Creating the FortiMail virtual machine
To create the FortiMail virtual machine:
- Launch Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) on your KVM host server.
- In the toolbar, select Create a new virtual machine.
- Enter a Name for the VM, FortiMail-VM for example.
- Ensure that Connection is localhost (this is the default.)
- Select Import existing disk image.
- Select Forward.
- In OS Type select Linux.
- In Version, select Generic 2.6 and later kernel.
- Select Browse.
- If you copied the fortimail-kvm.qcow2 file to
/var/lib/libvirt/images, it will be visible on the right. If you saved it somewhere else on your server, select Browse Local and find it. - Select Choose Volume.
- Select Forward.
- Specify the amount of memory and number of CPUs to allocate to this virtual machine. The amounts must not exceed your license limits. See “Resources” on page 4.
- Select Forward.
- Expand Advanced options. A new virtual machine includes one network adapter by default. Select a network adapter on the host computer. Optionally, set a specific MAC address for the virtual network interface. Set Virt Type to virtio and Architecture to qcow2.
- Select Finish.
The Virtual Machine Manager home page opens.