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Installing FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere

Installing FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere

Use this procedure to install FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere.

Prerequisites
  • Install VMware vSphere Client.
  • Ensure that your system has one of the following combinations of hard disks and network adapters to support ESXI 6.0:
    • Two SCSI hard disks and three VMXNET 3 network adapters (this is the default)
    • One IDE hard disk and one SCSI hard disk and three E1000 network adapters
Steps
  1. Download the FortiIsolator firmware for VMware by following the instructions in Downloading FortiIsolator firmware.
  2. To create a new virtual machine, in vSphere Client, select File > Deploy OVF Template.

  3. Browse to the folder that contains the FortiIsolator files and select FortiIsolator.ovf.

  4. Verify the OVF template details.

  5. Review and accept the FortiIsolator End User License Agreement.

  6. Name the new FortiIsolator virtual machine.

  7. Select the datastore where you want to install the FortiIsolator VM.

  8. Select the disk provisioning format. For optimal performance, select a Thick Provision option.

  9. Configure the required network interfaces. Adding more than three interfaces may result in inconsistent mapping.

  10. Verify the template deployment options, and click Finish.

  11. Start the FortiIsolator VM.

  12. Log in to FortiIsolator. The default username is admin and there is no default password.

Installing FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere

Installing FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere

Use this procedure to install FortiIsolator VM for VMware vSphere.

Prerequisites
  • Install VMware vSphere Client.
  • Ensure that your system has one of the following combinations of hard disks and network adapters to support ESXI 6.0:
    • Two SCSI hard disks and three VMXNET 3 network adapters (this is the default)
    • One IDE hard disk and one SCSI hard disk and three E1000 network adapters
Steps
  1. Download the FortiIsolator firmware for VMware by following the instructions in Downloading FortiIsolator firmware.
  2. To create a new virtual machine, in vSphere Client, select File > Deploy OVF Template.

  3. Browse to the folder that contains the FortiIsolator files and select FortiIsolator.ovf.

  4. Verify the OVF template details.

  5. Review and accept the FortiIsolator End User License Agreement.

  6. Name the new FortiIsolator virtual machine.

  7. Select the datastore where you want to install the FortiIsolator VM.

  8. Select the disk provisioning format. For optimal performance, select a Thick Provision option.

  9. Configure the required network interfaces. Adding more than three interfaces may result in inconsistent mapping.

  10. Verify the template deployment options, and click Finish.

  11. Start the FortiIsolator VM.

  12. Log in to FortiIsolator. The default username is admin and there is no default password.