Licensing and deployment

Licensing

Fortinet offers the FortiTester VM through a licensing format. Please contact your local Fortinet provider for more information on how to obtain or purchase an evaluation of a full license.

License	vCPU	RAM	Storage
VM02	2	4	60GB
VM04	4	8	60GB
VM08	8	16	60GB
VM16	16	32	60GB
VM32	32	64	60GB

Note: The Enterprise mix feature under Performance Testing > Mix Traffic is only available on FortiTester-VMs with VM16 or VM32 license.

Note: In v7.2+ users can assign 2 more vCPU than license for management and traffic generation. For example, 6 vCPU can be assigned for VM04. 2 vCPU extra CPU's are used for management and 4vCPUs are used for traffic generation. Pre-v7.2 number of vCPUs are tied to licensed vCPU (e.g. 4 maximum in the example above), used for both traffic and management.

Deployment package

FortiTester VM deployment packages are included with firmware images on the Customer Service & Support site. The following table list the available VM deployment packages.

VM Platform	Deployment File
VMware ESXi 6.0 and 6.5	ESX/ESXi server: fts-vm-64-hw7.ovf.zip
Linux KVM	fts-vm-64-hw7.kvm.zip

To download the firmware package:

1. Log in to the Fortinet Customer Service & Support portal then, from the toolbar select Download > Firmware Images. The Firmware Images page opens.
2. Select FortiTester from the Select Product drop-down list, then select Download.
3. Browse to the appropriate directory for the version that you would like to download.
4. Download the appropriate firmware image and release notes to your management computer.
5. Extract the contents of the package to a new folder on your management computer.

Deploying the virtual machine

Prior to deploying the FortiTester VM, the VM platform must be installed and configured so that it is ready to create virtual machines. The installation instructions for FortiTester VM presume that you are familiar with the management software and terminology of your VM platform.

For assistance in deploying FortiTester VM, refer to Deployment example. You may also need to refer to the documentation provided with your VM server.

Before you start your FortiTester VM appliance for the first time, you might need to adjust virtual disk sizes and network settings. The first time you start FortiTester VM, you will have access only through the console window of your VM server environment. After you configure one network interface with an IP address and administrative access, you can access the FortiTester GUI.

Uploading the license file

1. Select the System tab.
2. Click Upload, under License Status.

3. Choose your license file, then click on the upload icon.
4. Click Close.