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FOS support of VM-ELA (FortiFlex) 6.4.2

FortiFlex is an Enterprise License Agreement for Virtual Machine licensing to help users manage and monitor their VM subscriptions on the FortiCloud portal. Resource consumption is calculated using a point based system.

The program allows a single VM consumption entitlement (corresponding to a license per VM) which contains both VM base and one of four FC/FGD protection services. Resource consumption is calculated based upon certain predefined points that are converted to monetary values on a daily-basis. Customers are not required to have a pair of VM base and FortiCloud service entitlements separately, or order every single entitlement per VM, which is the case for FGT-VM/VMv and S-series.

FortiFlex has two sub programs:

  • Prepaid for Enterprise: Point pack SKUs are purchased in advance. Points are deducted on a daily basis based on resource consumption. Unused points can be rolled over.

  • Postpaid for MSSP: Points are calculated based on resource consumption and are billed directly by the Fortinet Finance team. Purchase of a program SKU is required. Neither point pack SKUs nor roll-overs are applicable.

Corresponding SKUs:

  • Flex VM Post_Paid: FC-10-ELAVS-221-02-DD

  • Flex VM Pre_Paid: FC-10-ELAVR-221-02-DD and LIC-ELAVM-10K

For information about the FortiFlex program, point packages, and deployment, see the following guides in the Fortinet Document Libary.

To view FortiFlex licenses in the GUI:

Go to Dashboard > Status. The Virtual Machine widget displays the FortiFlex license.

The image below shows the FortiFlex post-paid license:

The image below shows the FortiFlex pre-paid license:

FOS support of VM-ELA (FortiFlex) 6.4.2

FortiFlex is an Enterprise License Agreement for Virtual Machine licensing to help users manage and monitor their VM subscriptions on the FortiCloud portal. Resource consumption is calculated using a point based system.

The program allows a single VM consumption entitlement (corresponding to a license per VM) which contains both VM base and one of four FC/FGD protection services. Resource consumption is calculated based upon certain predefined points that are converted to monetary values on a daily-basis. Customers are not required to have a pair of VM base and FortiCloud service entitlements separately, or order every single entitlement per VM, which is the case for FGT-VM/VMv and S-series.

FortiFlex has two sub programs:

  • Prepaid for Enterprise: Point pack SKUs are purchased in advance. Points are deducted on a daily basis based on resource consumption. Unused points can be rolled over.

  • Postpaid for MSSP: Points are calculated based on resource consumption and are billed directly by the Fortinet Finance team. Purchase of a program SKU is required. Neither point pack SKUs nor roll-overs are applicable.

Corresponding SKUs:

  • Flex VM Post_Paid: FC-10-ELAVS-221-02-DD

  • Flex VM Pre_Paid: FC-10-ELAVR-221-02-DD and LIC-ELAVM-10K

For information about the FortiFlex program, point packages, and deployment, see the following guides in the Fortinet Document Libary.

To view FortiFlex licenses in the GUI:

Go to Dashboard > Status. The Virtual Machine widget displays the FortiFlex license.

The image below shows the FortiFlex post-paid license:

The image below shows the FortiFlex pre-paid license: