Adding VDOMs with FortiGate v-series
Each FortiGate-VM base license type allows a default number of VDOMs. This topic provides sample procedures to add VDOMs beyond the default number using separately purchased VDOM licenses.
This topic consists of the following steps:
To activate the FortiGate-VM with the base license:
- Purchase and register the FortiGate-VM base license in FortiCare:
- Purchase the FortiGate-VM base license from Fortinet or a Fortinet reseller.
- You receive a license certification with a registration code. Open the certification.
- Log in to Fortinet Customer Service & Support.
- Go to Asset > Register/Activate and enter the provided registration code.
- Follow the registration process. The serial number generates and displays on the Registration Completion page.
- Go to Asset > Manage/View Products. Click the serial number to download the license file.
- Upload the FortiGate-VM base license file to FortiOS:
- Log in to the FortiGate-VM GUI.
- In Dashboard > Status, in the Virtual Machine widget, click FortiGate VM License.
- Click the Upload button.
- Select the FortiGate-VM base license file, then click OK. The FortiGate-VM reboots after applying the base license.
- Verify the FortiGate-VM base license status and VDOM information:
- Log in to the FortiGate-VM GUI.
- In Dashboard > Status, in the Virtual Machine widget, ensure that there is a checkmark in front of the FortiGate-VM base license name. The checkmark indicates that the base license is valid.
- You can check VDOM information using the CLI. The following output shows that the maximum number of VDOMs is currently one. This is correct since the FortiGate-VM base license only supports the default root VDOM that the system uses.
To add more VDOMs to the FortiGate-VM:
You can repeat this procedure multiple times to stack multiple VDOM licenses on the same FortiGa