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Deploying FortiGuest on Linux KVM.

Deploying FortiGuest on Linux KVM.

Follow this procedure to create and configure FortiGuest on the Linux KVM server.

  1. Download the FortiGuest .kvm zip installation file from the Fortinet Support portal, for example, FortiGuest_VM64_KVM-v1.x.x-devmain00xx.kvm.zip.

  2. Run the gunzip <FortiGuest Image> command to extract the installation file.

  3. Verify that the executable file deploy_kvm is present after extracting.

  4. Open terminal and navigate to the directory containing the unzipped installation files.

  5. Run the ./deploy_kvm <name of machine> command to deploy FortiGuest in virt-manager.

  6. Open the virt-manager window.

  7. Click Open to launch the console after the virtual machine is in a running state.

Deploying FortiGuest on Linux KVM.

Deploying FortiGuest on Linux KVM.

Follow this procedure to create and configure FortiGuest on the Linux KVM server.

  1. Download the FortiGuest .kvm zip installation file from the Fortinet Support portal, for example, FortiGuest_VM64_KVM-v1.x.x-devmain00xx.kvm.zip.

  2. Run the gunzip <FortiGuest Image> command to extract the installation file.

  3. Verify that the executable file deploy_kvm is present after extracting.

  4. Open terminal and navigate to the directory containing the unzipped installation files.

  5. Run the ./deploy_kvm <name of machine> command to deploy FortiGuest in virt-manager.

  6. Open the virt-manager window.

  7. Click Open to launch the console after the virtual machine is in a running state.