Thus, the full meaning is: FortiGate VM 64-bit for KVM, version 7.2.1 build 1254 (Fortinet), provided as a QCOW2 image, aiming to make it work.
Without a license, the VM will still work for lab/testing but with throughput limits.
Move the file to your KVM image directory (standard is /var/lib/libvirt/images/ ). fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2 work
virt-install \ --name fortigate-721 \ --ram 4096 \ --vcpus 2 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2,format=qcow2 \ --import \ --os-variant generic \ --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \ --graphics vnc \ --console pty,target_type=serial
In the FortiGate GUI, go to and upload the license under the VM License section. The system will reboot to apply the license. 6. Best Practices and Troubleshooting Thus, the full meaning is: FortiGate VM 64-bit
Add at least two network interfaces (one for WAN, one for LAN).
Power down the VM. Use virsh edit to increase memory allocation to 2048 or higher. virt-install \ --name fortigate-721 \ --ram 4096 \
: The 64-bit Virtual Machine architecture version optimized for standard Intel and AMD x86-64 processors.
Thus, the full meaning is: FortiGate VM 64-bit for KVM, version 7.2.1 build 1254 (Fortinet), provided as a QCOW2 image, aiming to make it work.
Without a license, the VM will still work for lab/testing but with throughput limits.
Move the file to your KVM image directory (standard is /var/lib/libvirt/images/ ).
virt-install \ --name fortigate-721 \ --ram 4096 \ --vcpus 2 \ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2,format=qcow2 \ --import \ --os-variant generic \ --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \ --graphics vnc \ --console pty,target_type=serial
In the FortiGate GUI, go to and upload the license under the VM License section. The system will reboot to apply the license. 6. Best Practices and Troubleshooting
Add at least two network interfaces (one for WAN, one for LAN).
Power down the VM. Use virsh edit to increase memory allocation to 2048 or higher.
: The 64-bit Virtual Machine architecture version optimized for standard Intel and AMD x86-64 processors.