Deploying FortiGuest on Windows Hyper-V

Follow this procedure to create and configure FortiGuest on the Windows Hyper-V.

1. Download the FortiGuest .hyperv installation from the Fortinet Support portal, for example, FortiGuest_VM64_HV-v1.x.x-devmain00xx.hyperv.zip.

2. Extract the downloaded installation using any Windows extractor tools.

3. Verify that the DATADRIVE and FGSWHV files are present after extraction.

4. Open the Hyper-V Manager and in the Actions column, click New and then Virtual Machine.

5. Click Next to create a virtual machine with custom configuration.

   

6. Enter a name and location for the virtual machine.

   

7. Select Generation 1 and click Next.

   

8. Select the amount of memory to allocate to the virtual machine, a minimum of 8 GB is required. You can use dynamic selection for memory.

   

9. Select your default switch and click Next. You can also connect to any other switch configured in your network.

   

10. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk and navigate to the location of the extracted FGSWHV disk (.vhd) file and select it.

    

11. Review the details in Summary page and click Finish to create the new virtual machine.

12. Add the DATADRIVE hard drive.

    1. Right-click the FortiGuest virtual machine and select Settings.

    2. Click SCSI Controller, select Hard Drive in the right pane, and click Add.

    3. Browse to the extracted DATADRIVE file and click Open.

    4. Click Apply and then OK.

       

13. Add four network adapters.

    1. In the Hardware pane, click Add Hardware.

    2. Select Network Adapter and click Add.

    3. Repeat steps 2 previous until you have added four network adapters.

    4. Click Apply to save your changes.

       Note: Adding four network adapters is mandatory for Hyper-V deployment.

       

14. Right-click the FortiGuestVM and select Start to power-on the VM.

15. Verify the network connectivity and CLI.