware (clean install)
l Additional resources
Logs
Log messages often contain clues that can aid you in determining the cause of a problem.
Depending on the type, log messages may appear in either the event, attack, or traffic logs. The FortiADC
appliance must be enabled to record event, attack, and traffic log messages; otherwise, you cannot analyze the
log messages for events of that type. To enable logging of different types of events, go to Log & Report>
LogSettings.
During troubleshooting, you may find it useful to lower the logging severity threshold for more verbose logs, to
include more information on less severe events. To configure the severity threshold, go to Log & Report>
LogSettings.
Tools
l execute commands
l diagnose commands
l System dump
l Packet capture
l Diff
execute commands
execute commands
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) execute commands to run system management utilities, such as
backups, upgrades and reboots; and network diagnostic utilities, such as nslookup, ping, traceroute, and
tcpdump.
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You can use the CLI diagnose commands to gather diagnostic information that can be useful to Fortinet
Customer Care when diagnosing any issues with your system. The commands are similar to the Linux commands
used for debugging hardware, system, and IP networking issues.
The most important command for customers to know is diagnose debug report. This prepares a report
you can give to your Fortinet support contact to assist in debugging an issue.
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sniffer sniffer
system system
System dump
The system includes utilities for generating system dump files that can help Fortinet support engineers analyze
an issue for you. The CLIand Web UI versions have different usage:
l CLIUsed to dump kernel and user space information when the system is still responsive.
l Web UIUsed to dump kernel information when the system is deeply frozen.
The following is an example of CLI command usage:
FortiADC-VM # execute dumpsystem
This operation will reboot the system!
Do you want to continue? (y/n)y
Begins to dump userspace information
Begins to dump kernel information
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Packet capture
The tcpdump utility is supported through the CLI and web UI.
See the FortiADC CLI Reference for information on using the CLI command.
l You must have a good understanding of tcpdump and filter expressions. See
http://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/pcap-filter.7.html.
l You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
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Diff
You can compare backups of the core configuration file with your current configuration. This can be useful if, for
example:
A previously configured feature is no longer functioning, and you are not sure what in the configuration has
changed.
You want to recreate something configured previously, but do not remember what the settings were.
Difference-finding programs, such as WinMerge and the original diff can help you to quickly find all changes.
They can compare your configurations, line by line, and highlight parts that are new, modified, or deleted.
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l Login issues
l Connectivity issues
l Resource issues
Login issues
If an administrator is entering his or her correct account name and password, but cannot log in from some or all
computers, examine that accounts trusted host definitions. It should include all locations where that person is
allowed to log in, such as your office, but should not be too broad.
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Connectivity issues
One of your first tests when configuring a new policy should be to determine whether allowed traffic is flowing to
your servers. Investigate the following connectivity issues if traffic does not reach the destination servers:
l Is there a FortiADC policy for the destination servers? By default, FortiADC allows traffic to reach a backend server.
However, the virtual servers must also be configured before traffic can pass through.
l If your network utilizes secure connections (HTTPS) and there is no traffic flow, is there a problem with your
certificate?
l Ensure the network cables are properly plugged in to the interfaces on the FortiADC appliance.
l Ensure there are connection lights for the network cables on the appliance.
l Change the cable if the cable or its connector are damaged or you are unsure about the cables type or quality.
l Connect the FortiADC appliance to different hardware to see if that makes a difference.
l In the web UI, go to System > Networking > Interface and ensure the link status is up for the interface. If the status
is down (down arrow on red circle), edit the configuration to change its status to Up.
You can also enable an interface in CLI, for example:
config system interface
edit port2
set status up
end
If any of these checks solve the problem, it was a hardware connection issue. You should still perform some basic
software tests to ensure complete connectivity.
If the hardware connections are correct and the appliance is powered on but you cannot connect using the CLI or
web UI, you may be experiencing bootup problems. See Restoring firmware (clean install).
Checking routing
The ping and traceroute utilities are useful for investigating issues with network connectivity and routing.
Since you typically use these tools to troubleshoot, you can allow ICMP, the protocol used by these tools, in
firewall policies and on interfaces only when you need them. Otherwise, disable ICMP for improved security and
performance.
By default, FortiADC appliances do not respond to ping and traceroute. However, if the appliance does not
respond, and there are no firewall policies that block it, ICMP type0 (ECHO_REPSPONSE) might be effectively
disabled.
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The appliance should now respond when another device such as your management computer sends a ping or
traceroute to that network interface.
Note:Disabling ping only prevents the system from receiving ICMP type 8 (ECHO_
REQUEST) and traceroute-related UDP. It does not disable CLI commands such as
execute ping or execute traceroute that send such traffic.
1. Attempt to connect through the FortiADC appliance, from a client to a backend server, via HTTP and/or HTTPS.
If the connectivity test fails, continue to the next step.
2. Use the ping command on both the client and the server to verify that a route exists between the two. Test traffic
movement in both directions: from the client to the server, and the server to the client. Servers do not need to be
able to initiate a connection, but must be able to send reply traffic along a return path.
If the routing test succeeds, continue with step "Solutions by issue type" on page 479.
If these tests succeed, a route exists, but you cannot connect using HTTP or HTTPS, an application-layer
problem is preventing connectivity.
4. For application-layer problems, on the FortiADC, examine the:
l virtual server policy and all components it references
l certificates (if connecting via HTTPS)
l server service/daemon
On routers and firewalls between the host and the FortiADC appliance, verify that they permit HTTP and/or
HTTPS connectivity between them.
The ping command sends a small data packet to the destination and waits for a response. The response has a
timer that may expire, indicating that the destination is unreachable via ICMP.
ICMP is part of Layer 3 on the OSI Networking Model. ping sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
ECHO_REQUEST (ping) packets to the destination, and listens for ECHO_RESPONSE (pong) packets in reply.
Some networks block ICMP packets because they can be used in a ping flood or denial of service (DoS) attack if
the network does not have anti-DoS capabilities, or because ping can be used by an attacker to find potential
targets on the network.
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Beyond basic existence of a possible route between the source and destination, ping tells you the amount of
packet loss (if any), how long it takes the packet to make the round trip (latency), and the variation in that time
from packet to packet (jitter).
To use ping:
Log into the CLI via either SSH, Telnet, or the CLI Console widget of the web UI.
1. If you want to adjust the behavior of execute ping, first use the executeping-options command.
2. Enter the command:
execute ping <destination_ipv4>
where <destination_ipv4> is the IP address of the device that you want to verify that the appliance can
connect to, such as 192.168.1.1.
3. If the appliance can reach the host via ICMP, output similar to the following appears:
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=253 time=6.5 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=253 time=7.4 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=253 time=6.0 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=253 time=5.5 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=253 time=7.3 ms
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To verify that routing is bidirectionally symmetric, you should also ping the
appliance.
The traceroute utility sends ICMP packets to test each hop along the route. It sends three packets to the
destination, and then increases the time to live (TTL) setting by one, and sends another three packets to the
destination. As the TTL increases, packets go one hop farther along the route until they reach the destination.
Most traceroute commands display their maximum hop countthat is, the maximum number of steps it will take
before declaring the destination unreachablebefore they start tracing the route. The TTL setting may result in
routers or firewalls along the route timing out due to high latency.
Where ping only tells you if the signal reached its destination and returned successfully, traceroute shows each
step of its journey to its destination and how long each step takes. If you specify the destination using a domain
name, the traceroute output can also indicate DNS problems, such as an inability to connect to a DNS server.
By default, the traceroute utility uses UDP with destination ports numbered from 33434 to 33534. The traceroute
utility usually has an option to specify use of ICMP ECHO_REQUEST (type8) instead, as used by the Windows
tracert utility. If you have a firewall and you want traceroute to work from both machines (Unix-like systems and
Windows) you will need to allow both protocols inbound through your firewall (UDP ports 33434 - 33534 and ICMP
type 8).
To use traceroute:
1. Log into the CLI via either SSH, Telnet, or the CLI Console widget of the web UI.
2. Enter the command:
execute traceroute {<destination_ipv4>| <destination_fqdn>}
where {<destination_ipv4>| <destination_fqdn>} is a choice of either the devices IP
address or its fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
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16 12.116.52.42 94 ms 94 ms 94 ms
17 203.78.181.10 88 ms 87 ms 87 ms
18 203.78.181.130 90 ms 89 ms 90 ms
19 66.171.121.34 <fortinet.com> 91 ms 89 ms 91 ms
20 66.171.121.34 <fortinet.com> 91 ms 91 ms 89 ms
Each line lists the routing hop number, the IP address and FQDN (if any) of that hop, and the 3 response times
from that hop. Typically a value of <1ms indicates a local router.
If the appliance does not have a complete route to the destination, output similar to the following appears:
traceroute to 10.0.0.1 (10.0.0.1), 32 hops max, 84 byte packets
1 172.16.1.2 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms
2 172.16.1.10 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms
3 * * *
4 * * *
The asterisks (*) indicate no response from that hop in the network routing.
If a route is cached in the routing table, it saves time and resources that would otherwise be required for a route
lookup. If the routing table is full and a new route must be added, the oldest, least-used route is deleted to make
room.
Verify that you have enabled HTTPS and/or HTTP on the network interface. Also examine routers and firewalls
between the host and the FortiADC appliance to verify that they permit HTTP and/or HTTPS connectivity
between them. Finally, you can also use the CLI command to verify that the daemons for the web UI and CLI,
such as sshd, cli, nginx, and php-fpm are running and not overburdened:
diagnose system top delay 10
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If the packet trace shows that packets are arriving at your FortiADC appliances interfaces but no HTTP/HTTPS
packets egress, check that:
l ssl_error_no_cypher_overlap
(Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1)
l Error 113 (net::ERROR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH): Unknown error.
(Google Chrome 16.0.912.75 m)
The handshake is between the client and FortiADC. If the connection cannot be established, verify that the
browser supports one of the key exchanges, encryption algorithms, and authentication (hashes) offered by
FortiADC.
If you are not sure which cipher suites are currently supported, you can use SSL tools such as OpenSSL to
discover support. For example, you could use this client-side command to know whether the server or FortiADC
supports strong (HIGH) encryption:
openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -cipher HIGH
or supports deprecated or old versions such as SSL 2.0:
openssl s_client -ssl2 -connect example.com:443
Resource issues
This section includes troubleshooting questions related to sluggish or stalled performance.
In the web UI, you can view traffic load two ways:
l Monitor current HTTP traffic on the dashboard. Go to System> Dashboard > Virtual Server and examine the
throughput graphs.
l Examine traffic history in the traffic log. Go to Logs & Report> Log Browsing> Traffic Log.
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DoS attacks
A prolonged denial of service (DoS) can bring your servers down if your FortiADC appliance and your network
devices are not configured to prevent it. To prevent DoS attacks, enable the DoS and connection limit features.
Also, configure protections on your FortiGate and other network devices. DoS attacks can use a variety of
mechanisms. For in-depth protection against a wide variety of DoS attacks, you can use a specialized appliance
such as FortiDDoS.
In the web UI, you can watch for attacks in two ways:
l Monitor current traffic on the dashboard. Go to System> Dashboard and examine the system-wide throughput.
l Examine attack history in the traffic log. Go to Logs & Report> Log Browsing> Security Log.
If you will be selling your FortiADC appliance, or if you are not sure what part of your configuration is causing a
problem, you can reset it to its default settings and erase data. (If you have not updated the firmware, this is the
same as resetting to the factory default settings.)
To delete your data from the system, connect to the CLI and enter this command:
execute formatlogdisk
To reset the configuration, connect to the CLI and enter this command:
execute factoryreset
l you are unable to connect to the FortiADC appliance using the web UI or the CLI
l you want to install firmware without preserving any existing configuration (i.e. a cleaninstall)
l a firmware version that you want to install requires a different size of system partition (see the Release Notes
accompanying the firmware)
l a firmware version that you want to install requires that you format the boot device (see the Release Notes
accompanying the firmware)
The procedure in this section applies to physical appliances. Restoring firmware re-images the boot device. Also,
restoring firmware can only be done during a boot interrupt, before network connectivity is available, and
therefore requires a local console connection to the CLI. It cannot be done through an SSH or Telnet connection.
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Alternatively, if you cannot physically access the appliances local console connection,
connect the appliances local console port to a terminal server to which you have net-
work access. Once you have used a client to connect to the terminal server over the
network, you will be able to use the appliances local console through it. However, be
aware that from a remote location, you may not be able to power cycle the appliance if
abnormalities occur.
For virtual appliances, you can use VMware to backup and restore virtual appliance images.
1. Download the firmware file from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website:
https://support.fortinet.com/
2. Connect your management computer to the FortiADC console port using a RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial cable or a null-
modem cable.
3. Initiate a local console connection from your management computer to the CLI of the FortiADC appliance, and log
in as the admin administrator, or an administrator account whose access profile contains Read-Write permissions
in the Maintenance category.
4. Connect port1 of the FortiADC appliance directly or to the same subnet as a TFTP server.
5. Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
6. If necessary, start your TFTP server. (If you do not have one, you can temporarily install and run one such as
tftpd (Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux) on your management computer.)
TFTP is not secure, and it does not support authentication. You should run it only on
trusted administrator-only networks, and never on computers directly connected to the
Internet. Turn off tftpd off immediately after completing this procedure.
7. Verify that the TFTP server is currently running, and that the FortiADC appliance can reach the TFTP server.
To use the FortiADC CLI to verify connectivity, enter the following command:
You have only 3 seconds to press a key. If you do not press a key soon enough,
the FortiADC appliance reboots and you must log in and repeat the execute
reboot command.
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If you successfully interrupt the startup process, the following messages appears:
[G]: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
[F]: Format boot device.
[B]: Boot with backup firmware and set as default.
[Q]: Quit menu and continue to boot with default firmware.
[H]: Display this list of options.
Enter G,F,B,Q,or H:
10. If the firmware version requires that you first format the boot device before installing firmware, type F. Format the
boot disk before continuing.
11. Type G to get the firmware image from the TFTP server.
The following message appears:
###########################
If the download fails after the integrity check with the error message:
invalid compressed format (err=1)
but the firmware matches the integrity checksum on the Fortinet Customer
Service & Support website, try a different TFTP server.
15. Type D.
The FortiADC appliance downloads the firmware image file from the TFTP server. The FortiADC appliance
installs the firmware and restarts. The time required varies by the size of the file and the speed of your
network connection.
The FortiADC appliance reverts the configuration to default values for that version of the firmware.
16. To verify that the firmware was successfully installed, log in to the CLI and type:
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Additional resources
If you cannot resolve the issue on your own, contact Fortinet Customer Service & Support.
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Chapter 20: System Dashboard
The system dashboard is displayed when you log into the system (or into a virtual domain). It enables you to
monitor system-wide health and utilization. You can also use it to perform some operational tasks.
This chapter discusses what you can see and do on each of the pages. It covers the following topics:
l Status
l Data Analytics
l Server Load Balance
l Link Load Balance
l Global Load Balance
l HA
l Session Monitoring
Figure 96 shows the system dashboard. Table 177 describes the information and utilities present in system
dashboard portlets.
Status
System Information l Hostname, current time, system uptime, serial number, firmware version.
l Operations: Update firmware, upload license, reboot, shutdown, reset.
System Resources CPU utilization, Memory utilization, disk utilization, concurrent connections, con-
nections per second, inbound throughput, outbound throughput.
License Information l License status, support contract information, and FortiGuard services version
information.
l Operations: Upload license, navigate to the support site, or navigate to the
FortiGuard services configuration page.
Data Analytics
Throughput Total System totals for inbound and outbound throughput over the past day, hour, month,
week, or 10 minutes.
Session Total System totals for concurrent connections and connections per second over the past
day, hour, month, week, or 10 minutes.
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Top Domain (Test) Shows the top domains within the selected time frame.
Top URL Shows the top URLs within the selected time frame.
Top Device Shows the top devices within the selected time frame.
Top OS Shows the top operating systems within the selected time frame.
Top Browser Shows the top browsers within the selected time frame.
Fast Report (Widget) Fast reports that you configure are also displayed on this tab. Fast reports show
"top" reports by sessions or throughput over the past day, hour, month, week, or 10
minutes.
Select View Displays the server load balance network in three options:
l Tree View Shows each virtual server and the real servers in the real server pool
in a tree structure. You can click each component to view or edit its configuration,
or delete it.
l List ViewShows each virtual server as a entry in a table.
l Block ViewShows each virtual server and its related real server pool with real
servers in a block.
Each view displays the status of the virtual server and real server pool
members.
You can filter and/or search the network map. Filters are applied before search
terms. For example, if you filter by l7-load-balance type, only that set of data is
searched.
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You can filter and/or search the network map. Filters are applied before search
terms. For example, if you filter by l7-load-balance type, only that set of data is
searched.
Gateways Drill-in: Select the Monitor checkbox to display throughput and session inform-
ation.
HA
Session Monitoring
Session Table Current sessions. You can define and apply multiple filters. After configuring filters,
click OKand the table is redisplayed with matching records.
Persist Table Current sessions. You can define and apply multiple filters. After configuring filters,
click OKand the table is redisplayed with matching records.
l You must have Read-Write permission for Log & Report settings.
n Go to Dashboard.
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Status Chapter 20: System Dashboard
Status
By default, the Status tab opens when you select Dashboard from the side menu. The entire page is divided into
six panels, each with specific information about your FortiADC system. The panels are:
l System Information
l System
l Throughput
l Connections
l License Information
l Recent Event Logs
The figure below shows a sample image of the Dashboard's Status page.
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In addition to presenting system and performance information, the Dashboard also provides following tools for
managing your FortiADC:
Data Analytics
The Data Analytics page presents system performance data in charts and graphs. Across the top of the page are
three buttons that allow you to customize the data displayed and the way they are displayed. The buttons are:
l Add WidgetClick this button to create a fast report with data of your choice. See Configure fast reports.
l Full Screen ModeClick this button to open a separate window to view the data in full screen.
l EnableEnable/disable data capture.
Figure 98: Data Analytics
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The Server Load Balance page shows information about the virtual servers in server load-balancing operations,
including their name, availability, and health check status. Here's what you can do on the Server Load Balance
page:
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The Link Load Balance page shows the following information about the links used in link load-balancing:
The Global Load Balance page shows the information about the servers used in global load-balancing, as
illustrated below.
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HA status
The HA Status page shows the information about FortiADC's HAconfiguration and performance, which is divided
into the following categories:
l HA Status
l Traffic Status
Figure 103: HAStatus
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Session monitoring
The Session Monitor page has two tables: Session Table and Persist Table.
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AppendixA: Fortinet MIBs
Table 178 lists the management information bases (MIBs) used with FortiADC.
Table 178: FortiADC MIBs
Fortinet Core MIB This Fortinet-proprietary MIB enables your SNMP manager to query for system
information and to receive traps that are common to multiple Fortinet devices.
FortiADC MIB This Fortinet-proprietary MIB enables your SNMP manager to query for
FortiADC-specific information and to receive FortiADC-specific traps.
RFC 1213 (MIB II) The FortiADC SNMP agent supports MIB II groups, except: There is no support
for the EGP group from MIB II (RFC 1213, section 3.11 and 6.10). Protocol stat-
istics returned for MIB II groups (IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, and so on) do not accur-
ately capture all FortiADC traffic activity. More accurate information can be
obtained from the information reported by the FortiADC MIB.
RFC 3635 (Ethernet-like The FortiADC SNMP agent uses any of the objects in the Ethernet-like interface
MIB) types specification (dot3StatsIndex).
You can download the Fortinet MIB files from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support website,
https://support.fortinet.com/.
To view a trap or querys name, object identifier (OID), and description, open its MIB file in a plain text editor.
To communicate with the FortiADC SNMP agent, you must first compile these MIBs into your SNMP manager. If
the standard MIBs used by the SNMP agent are already compiled into your SNMP manager, you do not have to
compile them again. The FortiADC SNMP implementation is read-only.
All traps sent include the message, the FortiADC appliances serial number, and hostname.
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Communications between the FortiADC system, clients, servers, and FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN)
require that any routers and firewalls between them permit specific protocols and port numbers.
The following tables list the default port assignments used by the FortiADC system.
69 UDP TFTP for backups, restoration, and firmware updates. See commands such
as execute backup or execute restore.
Table 180: Default ports used by FortiADC for incoming traffic (listening)
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53 UDP DNS queries from clients for global load balancing and inbound link load bal-
ancing.
443 TCP l HTTPS administrative web UI access. Only occurs if the destination
address is a network interfaces IP address.
l Predefined HTTPS service. Only occurs if the service is used by a virtual
server, and if the destination address is a virtual server.
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AppendixC: Scripts Events and actions
AppendixC: Scripts
You can embed Lua scripts to take actions that are not supported by the built-in feature set.
This appendix provides guidance for getting started. It includes the following topics:
Scripts are associated with a particular virtual server, and they are event-driven. A script is triggered when the
associated virtual server receives an HTTP request or response. Then, it does the programmed action.
You can set different script priorities when you run multiple scripts at once. See
"Examples" on page 525 for more information.
Table 181 provides syntax, usage, and examples of the predefined commands that are useful for writing scripts.
Table 181: Script events and actions
Event/Action Description
Event
Action
in Lua mode An action defined by a Lua script that uses predefined commands and variables
to manipulate the HTTP request/response or select a content route.
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Predefined commands
Table 182 provides syntax, usage, and examples of the predefined commands that are useful for writing scripts.
Table 182: Predefined commands
Global
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For example:
cmp_addr(192.3.2.1/24, 192.3.2.0/32)
cmp_addr(::ffff:192.3.2.1/120,
::ffff:192.3.2.0/128)
cmp_addr(192.3.2.1/24, ::ffff:192.3.2.0/128)
Input format:
when RULE_INIT{
when HTTP_REQUEST{
client_ip=HTTP:client_addr()
match_ip=cmp_addr(client_ip, addr_group)
log("fmt", ...) Writes log messages into the SLB log category in the script log
part. You must enable Script log and SLB sub-category under
the Script log on the log setting page. For example:
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a = rand()
debug(a=%d\n,a)
The following code will return the current time, in Unix time
format, as an integer and store it in variable "t".
t=time()
The following code will return the current time as a string and
store it in variable "ct".
ct=ctime()
md5() Calculates the MD5 of a string input and stores the results in an
intermediate variable. For example:
The following code will calculate the MD5 of the string provided
and store it in variable "Md".
Str="test string\1\2"
Md=md5(str)
The following code will calculate the MD5 of the string provided
and store it, in HEX format, in variable "re_hex".
Str="abc"
re_hex=md5_hex(str)
Str="abc"
sha=sha1(str)
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The following code will encode the string provided and store it
in the variable "en".
Str="abc"
en=b64_enc(str)
b64_dec() Decodes a base64 encoded string input and outputs the results
in string format.
The following code will encode the string provided and store it
in the variable "en".
Str="abc"
en=b64_dec(str)
htonl() Converts a long integer input into network byte order and
outputs the results in string format.
The following code will convert the integer provided and store
it, as a string, in the variable "b".
a=32
b=htonl(a)
ntohl() Converts a long integer input into host byte order and outputs
the results in string format.
The following code will convert the integer provided and store
it, as a string, in the variable "b".
a=32
b=ntohl(a)
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htons() Converts a short integer input into network byte order and
outputs the results in string format.
The following code will convert the integer provided and store
it, as a string, in the variable "b".
a=32
b=htons(a)
ntohs() Converts a short integer input into host byte order and outputs
the results in string format.
The following code will convert the integer provided and store
it, as a string, in the variable "b".
a=32
b=ntohs(a)
The following code will convert the integer provided and store
it, as a string, in the variable "b".
a=32
b=string.format(a)
You may also use the function as shown in the code below. The
string "12,pi=3.14" will be stored in variable "b".
a=12
b=string.format("%s,pi=%.4f",a,3.14);
The following code will convert the string provided and store it
in the variable "test". In this case, string.char() will return "a".
str=97
test=string.char(str)
{<variable>:byte(1,-1)} Creates a table with the codes of all characters in the variable.
This table can be used to recreate the original string using the
table_to_string() command.
The following code will create a table, then store the variable
'str" in the table. In this case,variable "t" is the table, and t[1] is
97, t[2] is 98, t[3] is 99, t[4] is 1, t[5] is 2, t[6] is 0.
str="abc\1\2\0"
t={str:byte(1,-1)}
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The following code will return the string "abc" and store it into
variable "t".
str="abc\1\2\0"
t={str:sub(1,3)}
The following code will convert the table "t" and store it, as a
string, in the variable "str".The string stored in "str" at the end is
"abc\1".
t={};
t[1]=97;
t[2]=98;
t[3]=99;
t[4]=1;
str=table_to_string(t);
The following code will convert the string "str" and store it to
"hex" in HEX format.
str="\0\123\3"
hex=to_HEX(str);
HTTP
header_get_names() Returns a list of all the headers present in the request or response.
For example:
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cookies=HTTP:header_get_values("Cookie")
for k, cnt in pairs(cookies) do
debug("initially include cookie %s cnt %d\n", k, v)
end
host = HTTP:header_get_value("Host")
header_remove(header_name) Removes all headers names with the name <header_name>. For
example:
HTTP:header_remove("Cookie")
cookies=HTTP:header_get_values("Set-Cookie")
for k, v in pairs(cookies) do
debug("include cookie %s cnt %d\n", k, v)
end
if HTTP:header_remove2("Set-Cookie", 1) then
debug("remove 1st cookie\n")
end
header_insert(header_name, value) Inserts the named HTTP header(s) and value(s) into the end of the
HTTP request or response. For example:
HTTP:header_insert("Cookie", "cookie=server1")
header_replace(header_name, value) Replaces the value of the last occurrence of the header named
<header_name> with the string <value>. Performs a header inser-
tion if the header is not present. For example:
HTTP:header_replace("Host", "www.fortinet.com")
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cookies=HTTP:header_get_values("Set-Cookie")
for k, v in pairs(cookies) do
debug("include cookie %s cnt %d\n", k, v)
end
if HTTP:header_replace2("Set-Cookie", "new2=value2",
2) then
debug("replace 2nd cookie by
new2=value2\n")
end
header_exists(header_name) Returns true if the named header is present and not empty on the
request or response. For example:
if HTTP:header_exists("Cookie") then
end
count = HTTP:header_count("Cookie")
method_get() Return the string of the HTTP request method. For example:
method = HTTP:method_get()
method_set(string) Set the HTTP request method to the string "value". For example:
HTTP:method_set("POST")
path_get() Returns the path part of the HTTP request. For example:
path = HTTP:path_get()
path_set(string) Sets the path part of the HTTP request. The client will not see the
update unless the web application uses the requested path to gen-
erate response headers and/or content. If you want the client to see
the update to the path in the browser's address bar, you can send an
HTTP redirect using HTTP:redirect or HTTP:respond. For example:
HTTP:path_set("/other.html")
uri = HTTP:uri_get()
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uri_set(string) Changes the URI passed to the server. It should always start with a
slash. For example:
HTTP:uri_set("/index.html?value=xxxx")
query_get() Returns the query part of the HTTP request. For example:
query = HTTP:query_get()
query_set(string) Sets the query part of the HTTP request. For example:
HTTP:query_set("value=xxx")
Host = HTTP:header_get_value("host")
Path = HTTP:path_get()
HTTP:redirect("https://%s%s", Host, Path)
redirect_with_cookie(URL, cookie) Redirects an HTTP request or response to the specified URL with
Cookie. For example:
HTTP:redirect_with_cookie(www.example.com,
server=nginx)
a={}
a["url"]="http://192.168.1.7"
a["code"]="303"
a["cookie"]="test=server"
HTTP:redirect_t(a)
version_get() Returns the HTTP version of the request or response. For example:
vers = HTTP:version_get()
version_set(string) Sets the HTTP version of the request or response. For example:
HTTP:version_set("1.0")
status_code_get() Returns the response status code output as string. For example:
responsestatus=HTTP:status_code_get()
HTTP:status_code_set("301")
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responsestatus=HTTP:code_get()
HTTP:code_set(301)
HTTP:reason_get()
HTTP:reason_set(string)
ID=HTTP:rand_id()
HTTP:header_insert("Message-ID", ID)
CIP=HTTP:client_addr()
LIP=HTTP:local_addr()
remote_addr() Returns the IP address of the host on the far end of the connection.
For example:
RIP=HTTP:remote_addr()
SIP=HTTP:server_addr()
HTTP:close()
client_port() Returns the client port number in a string format. For example:
HTTP:client_port()
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local_port() Returns the local port number in a string format. For example:
HTTP:local_port()
remote_port() Returns the remote port number in a string format. For example:
HTTP:local_port()
server_port() Returns the server port number in a string format. For example:
HTTP:server_port()
HTTP:client_ip_ver()
HTTP:server_ip_ver()
collect Collects data. You may specify a specific amount using the
length argument. Used in HTTP_REQUEST or HTTP_
RESPONSE. For example:
t={};
t["size"]=1000; --optional
HTTP:collect(t);
payload (size) Returns the size of the buffered content. Used in HTTP_
DATA_REQUEST or HTTP_DATA_RESPONSE. For example:
t={};
t["operation"]="size"
sz=HTTP:payload(t); --return value is an int
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payload (set) Replaces the buffered data with new data. Used in HTTP_
DATA_REQUEST or HTTP_DATA_RESPONSE.For example:
t={};
t[operation]=set
t[offset]=12; --optional
t[size]=20; --optional
t[data]= new data to insert;
ret = HTTP:payload(t); --returns true if operation
succeeds
payload (find) Searches for a particular string in the buffered data. Used in
HTTP_DATA_REQUEST or HTTP_DATA_RESPONSE.For
example:
t={};
t[operation]=find
t[data]=sth; -- can also be a regular expression,
like (s.h)
t[offset]=12; --optional
t[size]=20; --optional
t[scope]=first -- the scope field can be either
first or all
ct = HTTP:payload(t); --returns the number of
occurences found
payload (remove) Removes a particular string from the buffered data. Used in
HTTP_DATA_REQUEST or HTTP_DATA_RESPONSE.For
example:
t={};
t[operation]=remove
t[data]=sth; -- can also be a regular expression,
like (s.h)
t[offset]=12;
t[size]=20;
t[scope]=first -- or all
ct = HTTP:payload(t); --returns number of occurrences
removed
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Control structures AppendixC: Scripts
Load Balance
LB:routing("content2")
Control structures
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Type Structure
Operators
FortiADC Operator
Description
Operator sub-type
// Floor division.
^ Exponentiation.
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String library AppendixC: Scripts
FortiADC Operator
Description
Operator sub-type
String library
The FortiADC OS supports only the Lua string library. All other libraries are disabled. The string library includes
the following string-manipulation functions:
l string.byte(s, i)
l string.char(i1,i2)
l string.dump(function)
l string.find(s, pattern)
l string.format
l string.gmatch
l string.gsub
l string.len
l string.lower
l string.match
l string.rep
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l string.reverse
l string.sub
l string.upper
l string.starts_with
l string.ends_with
For example: uri:starts_with (b), uri:ends_with (b)
Note:
l If you want to do regular expression match, you can use string.match with Lua patterns.
l All relational operators >, <, >=, <=, ~=, == apply to strings. Especially, == can be used to test if one string equals to
another string.
l string.find can be used to test whether one string contains another string.
For a tutorial on scripting with the Lua string library, see http://lua-users.org/wiki/StringLibraryTutorial.
Examples
This section provides example scripts for popular use cases. It includes the following examples:
Tip: The examples show debug strings. Debug strings can be written to the console
when the event is triggered. This is helpful when you are testing your scripts.
To enable debug strings to be written to the console, use the following CLI commands:
diagnose debug enable
diagnose debug application haproxy scripting
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In some cases, it might be simpler to get the results you want using a script. In the following example, each rule
selects content routes based on OR match conditions.
-- Content routing example
when RULE_INIT {
debug("get header init 1\n")
}
when HTTP_REQUEST{
uri = HTTP:uri_get()
if uri:find("sports") or uri:find("news") or uri:find("government") then
LB:routing("sp2")
debug("uri %s matches sports|news|government\n", uri);
elseif uri:find("finance") or uri:find("technology") or uri:find("shopping") then
LB:routing("sp3")
debug("uri %s matches finance|technology|shopping\n", uri);
elseif uri:find("game") or uri:find("bbs") or uri:find("testing") then
LB:routing("sp4")
debug("uri %s matches game|bbs|testing\n", uri);
elseif uri:find("billing") or uri:find("travel") or uri:find("weibo") then
LB:routing("sp5")
debug("uri %s matches billing|travel|weibo\n", uri);
else
debug("no matches for uri: %s \n", uri);
end
}
1. Create the content route configuration objects. In the example above, sp2, sp3, sp4, and sp4 are the names of the
content route configuration objects. You do not need to configure matching conditions for the content routes,
however, because the script does the content matching.
2. Create a script that matches content to the content route configuration objects, as shown above. Create a
configuration object for the script.
3. In the virtual server configuration:
a. Enable content routing and select the content route configuration objects.
b. Select the script.
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debug("rewrite the HTTP Host header and path in a HTTP request \n")
}
when HTTP_REQUEST{
host = HTTP:header_get_value("Host")
path = HTTP:path_get()
if host:lower():find("myold.hostname.com") then
debug("found myold.hostname.com in Host %s \n", host)
HTTP:header_replace("Host", "mynew.hostname.com")
HTTP:path_set("/other.html")
end
}
Note: You might find it useful to use a combination of string manipulation functions. For example, this script uses
lower() to convert the Host strings to lowercase in combination with find(), which searches for the Host header for
a match: host:lower():find("myold.hostname.com").
when HTTP_RESPONSE{
location = HTTP:header_get_value("Location")
if location:lower():find("myold.hostname.com") then
debug("found myold.hostname.com in Location %s \n", location)
HTTP:header_replace("Location", "mynew.hostname.com")
end
}
when HTTP_REQUEST{
host = HTTP:header_get_value("Host")
path = HTTP:path_get()
HTTP:redirect("https://%s%s",host,path);
}
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when HTTP_REQUEST{
path = HTTP:path_get()
debug("path=%s\n",path)
agent = HTTP:header_get_value("User-Agent")
if agent:lower():find("iphone") or agent:lower():find("ipad") then
debug("found iphone or ipad in User-Agent %s \n", agent)
HTTP:redirect("https://m.mymobilesite.com%s",path)
end
}
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when HTTP_REQUEST{
sess_id = HTTP:get_session_id()
req={}
--store whatever you want to req, take url as an example
req["url"] = HTTP_uri_get()
env[id] = req
}
when HTTP_RESPONSE{
sess_id = HTTP:get_session_id()
req = env[id]
--now you can access the stored request headers
debug("my stored request url is %s\n", req["url"]);
}
when HTTP_DATA_REQUEST{
sess_id = HTTP:get_session_id()
req = env[id]
--now you can access the stored request headers
debug("my stored request url is %s\n", req["url"]);
}
when HTTP_DATA_RESPONSE{
sess_id = HTTP:get_session_id()
req = env[id]
--now you can access the stored request headers
debug("my stored request url is %s\n", req["url"]);
}
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when HTTP_RESPONSE{
loc = HTTP:header_get_value("Location")
if loc then
newloc = string.gsub(loc, "https", "http") --replace all https by http in the redirect
location
HTTP:header_replace("Location", newloc);
end
}
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HTTP:header_replace("Referer", newref);
end
}
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t["operation"]="size";
sz=HTTP:payload(t);
debug("content size: %s\n", sz);
--find a string or a regular expression in the buffered data
--offset, size and scope are optional, if scope is missing, "all" is assumed
t={};
t["operation"]="find";
t["offset"] = 0;
t["size"] = sz;
t["scope"] = "all";-- or "first"
t["data"] = "your string or a regular expression to find";
if HTTP:payload(t) then
debug("found %d occurences\n", ret);
else
debug("not found\n");
end
--remove a string or a regular expression in the buffered data
--offset, size and scope are optional, if scope is missing, "all" is assumed
t={};
t["operation"]="remove";
t["offset"] = 0;
t["size"] = sz;
t["scope"] = "all";-- or "first"
t["data"] = "your string or a regular expression to find";
if HTTP:payload(t) then
debug("removed %d occurences\n", ret);
else
debug("not found\n");
end
--replace a string or a regular expression in the buffered data by a new string
--offset, size and scope are optional, if scope is missing, "all" is assumed
t={};
t["operation"]="replace";
t["offset"] = 0;
t["size"] = sz;
t["scope"] = "all";-- or "first"
t["data"] = "your string or a regular expression to find";
t["new_data"] = "your new data";
if HTTP:payload(t) then
debug("replaced %d occurences\n", ret);
else
debug("not found\n");
end
}
Prioritize scripts
While running multiple scripts, you can prioritize scripts. Add a priority number to each script when you create it,
and FortiADC will run them in order from lowest priority to highest priority. The default priority is 500.If two scripts
have the same priority number, they will be executed in the order in which they were added.
when RULE_INIT priority 14 {
--This is one of the script to demo the control of multiple scripts
--please change the priority of each event according to your need
debug("INIT in script 1\n");
}
when HTTP_REQUEST priority 12 {
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when RULE_INIT priority 24 {
--This is one of the script to demo the control of multiple scripts
--please change the priority of each event according to your need
debug("INIT in script 2\n");
}
when HTTP_REQUEST priority 24 {
debug("HTTP_REQUEST in script 2\n");
--add your own manipulation here
--you can disable rest of the HTTP_REQUEST events from executing by disabling this event
t={};
t["event"]="req"; -- can be "req", "res", "data_req", and "data_res"
t["operation"]="disable"; -- can be "enable", and "disable"
HTTP:set_event(t);
debug("disable rest of the HTTP_REQUEST events in script 2\n");
--you can also disable other events, say HTTP_RESPONSE, DATA events
--in the case of keep-alive, all events will be re-enabled automatically even though they
are disabled in previous TRANSACTION using the HTTP:set_event(t) command. To disable
this automatic re-enabling behavior, you can call HTTP:set_auto(t) as below
t={};
t["event"]="req"; -- can be "req", "res", "data_req", and "data_res"
t["operation"]="disable"; -- can be "enable", and "disable"
HTTP:set_auto(t);
debug("disable automatic re-enabling of the HTTP_REQUEST events in script 2\n");
--you can also disable automatic re-enabling for other events, say HTTP_RESPONSE, DATA
events
}
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This table shows the maximum number of configuration objects or limits that vary by them, and are not a
guarantee of performance. For values such as hardware specifications that do not vary by software version or
configuration, see your models QuickStart Guide or datasheet.
System
Administration Administrative users 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
Access profiles 16 64 64 64 64 64 64
Certificates Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Schedule group 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
SNMP user 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Networking
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Routing ARP table entries (per 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096
VDOM)
ISP routes 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
NAT Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
QoS Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
User
Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Real Server Pools 1024 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048 4096
Pool
Pool members 1024 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048 4096
Real server SSL profiles 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Content Rules Content routing rules 256 512 512 512 512 512 1024
Content rewriting rules 256 512 512 512 512 512 1024
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Link Group Gateway 1024 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048 4096
Link group member 1024 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048 4096
Virtual Tunnel Virtual tunnel group 512 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 2048
Group
Virtual tunnel member 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Policy LLB policy rule 512 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 2048
Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
Security
Any configuration object 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
System
Access profiles 8 16 64 64
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Schedule group 64 64 64 64
SNMP user 16 16 16 16
Networking
Routing ARP table entries (per VDOM) 4096 4096 4096 4096
ISP routes 32 32 32 32
User
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The high speed logging feature sends a binary log file. It has the following structure:
typedef struct __high_speed_log_header {
unsigned char msg_ver;
unsigned char have_dev_vd_str;
unsigned char dev;
unsigned char timezone;
unsigned int vid;
unsigned char cmd;
unsigned char log_type;
unsigned char log_subtype;
unsigned short total_len;
unsigned char total_count;
unsigned short next_len;
} high_speed_log_header_t;
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