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Add a second, blank virtual disk (at least 30 GB) to act as the log and caching disk (Drive 2). FortiOS will not boot correctly without this secondary storage drive initialized.
Always compare the checksum of your downloaded file against the MD5/SHA256 hash provided on the Fortinet Support Portal. Run the following command in your terminal to generate the hash:
The trial license activates automatically when the VM contacts the FortiGuard servers. Ensure that the VM has outbound Internet access (or can reach a FortiManager). You can test this by pinging a public IP from the FortiGate CLI: Add a second, blank virtual disk (at least
Run the fixing script: /opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions 4. Initial Configuration and Licensing
: Unpack the .zip archive on your host machine to extract the ready-to-use virtual disk file. 🛠️ Step-by-Step Installation Guides Method 1: Importing into GNS3 Topology Run the following command in your terminal to
Match the resulting string with the string listed on the Fortinet firmware registry. If the hashes match, your virtual appliance is authentic and safe to boot. Share public link
: Denotes FortiOS firmware version 7.2.3. The "f" stands for a Feature release (introducing new capabilities alongside security patches). Initial Configuration and Licensing : Unpack the
# Move downloaded OS image to image pool cp fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.3.f-build1262-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/fortigate-os.qcow2 # Create the secondary 30GB logging virtual disk qemu-img create -f qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/fortigate-logs.qcow2 30G Use code with caution. Step 2: Execute the Virtual Machine Installation Script
Download the .zip archive file locally. Extracting the archive will yield two primary files: