Registering the FortiGate VM and downloading the license file
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Note: For cloud environments like AWS or Azure, you often deploy directly from the marketplace, but the software images can still be downloaded for private virtual environments. Installing and Activating the FortiGate VM Download The Fortigate Vm
| Hypervisor / Platform | File Name Contains | Extension / Format | |----------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | VMware ESXi | FGT_VM64-v7*-*.*.ovf.zip | OVF/OVA (Zipped) | | Microsoft Hyper-V | FGT_VM64_HV or Hyper-V | .vhdx or .zip | | KVM / Linux | FGT_VM64_KVM | .qcow2 | | Citrix XenServer | FGT_VM64_XEN | .xva | | AWS | FGT_VM64_AWS | AMI / .vmdk | | Azure | FGT_VM64_AZURE | .vhd |
Choose the virtualization platform or cloud provider you are using (e.g., VMware ESXi, KVM, Azure, AWS, Hyper-V). Registering the FortiGate VM and downloading the license
FortiGate VM supports all major virtualization platforms. Scroll through the image list to find the file extension that matches your hypervisor:
The system will immediately force you to create a secure administrative password upon first login. Installing and Activating the FortiGate VM | Hypervisor
Target the extracted .ovf , .mf , and .vmdk files simultaneously.
To download the FortiGate Virtual Machine (VM) image, please follow the steps below:
Fortinet engineers custom builds for various virtualization engines. Identify your environment to select the precise package: Hypervisor / Cloud Platform File Extension Format Type .zip containing .ovf and .vmdk Open Virtualization Format KVM (Proxmox, Red Hat) .qcow2 or .out QEMU Copy On Write Microsoft Hyper-V .zip containing .vhd or .vhdx Virtual Hard Disk AWS / Azure / GCP Cloud Deployment Marketplace Marketplace Deployment / API 2. Step-by-Step Download Guide