Creating VM entitlements

Create a VM entitlement to be used with various VM products, including FortiGate-VM or FortiWeb-VM.

When you create a VM on FortiFlex the consumption for the VM starts when the entitlement is activated for the first time. All newly created entitlements will be set to PENDING and will be changed to ACTIVE when the entitlement is activated by the VM instance, which triggers the start of charges.

You cannot add purchased VMs or pre-existing Trial or Evaluation services to FortiFlex. You must create a new VM entitlement.

Once the license entitlement becomes ACTIVE, it will remain active until: The expiration date is reached, or The user manually stops the entitlement through the FortiFlex UI or API. FortiFlex does not monitor VM instance status, meaning it does not know if a VM instance is up or down, therefore it cannot automatically determine if a license entitlement should be active or stopped. It is the user's responsibility to manage the status of all license entitlements created in the FortiFlex platform.

To create a VM entitlement:

1. Go to Flex Entitlements, and click New Flex Entitlement. The Add Flex Entitlement(s) page opens.

   

2. Configure the VM Entitlement.

   Product Type	Select one of the following service bundles from the dropdown: FortiGate Virtual Machine - Service Bundle FortiGate Virtual Machine - A La Carte Services FortiWeb Virtual Machine - Service Bundle FortiManager Virtual Machine FortiClient EMS On-Prem FortiAnalyzer Virtual Machine FortiPortal Virtual Machine FortiADC Virtual Machine For information about the product types, see Service offerings.
   Configuration	Select a VM configuration from the list. See Creating a VM configuration.
   Number of Flex Entitlements	Enter the number of entitlements. See Creating a VM configuration.
   Description	Enter a description of the VM.
   Termination Mode	Select Follow Program to terminate the machine when the program expires. Select User Defined, and select a date in the calendar to specify the termination date.
   Asset Folder	Assign the VM to a folder in My Assets. For more information about Asset Folders, see Asset Management > Creating custom views. You can use an asset folder to request the next available serial number with the API. See Creating a license pool group.
   Skip PENDING status and activate the entitlement(s) immediately	Select this option to immediately set you VM entitlement to ACTIVE instead of PENDING upon creation.

3. Click Next.
4. Review the Flex Entitlement Details and Program Information, and click Submit.

   

   The Serial Numbers(s) are displayed.