About FortiManager on VMware ESXi
This document provides information about deploying a FortiManager virtual appliance in VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESX/ESXi) and VMware vSphere Client environments.
This includes how to configure the virtual appliance's virtual hardware settings. This guide presumes that the reader has a thorough understanding of virtualization servers.
This document does not cover configuring and operating the virtual appliance after successfully installing and starting it. For that information, see the FortiManager Administration Guide.
Licensing
Fortinet offers the FortiManager-VM with a limited, free trial license. Stackable licenses can be purchased, letting you expand your VM solution as your environment expands. You can purchase perpetual or subscription-based licenses. Perpetual licenses never expire.
For information on purchasing a FortiManager-VM license, contact your Fortinet-authorized reseller, or visit How To Buy.
When configuring your FortiManager-VM, ensure that you configure hardware settings acording to the minimum system requirements and consider future expansion. Contact your Fortinet-authorized reseller for more information.
|
License |
Devices/VDOMs |
GB/day of logs with FortiAnalyzer enabled (not stackable) |
|---|---|---|
|
Trial License |
3 |
0 FortiAnalyzer features not supported |
|
VM-10-UG |
+10 |
2 |
|
VM-100-UG |
+100 |
5 |
|
VM-1000-UG |
+1000 |
10 |
|
VM-5000-UG |
+5000 |
25 |
|
VM-10K-UG |
+10000 |
50 |
See Minimum system requirements.
See also the FortiManager product datasheet.
Trial license
With a FortiCare account, FortiManager-VM includes a free limited non-expiring trial license.
The free trial license includes support to add 3 devices/VDOMS and use 3 ADOMs.
The free trial license does not include services or support.
You can activate the trial license when you connect to the GUI for the FortiManager-VM. Full-feature products and services are available for purchase with an add-on license. See Connecting to the GUI and enabling a trial license.
Add-on license
You must activate a trial license before you can upgrade FortiManager-VM to a purchased add-on license.
See also the FortiManager VM Trial License Guide on the Document Library.
Licensing in an air-gap environment
Enabling the trial license requires internet access. This is used to connect to FortiCloud and your FortiCare account on the Technical Supoprt Site. It is also used to receive the license agreement. If you are licensing in an air-gap environment, see Licensing in an air-gap environment in the FortiManager Administration Guide.