Configuring FortiMail VM hardware settings

Before powering on your FortiMail VM you must configure the virtual CPU, and create network adapters and virtual disk configuration to match your FortiMail VM license. See Licensing for FortiMail VM license information.

It is recommended to configure the FortiMail VM hardware settings prior to powering on the FortiMail VM.

To configure settings for FortiMail VM on the server:

1. In the Hyper-V Manager, locate the name of the virtual machine, right-click the entry, and select Settings from the menu. Optionally, you can select the virtual machine and select Settings in the Actions menu.



The Settings page is displayed.



2. Configure virtual processors, network adapters, and virtual hard drive settings.
3. Select Apply to save the settings and then select OK to close the settings page.

FortiMail VM virtual processors

You must configure FortiMail VM virtual processors in the server settings page. The number of processors is dependent on your server environment.

Configure FortiMail VM virtual processors:

1. In the Settings page, select Processor from the Hardware menu.

The Processor page is displayed.



2. Configure the number of virtual processors for the FortiMail VM virtual machine. Optionally, you can use resource controls to balance resources among virtual machines.
3. Select Apply to save the settings.

FortiMail VM network adapters

You must configure FortiMail VM network adapters in the server settings page. FortiMail VM supports four network adapters.

Configure FortiMail VM network adapters:

1. In the Settings page, select Add Hardware from the Hardware menu, select Network Adapter in the device list, and select the Add button.

The Network Adapter page is displayed.



2. You must manually configure four network adapters for FortiMail VM in the settings page. For each network adapter, select the virtual switch from the drop-down list.
3. Select Apply to save the settings.

FortiMail VM virtual hard disk

You must configure the FortiMail VM virtual hard disk in the server settings page.

FortiMail VM requires at least two virtual hard disks. Before powering on the FortiMail VM, you need to add at least one more virtual hard disk. The default hard drive, fortimail-hv.vhd, contains the operating system. The second hard drive will be used for logs and mail data.

If you know your environment will expand in the future, it is recommended to add hard disks larger than the 250GB FortiMail VM base license requirement. This will allow your environment to be expanded as required while not taking up more space in the SAN than is needed.

FortiMail VM allows for twelve virtual log disks to be added to a deployed instance. When adding additional hard disks to your FortiMail VM use the following CLI command to extend the LVM logical volume: execute lvm enable execute lvm extend <arg ..>

Create a FortiMail VM virtual hard drive:

1. In the Settings page, select IDE Controller 1 from the Hardware menu.
2. Select Virtual Hard Disk.
3. Select Browse and select the .vhd file that matches your license.
4. Select OK.