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Installing FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM

Installing FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM

Use this procedure to install FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM.

FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM supports both Video Graphics Array (VGA) and virtual serial console connections.

Prerequisites
  • Ensure that your system has at least two hard disks of the following types:
    • IDE
    • SATA
    • SCSI
    • Virtio
  • Ensure that your system has at least three network interfaces of the following types:
    • Hypervisor default (Rt18139)
    • E1000
Steps
  1. Download the FortiIsolator firmware for KVM by following the instructions in Downloading FortiIsolator firmware.
  2. Launch KVM with Virtual Machine Manager (https://virt-manager.org/).

  3. Create a new virtual machine.

  4. Select Import existing disk image.

  5. Browse and select the FortiIsolator image (for example, fis.qcow2).

  6. Keep the default memory and CPU settings (for example, 1024 (193380 MiB) of memory and 1 CPU).

  7. Name the new virtual machine, and select Customize configuration before install.

  8. Add an IDE disk. Accept the default values.

  9. Add three network interfaces and configure them accordingly.

    • Network 1: Internal Interface
    • Network 2: External Interface
    • Network 3: Management Interface
    • Network 4: HA Interface
  10. Click Begin Installation to load the KVM image.

  11. In the Set default parameters step, configure the network interfaces.

Installing FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM

Use this procedure to install FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM.

FortiIsolator VM for Linux KVM supports both Video Graphics Array (VGA) and virtual serial console connections.

Prerequisites
  • Ensure that your system has at least two hard disks of the following types:
    • IDE
    • SATA
    • SCSI
    • Virtio
  • Ensure that your system has at least three network interfaces of the following types:
    • Hypervisor default (Rt18139)
    • E1000
Steps
  1. Download the FortiIsolator firmware for KVM by following the instructions in Downloading FortiIsolator firmware.
  2. Launch KVM with Virtual Machine Manager (https://virt-manager.org/).

  3. Create a new virtual machine.

  4. Select Import existing disk image.

  5. Browse and select the FortiIsolator image (for example, fis.qcow2).

  6. Keep the default memory and CPU settings (for example, 1024 (193380 MiB) of memory and 1 CPU).

  7. Name the new virtual machine, and select Customize configuration before install.

  8. Add an IDE disk. Accept the default values.

  9. Add three network interfaces and configure them accordingly.

    • Network 1: Internal Interface
    • Network 2: External Interface
    • Network 3: Management Interface
    • Network 4: HA Interface
  10. Click Begin Installation to load the KVM image.

  11. In the Set default parameters step, configure the network interfaces.