Preparing for deployment
This documentation assumes that before deploying the FortiGate-VM on the Microsoft Hyper-V virtual platform, you have addressed the following requirements:
Virtual environment
You have installed the Microsoft Hyper-V 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 high availability 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 Microsoft Hyper-V server remotely, ensure that the management software is installed on a computer with network access to the Hyper-V server.
Options for remote management of Microsoft Hyper-V include:
Connectivity
The FortiGate-VM requires an Internet connection to contact FortiGuard to validate its license. A FortiGate-VM in a closed environment must be able to connect to a FortiManager to validate the FortiGate-VM license. See Validating the FortiGate-VM license with FortiManager.