Administrative Domains : Managing ADOMs : Adding an ADOM
 
Adding an ADOM
To add an ADOM, you must be logged in as the admin administrator. You must also first enable administrative domains in the Web-based Manager; see “To enable the ADOM feature:”.
To create an ADOM
1. Do one of the following:
• Go to the Device Manager tab and right-click on an ADOM name in the tree menu and, under the ADOM heading in the pop-up menu, select Create New.
• Go to System Settings > All ADOMs and either select Create New, or right-click in the content pane and select New from the pop-up menu.
The Create ADOM dialog box will open which will allow you to configure the new ADOM.
Figure 6: Create ADOM dialog box
2. Enter the following information:
Name
Enter a name that will allow you to distinguish this ADOM from your other ADOMs.
Note: ADOM names must be unique.
Device Type
Select either FortiGate or FortiCarrier from the drop-down menu. Other devices types are added to their respective default ADOM upon registering with FortiManager.
Version
Select the version of FortiGate devices in the ADOM. FortiManager v5.0 supports FortiOS v5.0, v4.0 MR3, and v4.0 MR2.
For information on supported device firmware version, see the FortiManager v5.0 Patch Release 6 Release Notes.
Mode
Select Normal mode if you want to manage and configure the connected FortiGate devices from the FortiManager Web-based Manager. Select Backup mode if you want to backup the FortiGate configurations to the FortiManager, but configure each FortiGate locally.
VPN Management
Select Central VPN Console or select Policy & Device VPNs. When Central VPN Console is selected, the VPN Console menu item will be visible under the Policy & Objects tab. You can configure VPN topologies and managed/external gateway objects.
Device
Select members from the Available member list and transfer them to the Selected member list to assign the devices to the ADOM.
Default Device Selection for Install
Select either Select All Devices/Groups or Specify Devices/Groups.
3. Select OK to create the ADOM.
The number of ADOMs that can be created is dependent on the FortiManager model and their supported value. For more information on ADOM support values, see the FortiManager datasheet at http://www.fortinet.com/products/fortimanager/index.html.