Preparing for deployment
This guide assumes that before deploying the FortiGate-VM virtual appliance on the OpenStack virtual platform, you have addressed the following requirements:
Virtual environment
The OpenStack software is installed on a physical server with sufficient resources to support the FortiGate-VM and all other VMs that you deploy on the platform.
If you configure the FortiGate-VM to operate in transparent mode, ensure that the OpenStack environment includes virtual switches configured to support the FortiGate-VM's operation before you create the FortiGate-VM.
If you set up multiple FortiGate-VMs in a FortiGate clustering protocol high availability (HA) cluster, do the following:
- Purchase identical FGT-VM64-KVM or FOS-VM64-KVM licenses
- Be prepared to set up a dedicated network in the OpenStack environment for the HA heartbeat. See Verifying HA cluster status.
Management software
The VMware management software, OpenStack Horizon, is installed on a computer with network access to the OpenStack server.
Connectivity
The FortiGate-VM requires an Internet connection 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.