Step 1: Deploy FortiDDoS VM in ESXi

Deployment

Download the out.ovf.zip file and extract the file contents if you have not already done so. (Refer to Getting Started for specific instructions.)
Deploy the image on your client after logging in.
Select the ESXi you want to deploy in. Click the Actions dropdown menu (or right click the ESXI) and select Deploy OVF Template.
Select an OVF template: Click the Local file option and choose the following three files from the "image-esx-64" folder:
1. FortiDDoS-vm-65-hw7.ovf
2. FortiDDoS-vm-disk1.vmdk
3. FortiDDoS-vm-disk2.vmdk
  Note: Make sure you do NOT include the "FortiDDoS-vm-64-hw4.ovf" file
Select a name and folder: Provide a virtual machine name.
Select a compute resource: By default the VM will be installed in your selected ESXi. Select an alternate destination if desired.
Review details: Verify the information displayed, then click Next.
License agreements: Check the box next to "I accept all license agreements" and click Next.
Select storage: Select your storage or use the default and click Next.
Select networks: Select the desired destination network. In this example we will keep the default in this step and edit it after we create the VLAN.
Ready to complete: Click Finish to deploy. You should see your new V added to the ESXi tree once complete.

Do not power on the virtual appliance until you have completed the following steps:

Resize the virtual disk (VMDK).
Set the number of vCPUs.
Set the vRAM on the virtual appliance.
Map the virtual network adapter(s).

These settings must be configured in the VM environment, not the FortiDDoS OS.

Formatting disk

Power up the VM once the deployment process is complete. Only 30G disk is shown after executing df -kh in shell so we need to format the disk. This process will take about 10 minutes.
Once the process is complete, the disk will now be 200G.

Step 1: Deploy FortiDDoS VM in ESXi

Deployment

Download the out.ovf.zip file and extract the file contents if you have not already done so. (Refer to Getting Started for specific instructions.)

Deploy the image on your client after logging in.

Select the ESXi you want to deploy in. Click the Actions dropdown menu (or right click the ESXI) and select Deploy OVF Template.

Select an OVF template: Click the Local file option and choose the following three files from the "image-esx-64" folder:

FortiDDoS-vm-65-hw7.ovf
FortiDDoS-vm-disk1.vmdk
FortiDDoS-vm-disk2.vmdk
Note: Make sure you do NOT include the "FortiDDoS-vm-64-hw4.ovf" file

Select a name and folder: Provide a virtual machine name.

Select a compute resource: By default the VM will be installed in your selected ESXi. Select an alternate destination if desired.

Review details: Verify the information displayed, then click Next.

License agreements: Check the box next to "I accept all license agreements" and click Next.

Select storage: Select your storage or use the default and click Next.

Select networks: Select the desired destination network. In this example we will keep the default in this step and edit it after we create the VLAN.

Ready to complete: Click Finish to deploy. You should see your new V added to the ESXi tree once complete.

Do not power on the virtual appliance until you have completed the following steps:

Resize the virtual disk (VMDK).
Set the number of vCPUs.
Set the vRAM on the virtual appliance.
Map the virtual network adapter(s).

These settings must be configured in the VM environment, not the FortiDDoS OS.

Formatting disk

Power up the VM once the deployment process is complete. Only 30G disk is shown after executing df -kh in shell so we need to format the disk. This process will take about 10 minutes.

Once the process is complete, the disk will now be 200G.

VM Deployment Guide

Step 1: Deploy FortiDDoS VM in ESXi