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November 11, 2026

FortiGate HA Out of Sync: How to Find the Checksum Mismatch

When a FortiGate HA pair shows Not Synchronized, production traffic can still be flowing through the primary. The immediate question is whether the secondary has the configuration it would need to take over. Start by identifying the exact scope, table, and object that disagree. That gives you evidence to decide whether to correct configuration drift, […]