Preparing for deployment
This documentation assumes that before deploying the FortiGate-VM on the Xen virtual platform, you have addressed the following requirements:
Virtual environment
You have installed the Xen software on a physical server with sufficient resources to support the FortiGate-VM and all other VMs deployed on the platform.
If you configure the FortiGate-VM to operate in transparent mode, or include it in a FortiGate clustering protocol (FGCP) high availability (HA) cluster, configure any virtual switches to support the FortiGate-VM's operation before you create the FortiGate-VM.
Management software
If you plan to use the GUI to manage the Xen server, make sure that the appropriate management software for the platform is installed:
- Open Xen - Virtual Machine Manager
- Citrix Xen Server - XenCenter
Connectivity
An Internet connection is required for the FortiGate-VM to contact FortiGuard to validate its license. If the FortiGate-VM is in a closed environment, it must be able to connect to a FortiManager to validate the FortiGate-VM license. See Validating the FortiGate-VM license with FortiManager.