

The administrator can add the host and guest devices using the same management IP address, as the BMC Network Automation device adapter internally switches VDOM mode. The host firewall is the physical FortiGate device, and the guest firewall device is the shared VDOM. While creating a pod for shared mode, the administrator needs to first select the host firewall device, and then select the guest firewall device. You should select a host firewall device. In the dedicated mode, you create a guest device per container, so you do not need to select a guest device. The following sections describe the guidelines for creating pods to support dedicated and shared modes. Guidelines for creating pods (dedicated and shared mode) You must be running BMC Network Automation version 8.3.00.001 or later to support the management of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls in your BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management environment.
