Product

FortiSwitch

Secure Ethernet switching with standalone and FortiLink-managed deployment models.

Overview

FortiSwitch provides campus, branch and data-center access switching. A major design distinction is whether switches are standalone or managed through FortiLink.

Architecture

FortiLink can centralize FortiSwitch discovery, provisioning and visibility through FortiGate. Designs may include access/distribution layers, MCLAG, VLAN segmentation, PoE and FortiAP connectivity.

Use Cases

Campus LAN, branch LAN, secure access, PoE edge, MCLAG resiliency, OT networks and SD-Branch.

CLI quick reference

Starting-point commands only. Confirm syntax against the target release and product before production use.

get switch lldp neighbors-summary
diagnose switch physical-ports list
diagnose switch trunk list
get switch modules status
get system status

Troubleshooting framework

Step	What to do
1. Symptoms	Write down exactly what is failing, affected scope, start time and last known-good state.
2. Health	Check CPU, memory, interfaces, HA/control-plane status and recent configuration changes.
3. Path	Validate L1/L2/L3, routing, policy, session state and dependencies in that order.
4. Logs	Correlate system/event/traffic logs with packet captures and targeted debugs.
5. Version	Check release notes, known issues, compatibility and lifecycle before assuming configuration error.

Version lens

Latest major: 8.0 where applicablePrevious major: 7.6

Not every Fortinet product follows the same release numbering or support matrix. Treat 8.0/7.6 as navigation lenses, not a blanket compatibility statement. Verify the specific model and management combination in official documentation.