FortiManagement Cloud 26.4 Upgrades

Scheduled for Nov 2, 17:00 UTC  -  Nov 3, 03:00 UTC

Scheduled

Release highlights:

Greater visibility into your devices
--Monitor devices and operational status with new dashboard widgets.
--Refresh FortiGate management connectivity status directly from the Device List.
--Easily identify devices with hostnames displayed alongside serial numbers.

More powerful templates and profiles
--Create FortiGate templates by importing configurations from an existing FortiGate or uploading a configuration file.
--Review template modification status and compare configuration differences to help resolve conflicts.
--Configure FortiSwitch and FortiExtender profiles through expanded profile management and template installation capabilities.

Flexible configuration with metadata variables
--Define reusable variables for CLI scripts through the new metadata variables, with convenient export and import capabilities.
--Support per-device value overrides with easy import and export.

Expanded FortiExtender capabilities
--Simplify remote management and troubleshooting with direct access to the FortiExtender GUI and CLI from FortiManagement Cloud.
--Configure GPS data forwarding through FortiExtender profiles.
--Identify devices with configuration overrides directly in the FortiExtender interface.
--FortiExtender speed test report

Automation that fits your operations
--Send notifications to Slack through automation webhooks.
--Run automation actions sequentially or concurrently to suit your workflows.
--Execute CLI scripts across member accounts within an organizational unit.

Service Impact: FortiManagement Cloud (previously FortiGate Cloud) Global, EU, and US
Upgrade Time:
--For EU domain: 19:00 - 22:00 CEST
--For US domain: 19:00 - 22:00 EDT
--For Global domain: 17:00 - 20:00 PDT

Brief service interruptions may occur during the rollout. We aim to keep any disruption minimal, and thank you for your understanding.
Posted Oct 27, 2026 - 21:42 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affects: FortiGate Cloud (Global, Europe, US).