FortiManager Administrator
Lab time (estimated): 5 hours
Total course duration (estimated): 12 hours / 2 full days or 3 half days
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiManager for the centralized network administration of many FortiGate devices. In interactive labs, you will explore deployment strategies, which include single or multiple ADOMs, device registration, policy packages, shared objects, installing configuration changes, provisioning FortiManager as a local FortiGuard distribution server, and troubleshooting the features that are critical to day-to-day use after you deploy FortiManager.
• Describe the key FortiManager features and concepts
• Understand FortiManager API and meta fields
• Deploy administrative domains (ADOMs) to support multiple customers on a single FortiManager
• Restrict concurrent ADOM access by using workspace modes
• Use provisioning templates for device-level changes across many devices
• Identify the synchronization states and manage the revision history of managed devices
• Manage firewall policies across multiple FortiGate devices using policy packages with shared and dynamic objects
• Deploy policies and objects from the global ADOM to multiple ADOMs
• Understand the Fortinet Security Fabric with FortiManager
• Describe high-availability (HA), backup, and recovery options for FortiManager
• Manage the firmware of supported devices centrally
• Offer a local FortiGuard Distribution Server (FDS) to your Fortinet devices
• Diagnose and troubleshoot import and installation issues
2. Administration and Management
3. Device Registration
4. Device-Level Configuration and Installation
5. Policies and Objects
6. Global Database ADOM and Central Management
7. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
8. Additional Configuration
• Familiarity with all topics in the FCP – FortiGate Administrator course
• Basic understanding of network management systems