How should the initial connection be made?

Refer to the exhibit.

You are deploying a FortiGate 6000F. The device should be directly connected to a switch. In the future, a new hardware module providing higher speed will be installed in the switch, and the connection to the FortiGate must be moved to this higher-speed port.

You must ensure that the initial FortiGate interface connected to the switch does not affect any other port when the new module is installed and the new port speed is defined.

How should the initial connection be made?
A . Connect the switch on any interface between ports 21 to 24
B . Connect the switch on any interface between ports 25 to 28
C . Connect the switch on any interface between ports 1 to 4
D . Connect the switch on any interface between ports 5 to 8.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

The FortiGate 6000F has 24 1/10/25-Gbps SFP28 data network interfaces (1 to 24). These interfaces are divided into the following interface groups: 1 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 16, 17 to 20, and 21 to 24. The ports 25 to 28 are 40/100-Gbps QSFP28 data network interfaces.

The initial connection should be made to any interface between ports 1 to 4. This is because the ports 21 to 24 are part of the same interface group, and changing the speed of one of these ports will affect the speeds of all of the ports in the group. The ports 5 to 8 are also part of the same interface group, so they should not be used for the initial connection.

The new hardware module that will be installed in the switch will provide higher speed ports. When this module is installed, the speed of the ports 21 to 24 will be increased. However, this will not affect the ports 1 to 4, because they are not part of the same interface group.

Therefore, the initial connection should be made to any interface between ports 1 to 4, in order to ensure that the FortiGate interface connected to the switch does not affect any other port when the new module is installed and the new port speed is defined.

Reference: FortiGate 6000F Front Panel Interfaces: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate-6000/hardware/fortigate-6000f-system-guide/827055/front-panel-interfaces