Fortinet FCP_FSA_AD-5.0 Exam - Topic 4 Question 2 Discussion

From the Deployment and System Settings lesson, the Study Guide states:

'Other ports, with the exception of port3, can also be configured as management ports from CLI.'

'You can set additional ports as management port using the CLI command shown on this slide.'

From the Lab Guide (Exercise 4 - Using Inline Scanning):

'FortiGate and FortiSandbox communicate through port 4443. Management or API ports grant access through port 4443.'

'Enter the following command to enable API access on port2: set api-port port2'

Ports that are designated as either administration interfaces or API interfaces cannot be selected for 802.3ad aggregate bonding because:

Option A --- Port 4 configured as an administration interface is reserved for management traffic and cannot be repurposed for link aggregation

Option C --- Port 4 configured as an API interface is dedicated for API communication (port 4443) and is similarly restricted from being used in aggregate bonding configurations

Port 4 in the Lab Guide is specifically referenced as the HA communication and management port, confirming these restrictions apply when special roles are assigned to interfaces.