FortiOS 5.2.8 Release Notes

Citrix XenServer and Open Source XenServer

  • .out: Download the 64-bit firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiGate VM installation.
  • .out.OpenXen.zip: Download the 64-bit package for a new FortiGate VM installation. This package contains the QCOW2 file for Open Source XenServer.
  • .out.CitrixXen.zip: Download the 64-bit package for a new FortiGate VM installation. This package contains the Citrix XenServer Virtual Appliance (XVA), Virtual Hard Disk (VHD), and OVF files.

Linux KVM

  • .out: Download the 64-bit firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiGate VM installation.
  • .out.kvm.zip: Download the 64-bit package for a new FortiGate VM installation. This package contains QCOW2 that can be used by qemu.

Microsoft Hyper-V

  • .out: Download the 64-bit firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiGate VM installation.
  • .out.hyperv.zip: Download the 64-bit package for a new FortiGate VM installation. This package contains three folders that can be imported by Hyper-V Manager on Hyper-V 2012. It also contains the file vhd in the Virtual Hard Disks folder that can be manually added to the Hyper-V Manager.

VMware ESX and ESXi

  • .out: Download either the 32-bit or 64-bit firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiGate VM installation.
  • .ovf.zip: Download either the 32-bit or 64-bit package for a new FortiGate VM installation. This package contains Open Virtualization Format (OVF) files for VMware and two Virtual Machine Disk Format (VMDK) files used by the OVF file during deployment.

Firmware image checksums

The MD5 checksums for all Fortinet software and firmware releases are available at the Customer Service & Support portal, https://support.fortinet.com. After logging in select Download > Firmware Image Checksums, enter the image file name including the extension, and select Get Checksum Code.

Product Integration and Support

FortiOS 5.2.8 support

The following table lists 5.2.8 product integration and support information:

Web Browsers                               l Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11

lMozilla Firefox version 42 l Google Chrome version 46

lApple Safari version 7.0 (For Mac OS X)

Other web browsers may function correctly, but are not supported by

Fortinet.

Explicit Web Proxy Browser l Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, 10, and 11 l Mozilla Firefox version 27 l Apple Safari version 6.0 (For Mac OS X)

l Google Chrome version 34

Other web browsers may function correctly, but are not supported by

Fortinet.

FortiManager                       For the latest information, see the FortiManagerand FortiOS Compatibility.

You should upgrade your FortiManager prior to upgrading the FortiGate.

FortiAnalyzer                       For the latest information, see the FortiAnalyzerand FortiOS Compatibility.

You should upgrade your FortiAnalyzer prior to upgrading the FortiGate.

FortiClient Microsoft Win- l 5.4.0 and later dows and FortiClient Mac l 5.2.5 and later OS X
FortiClient iOS                               l 5.4.1 l 5.2.2 and later
FortiClient Android and                   l 5.2.8

FortiClient VPN Android                  l 5.2.7

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