Minimum system requirements

Prior to deploying the FortiSandbox VM virtual appliance, KVM must be installed and configured.

The installation instructions for FortiSandbox VM assume you are familiar with your VM server and terminology.

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FortiSandbox VM has specific CPU requirements: Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x/EPT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V/RVI). Enter the BIOS to enable Virtualization Technology and 64-bit support. Detailed information can be found at https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8970.

Ensure the following prerequisites are met before installing FortiSandbox VM:

• A compatible Linux distribution, such as Ubuntu 16.04 with Kernel 4.6.7 and later and the qemu-kvm 2.5 and later packages, or CentOS 7.2 with Kernel 4.1.12 and later and the qemu-kvm 2.3 and later packages.
• virt-manager is installed on the management computer.