Support up to 18 Interfaces
The number of network interfaces that can be supported by FortiGate-VM has been increased. Currently, FortiGate-VM supports up to a maximum of 10 interfaces. This new feature expands this support to a maximum of 18 interfaces (16 traffic ports, 1 management port, 1 HA port).
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This change applies to all FortiGate-VM models except VMX and SVM, as VMX does not use interfaces to process traffic. |
To configure the maximum number of interfaces:
- In your hypervisor, create a new VM or open an existing VM.
- Create up to a maximum of 18 interfaces.
- Once created, the interfaces will be displayed in the FortiGate GUI under Network > Interfaces.
Limitations
Certain cloud service providers and hypervisors have their own limitations on the maximum number of interfaces supported, for example:
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Cloud Service Provider |
Maximum Interfaces Supported |
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| AWS | 15 |
| Azure | 8 |
| Google Cloud Platform | 8 |
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Oracle |
16 |
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Aliyun |
8 |
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Physical Hypervisor |
Maximum Interfaces Supported |
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| VMware | 10 |
| Hyper-V | 12 |
| OpenStack | 28 |
| XenServer | 7 |
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The maximum number of interfaces supported per cloud provider/hypervisor is subject to change without notice. The lists above are not inclusive of all cloud providers and hypervisors. |