Licensing
The following types of license are available for FortiPortal:
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Permanent: Perpetual license.
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Subscription: Includes a FortiCare support contract.
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Flexible (FortiFlex): Resources are allocated and billed on-demand.
For more information about licensing options, see the FortiPortal data sheet at fortinet.com.
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FortiPortal must have internet access (port 443) to |
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When a FortiPortal VM is switched off, the license information will expire after 90 minutes. You will need to wait for 90 minutes before provisioning a new VM. |
Scalable cluster
A scalable cluster can be formed with nodes on a combination of licenses. FortiFlex allows for more licenses to be added as needed.
Each node in a cluster is licensed separately. The total amount of permitted devices is the sum of the licenses applied across the cluster.
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Changing to a new license triggers a reboot of the FortiPortal instance. When changing the license on a node in a scalable cluster, do not change the license on other nodes until the whole cluster is up and becomes stable after the reboot. Otherwise the license change may cause the cluster to be down and unrecoverable. The license change process is separate for each node in the cluster. |
FortiFlex
FortiPortal is part of the FortiFlex program.
MSSP partners can use points to create license entitlements for FortiPortal (7.0.3 and later). Moving to the FortiFlex licensing model does not introduce additional costs for existing FPC deployments.
To create and use a FortiFlex entitlement for FortiPortal:
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In FortiFlex, create a new VM configuration, with Product Type set to FortiPortal Virtual Machine.
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In FortiFlex, create a new VM entitlement.
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In FortiFlex, in the new VM entitlement, generate or regenerate a token.
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Inject the FortiFlex license into the VM instance using the following command in the FortiPortal CLI:
execute vm-license <token>
The FortiFlex license injection command must be executed at least 5 minutes after the GUI is accessible when this FortiPortal instance has just started or upgraded.
More information
For more information about licensing options, see the FortiPortal data sheet at fortinet.com.
For more information about FortiFlex, see the FortiFlex Administration Guide.