Step 1: Import the FortiADC-VM virtual machine and configure its hardware settings

Before you begin:

• Extract the contents of the FortiADC-VM image .zip file to a folder that you can access from the Virtual Machine Manager.

To import the FortiADC-VM virtual machine:

1. On the KVM host server, launch Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager), and then select Create a new virtual machine.
2. Ensure that Connection is localhost (the default value).
3. Select Import existing disk image.



4. Click Forward.
5. Click Browse to navigate to boot.qcow2 and select it.
6. Use the default values for OS Type and Version.



7. Click Forward.
8. Specify the amount of memory and number of CPUs to allocate to this virtual machine. Ensure the values do not exceed the maximums for your license.



Fortinet recommends that you use at least 4 GB memory.

9. Click Forward.
10. Enter a name for the VM (for example, FortiADC-VM) and select Customize configuration before install.



11. Click Finish.
12. Select the virtual disk to display its properties.
13. Under Advanced options, for Disk bus, select Virtio, and for Storage format, select qcow2.



14. Click Apply.
15. To add a new virtual storage device, click Add Hardware.
16. Do the following:

• Ensure Storage is selected.
• Select Select managed or other existing storage.
• Click Browse to navigate to data.qcow2 and select it.
• For Bus type, select VirtIO.
• For Storage format, select qcow2.

Click Finish.

Select the virtual network interface (vNIC) and change its type to virtio.

Click Apply.

To add an additional vNIC, click Add Hardware and then click Network.

For device model, select vitrio.

Click Finish.

Use the vNIC creation steps to add two additional virtio vNICs.

Click Begin Installation.