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Creating the FortiSandbox deployment image

Creating the FortiSandbox deployment image

  1. In the Prism Element web console, go to VM > Create VM and configure the following:

    Name
  2. Enter a name for your VM, such as FortiSandbox-VM.
  3. vCPU(s)Enter 2.
    MemoryEnter 4.

  4. Delete the default CD-ROM listed under Disks.
  5. You must create a boot disk and a data disk for the VM. First, let's create the boot disk.
  6. Create a boot disk by clicking Add New Disk. The boot disk will be cloned from the VM image that you uploaded.
    OperationSelect Clone from Image Service.
    Bus TypeSelect SATA.
    Image
  7. Select the FortiSandbox disk image uploaded in Uploading the FortiSandbox deployment image to Nutanix.
  8. Click Add.
  9. Create a data disk by clicking Add New Disk.

    OperationSelect Allocate on Storage Container.
    Bus TypeSelect SATA.
    Size Enter 200.

  10. Click Add.
  11. Under Network Adapters (NIC), click Add New NIC.
    • For VLAN Name, select NR_PRT_STATIC.

  12. Click Add.
  13. Click Save.

    When the VM is created, the system displays Successfully submitted Create operation.

Creating the FortiSandbox deployment image

  1. In the Prism Element web console, go to VM > Create VM and configure the following:

    Name
  2. Enter a name for your VM, such as FortiSandbox-VM.
  3. vCPU(s)Enter 2.
    MemoryEnter 4.

  4. Delete the default CD-ROM listed under Disks.
  5. You must create a boot disk and a data disk for the VM. First, let's create the boot disk.
  6. Create a boot disk by clicking Add New Disk. The boot disk will be cloned from the VM image that you uploaded.
    OperationSelect Clone from Image Service.
    Bus TypeSelect SATA.
    Image
  7. Select the FortiSandbox disk image uploaded in Uploading the FortiSandbox deployment image to Nutanix.
  8. Click Add.
  9. Create a data disk by clicking Add New Disk.

    OperationSelect Allocate on Storage Container.
    Bus TypeSelect SATA.
    Size Enter 200.

  10. Click Add.
  11. Under Network Adapters (NIC), click Add New NIC.
    • For VLAN Name, select NR_PRT_STATIC.

  12. Click Add.
  13. Click Save.

    When the VM is created, the system displays Successfully submitted Create operation.