Last update: 30. July 2026 A critical software defect (Bug ID: 1286219) has been identified in Fortinet’s FortiSwitch operating system that causes the Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon to freeze and consume excessive CPU resources on affected devices. The issue manifests after approximately 250 days of continuous uptime, potentially leading…
Do you have FortiSwitches that do not accept configuration changes made on the FortiGate switch controller? Also, when you run the CLI command ‘execute switch-controller get-conn-status’, do you see the ‘flag’ with a value of ‘E’?
Virtual switch feature enables you create virtual switches on top of the physical switch(es) with designated interfaces/ports so that a virtual switch can build up its forwarding table through learning and forward traffic accordingly. When traffic is forwarded among interfaces belonging to the same virtual switch, the traffic doesn’t need…
