FortiGate 7000E Series (FG-7060E, FG-7040E, FG-7030E) is Fortinet’s chassis-based, hyperscale next-generation firewall platform for large data centers and hybrid environments. It’s built to form the core of a “Hybrid Mesh Firewall” architecture—embedding security deep into the datacenter and extending consistent policy and protection across hybrid IT at very high throughput.
It runs FortiOS (the same OS across FortiGate physical, virtual, cloud, and container deployments) so you get converged networking + security, centralized management, and consistent enforcement across environments. The platform is powered by Fortinet SPU hardware acceleration (NP6 network processor + CP9 content processor) to deliver high throughput with low latency, plus deep inspection features like SSL inspection (including TLS 1.3) without becoming a bottleneck.
Key value points
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Hyperscale NGFW for big environments: high throughput firewalling + IPS + threat protection at data center scale.
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Integrated ZTNA enforcement (as described in the sheet) to control/verify user access to applications and reduce lateral movement.
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Strong segmentation options including VXLAN-based segmentation with Layer 4 policies for end-to-end isolation across physical/virtual domains.
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Centralized ops with FortiManager (and commonly FortiAnalyzer) for policy, automation, visibility, and lifecycle management.
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Designed for modular growth: chassis with Fortinet Processor Modules (FPM) and Fortinet Interface Modules (FIM) so you can scale performance and interfaces.
Quick model / performance snapshot (from what you pasted)
FG-7060E (7060E-8 / 7060E-9 / DC variants)
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Chassis: 8RU, 6-slot, up to 4x FPM + 2x FIM; 2 shelf managers
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Firewall throughput (1518/512/64B UDP): 630 / 630 / 340 Gbps
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IPS (enterprise mix): 120 / 200 Gbps (varies by -8/-9)
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NGFW: 100 / 120 Gbps
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Threat protection: 80 / 96 Gbps
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Sessions: 320M concurrent, 1.8M new/s
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IPsec VPN: 100 Gbps
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Latency: 7.0 μs
FG-7040E (7040E-8 / 7040E-9 / DC variants)
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Chassis: 6RU, 4-slot, 2x FPM + 2x FIM; 1 shelf manager
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Firewall throughput: 315 / 310 / 200 Gbps
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IPS: 60 / 100 Gbps
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NGFW: 50 / 60 Gbps
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Threat protection: 40 / 48 Gbps
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Sessions: 160M concurrent, 950k new/s
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IPsec VPN: 100 Gbps
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Latency: 7.0 μs
FG-7030E
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Chassis: 6RU, 3-slot, 2x FPM + 1 bundled FIM; 1 shelf manager
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Firewall throughput: 155 / 155 / 155 Gbps
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IPS: 60 Gbps
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NGFW: 50 Gbps
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Threat protection: 35 Gbps
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Sessions: 160M concurrent, 900k new/s
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IPsec VPN: 40 Gbps
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Latency: 7.0 μs
Interfaces (high level)
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Mix of 10GE SFP+/SFP, 40GE QSFP+, and 100GE (CFP2 / QSFP28), depending on selected interface modules.
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Example FIM options listed:
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FIM-7901E: 32× GE/10GE SFP/+
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FIM-7904E: 8× 40GE QSFP+
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FIM-7910E: 4× 100GE CFP2
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FIM-7920E: 4× 100GE QSFP28
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Typical use cases (what this platform is positioned for)
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Datacenter NGFW: high-throughput application-aware firewalling + IPS + malware controls, with SSL inspection visibility.
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Segmentation: VXLAN + dynamic segmentation to prevent lateral movement and isolate apps/tenants/environments.
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Secure SD-WAN at scale: one OS + unified security/management, with automation and analytics for WAN edge designs.
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Mobile/Carrier edge (4G/5G/IoT): CGNAT/IPv6 migration, IPsec aggregation (SecGW), and GTP-U inspection visibility.
What “FortiGate 7040E-8” specifically means in the ordering section
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It’s a 6U 4-slot chassis that ships with 2× FPM-7620E, 2× FIM-79xxE-C (chosen at purchase), 1× manager module, and 3× redundant PSUs (with 1 extra optional). The “-DC” version swaps to redundant DC PSUs.