Deploying FortiGuest on VMWare ESXi
Perform the following steps to create and configure FortiGuest on the VMware ESXi server 7.0.3 and above.
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Download the FortiGuest .ovf zip installation file from the Fortinet Support website, for example, FortiGuest_VM64_ESXi-v1.x.x-build01xx.ovf.zip.
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Unzip the downloaded file and extract the .ovf.
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Log in to the VMware ESXi server and click Create/Register VM. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.
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Enter a name for the new virtual machine. Browse and select the extracted .ovf files or drag and drop all the extracted files to new virtual machine window.
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Optionally, modify the Select Storage settings.
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Agree to the license agreement.
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Select the appropriate Network Mappings for Network 1 as per ESXi configuration and select Thick as the disk provisioning setting. Disable Power on Automatically.
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Review the details and click Finish to create the FortiGuest VM instance.