Download the FortiAuthenticator-VM software
Fortinet provides the FortiAuthenticator-VM software for 64-bit environments in two formats:
Upgrades: Download this firmware image to upgrade your existing FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.
- FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out:
New Installations: Download for a new FortiAuthenticator-VM installation.
- FAC_VM-vxxx-build0xxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip
For more information see the FortiAuthenticator product datasheet available on the Fortinet web site.
MS Hyper-V deployment package contents
The FAC_VM_HV-vxxx-buildxxxx-FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip file contains:
- Snapshots folder:
- Optionally, Hyper-V stores snapshots of the FortiAuthenticator-VM state here.
- Virtual Hard Disks folder:
- DATADRIVE.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM log disk in VHD format.
- fac.vhd: The FortiAuthenticator-VM system hard disk in VHD format.
- Virtual Machines folder:
- fortiauthenticator.xml: XML file containing virtual hardware configuration settings for Hyper-V.
FortiAuthenticator-VM firmware images in the FortiCloud FTP directory are organized by firmware version, major release, and patch release. The firmware images in the directories follow a specific naming convention and each firmware image is specific to the device model. For example, the FAC_VM-v300-build0004-FORTINET.out.ovf.zip image found in the v3.0 directory is specific to the FortiAuthenticator-VM VMware environment.
You can download the FortiAuthenticator Release Notes available on the Fortinet web site. |
To download the FortiAuthenticator-VM .zip package:
- Log into FortiCloud, select Download in the toolbar, and
select Firmware Images from the dropdown list.
The Firmware Images page opens. - In the Firmware Images page, select FortiAuthenticator.
- On the Download tab, browse to the appropriate directory in the FTP site for the version that you would like to download.
- Download the
hyperv.zip
file and FortiAuthenticator Release Notes, and save these files to your management computer. Select the.zip
file on your management computer and extract the files to a new file folder.