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Fortinet releases firmware in three main tracks, each serving a different purpose:

Cause: Corrupt config after schema migration, or incompatible feature enabled. Fix: Boot into Maintenance Mode (Press any key during BIOS countdown). Do a TFTP restore of the old firmware, then restore a backup config from before the upgrade. fortigate firmware

If an upgrade introduces a critical issue, you can downgrade. However: Fortinet releases firmware in three main tracks, each

Always keep a pre-upgrade configuration backup. If you need to downgrade, restore that backup after the firmware rollback. Always keep a pre-upgrade configuration backup