What does a policy package status of Never Installed indicate?

The Never Installed status indicates that a policy package has been assigned to a managed device within FortiManager, but the configuration has never been pushed (installed) from FortiManager to the device. This is a common initial state after a new device is registered and associated with a policy package, but before the first deployment is executed. It signifies that no policy synchronization from FortiManager to the device has ever occurred for that specific package.

A. This state is typically represented by an Unknown status, which occurs when FortiManager cannot connect to the device to retrieve its status.

B. This describes a Modified status, indicating that the configuration was changed locally on the managed device and is now different from FortiManager's database.

D. This describes a configuration that is Modified (on FortiManager) or Out-of-Sync, meaning changes have been made in FortiManager that are pending installation on the device.

1. Fortinet FortiManager Administration Guide 7.4.1

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Table "Installation status".

Never Installed: "The policy package has never been installed to the device."

Modified: "The device has been changed. You can import the changes."

Unknown: "The installation status is unknown."

This official documentation directly defines "Never Installed" as a state where the package has not been pushed to the device

aligning with the scenario in option C where initial synchronization has not happened. It also explicitly defines the statuses described in options A

B

and D as distinct from "Never Installed".