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7.2.0

Appliance Installation

Appliance Installation

Follow the instructions in the appropriate installation guide in the Fortinet Document Library:

VMware

HyperV

AWS

Azure

KVM

Hardware Appliance

These steps guide the user through the building of virtual appliances/stacking physical appliances.

Once completed, proceed to next step.

Caution

Virtual machine resource sizing

Don't forget to determine the appropriate parameters for the virtual environment. It is recommended they be comparable to those of hardware-based FortiNAC appliances. Refer to the following tables in the FortiNAC Data Sheet:

  • Hardware Server Sizing - Hardware server part number most appropriate for the target environment

  • Specifications - Details regarding the applicable part number

  • VM Server Resource Sizing - Suggested values for memory and CPU to allocate for the virtual appliance

Appliance Installation

Follow the instructions in the appropriate installation guide in the Fortinet Document Library:

VMware

HyperV

AWS

Azure

KVM

Hardware Appliance

These steps guide the user through the building of virtual appliances/stacking physical appliances.

Once completed, proceed to next step.

Caution

Virtual machine resource sizing

Don't forget to determine the appropriate parameters for the virtual environment. It is recommended they be comparable to those of hardware-based FortiNAC appliances. Refer to the following tables in the FortiNAC Data Sheet:

  • Hardware Server Sizing - Hardware server part number most appropriate for the target environment

  • Specifications - Details regarding the applicable part number

  • VM Server Resource Sizing - Suggested values for memory and CPU to allocate for the virtual appliance