Deploying FortiGuest on Linux KVM.
Follow this procedure to create and configure FortiGuest on the Linux KVM server.
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Download the FortiGuest .kvm zip installation file from the Fortinet Support portal, for example, FortiGuest_VM64_KVM-v1.x.x-devmain00xx.kvm.zip.
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Run the
gunzip <FortiGuest Image>
command to extract the installation file. -
Verify that the executable file deploy_kvm is present after extracting.
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Open terminal and navigate to the directory containing the unzipped installation files.
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Run the
./deploy_kvm <name of machine>
command to deploy FortiGuest in virt-manager. -
Open the virt-manager window.
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Click Open to launch the console after the virtual machine is in a running state.