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Creating the FortiWeb-VM instance

Creating the FortiWeb-VM instance

In Custom Images, navigate to the uploaded image and click Create Instance. Configure the following settings.

  1. In the Name field, enter the desired name to identify the instance by.
  2. Under Availability domain, select the desired domain.
  3. Under Shape, select one of the supported instance shapes. Currently, the instance should be at least 1 OCPU and 8 GB memory.
  4. In the Primary network field, select a network to launch the instance.
  5. In the Subnet field, select a subnet on the Internet-facing side of the network. See Optional: Creating a security list for the ports that should be allowed for inbound traffic.
  6. Select Assign a Public IPv4 Address so you can access the FortiWeb-VM over the Internet. You can disable this once you have configured everything as desired.
  7. Add SSH keys.
  8. Click Create. Wait until the PROVISIONING… status changes to RUNNING. You can also check the FortiWeb’s public IP address https://<public-ip>:8443 in this screen once it becomes available. The username to access FortiWeb-VM is admin, and the password is the <ocid>, where <ocid> can be found under OCI Instance General Information.

Creating the FortiWeb-VM instance

In Custom Images, navigate to the uploaded image and click Create Instance. Configure the following settings.

  1. In the Name field, enter the desired name to identify the instance by.
  2. Under Availability domain, select the desired domain.
  3. Under Shape, select one of the supported instance shapes. Currently, the instance should be at least 1 OCPU and 8 GB memory.
  4. In the Primary network field, select a network to launch the instance.
  5. In the Subnet field, select a subnet on the Internet-facing side of the network. See Optional: Creating a security list for the ports that should be allowed for inbound traffic.
  6. Select Assign a Public IPv4 Address so you can access the FortiWeb-VM over the Internet. You can disable this once you have configured everything as desired.
  7. Add SSH keys.
  8. Click Create. Wait until the PROVISIONING… status changes to RUNNING. You can also check the FortiWeb’s public IP address https://<public-ip>:8443 in this screen once it becomes available. The username to access FortiWeb-VM is admin, and the password is the <ocid>, where <ocid> can be found under OCI Instance General Information.