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    • FortiSandbox VM on AWS

    Home FortiSandbox Public Cloud 5.0.0 FortiSandbox VM on AWS
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    Minimum system requirements

    Minimum system requirements

    When configuring your FortiSandbox hardware settings, use the following table as a guide with consideration for future expansion.

    Technical Specifications

    Nested Mode

    Non-Nested Mode

    Instance Type

    Nested Virtualization Supported

    N/A

    Virtual CPU Cores

    4/Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends 4 virtual CPU Cores plus 2 x the number of local VM clones

    4/Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends following virtual CPUs based on the number of VM Clones:

    0-4 clones - 4 cores, 5-32 clones - 8 cores, 33-100 clones - 16 cores, 101+ clones - 16 cores or higher.

    Virtual Memory

    16 GB / Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends 8GB plus 3GB x the number of local VM clones

    8 GB / Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends following virtual memory based on the number of VM Clones:

    0-4 clones - 8 GB, 5-32 clones - 16 GB, 33-100 clones - 32 GB, 101+ clones - 64 GB.

    Virtual Storage

    Boot Disk >= 2 GB

    Data Disk >=200 GB

    Fortinet recommends at least 500 GB for a production environment.

    Boot Disk >= 2 GB

    Data Disk >=80 GB

    Fortinet recommends at least 200 GB for a production environment.

    Virtual Network Interfaces

    Fortinet recommends 3 and above

    Fortinet recommends 2 and above

    HA-Cluster Deployment needs at least 3 for each node.

    Note

    Since the performance of different instance types on different platforms varies greatly, especially CPU and Hard Disk, the above system configuration guidance is only a reference suggestion. Please make adjustments according to the actual system resource usage.

    It is recommended to use high-performance CPU models and Hard Disk types as much as possible. SSD is recommended, which will greatly help improve performance.
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    Minimum system requirements

    Minimum system requirements

    When configuring your FortiSandbox hardware settings, use the following table as a guide with consideration for future expansion.

    Technical Specifications

    Nested Mode

    Non-Nested Mode

    Instance Type

    Nested Virtualization Supported

    N/A

    Virtual CPU Cores

    4/Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends 4 virtual CPU Cores plus 2 x the number of local VM clones

    4/Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends following virtual CPUs based on the number of VM Clones:

    0-4 clones - 4 cores, 5-32 clones - 8 cores, 33-100 clones - 16 cores, 101+ clones - 16 cores or higher.

    Virtual Memory

    16 GB / Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends 8GB plus 3GB x the number of local VM clones

    8 GB / Unlimited

    Fortinet recommends following virtual memory based on the number of VM Clones:

    0-4 clones - 8 GB, 5-32 clones - 16 GB, 33-100 clones - 32 GB, 101+ clones - 64 GB.

    Virtual Storage

    Boot Disk >= 2 GB

    Data Disk >=200 GB

    Fortinet recommends at least 500 GB for a production environment.

    Boot Disk >= 2 GB

    Data Disk >=80 GB

    Fortinet recommends at least 200 GB for a production environment.

    Virtual Network Interfaces

    Fortinet recommends 3 and above

    Fortinet recommends 2 and above

    HA-Cluster Deployment needs at least 3 for each node.

    Note

    Since the performance of different instance types on different platforms varies greatly, especially CPU and Hard Disk, the above system configuration guidance is only a reference suggestion. Please make adjustments according to the actual system resource usage.

    It is recommended to use high-performance CPU models and Hard Disk types as much as possible. SSD is recommended, which will greatly help improve performance.
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