Import the FortiProxy‑VM and configure its hardware settings

To import the FortiProxy‑VM:

1. On the KVM host server, launch Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) and then select New to create a new virtual machine.

2. Enter a name for the virtual machine (for example, FortiProxy-VM).

3. Select Import existing disk image, then click Forward.

   

4. Click Browse, navigate to the FPX_KVM-vxxx-buildxxxx-FORTINET.out.kvm.zip file, and select it.

5. Use the default values for OS Type and Version, then click Forward.

   

6. Specify the amount of memory and number of CPUs to allocate to this virtual machine. Ensure that the values do not exceed the maximums for your license.

   

   Fortinet recommends that you use at least 4 GB of memory.

7. Click Forward.

8. Select Customize configuration before install, then click Finish.

   

9. Select Disk 1 to display its properties.

   

10. Under Advanced options, set Disk bus to SATA and set Storage format to qcow2.

    

11. Click Apply.

12. Click Add Hardware to add a new virtual storage device:

    1. Select Storage in the left pane.

    2. Select Select managed or other existing storage.

    3. Click Browse, navigate to FPX_KVM-vxxx-buildxxxx-FORTINET.out.kvm.zip, and select it.

    4. Set Device type to SATA disk.

    5. Set Storage format to qcow2.

       

    6. Click Finish.

13. Select NIC to display its properties.

14. Set Device model to virtio, then click Apply.

    

15. Click Begin Installation.