Appendix B - Installation on KVM

FortiPortal software runs on virtual machines.

You can use KVM to create and manage the VM instances.

Prerequisites

• KVM installed and running on the host server.
• Access to the KVM host server.

Downloading virtual machine image files

To download theVM files:

1. Go to FortiCloud and log in to your account.
2. Go to Support > Downloads > Firmware Download.
3. Select FortiPortal from the product dropdown.
4. Click the Download tab.
5. Navigate to the appropriate directory.
6. Download the latest image file in QCOW2 format.

Deploying the FortiPortal Virtual Machine

To install the virtual machine:

1. Launch Virtual Machine Manager on your KVM host server.
2. From the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) home page, click Create a new virtual machine.
3. Select Import existing disk image and click Forward.
4. Click Browse.

   If you saved the image 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, find it, and click Choose Volume.

5. Select the OS type and Version you are running, and click Forward.
6. Specify the amount of memory and the number of CPUs to allocate to this virtual machine.

   Set the memory to a minimum of 16GB and the CPUs to a minimum of 4.

   See Sizing recommendations for more information.

   FortiPortal interacts with FortiManager. To avoid the portal becoming a bottleneck, adjust the maximum CPU and memory sizes so that they equal the values for the FortiManager devices.

7. Click Forward.
8. Enter the name for the VM and click Forward.

   A new VM includes one network adapter by default.

9. Click Finish.

To start the virtual machine:

1. Launch Virtual Machine Manager on your KVM host server.

2. Select the VM from the list and click Run.

3. Right-click on the instance and click Open to see the login prompt.

To configure the portal parameters

The first time you start the portal, you will have access only through the console window of your VM server environment. After you configure the initial parameters, you can access FortiPortal through the web-based portal.

See Basic setup to continue the installation process.