The following blog post outlines the process for deploying and configuring the image ( fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 ) on a KVM hypervisor. Deploying FortiGate v7.2.3 Build 1262 on KVM
: You must upload a .lic file obtained from the Fortinet Support Portal . Once the license is validated, the VM will reboot and unlock full CPU/RAM allocations. Summary Table: Build 1262 Specifications Specification Firmware FortiOS v7.2.3 Hypervisor KVM / QEMU Disk Format Min RAM Network Driver Primary Use Virtual NGFW, SD-WAN, ZTNA fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2
: Deploying scalable firewalls within local data centers running OpenStack or Proxmox. The following blog post outlines the process for
The technical string refers to a specific firmware image for the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Virtual Machine . This particular image is designed for deployment on a KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor and runs FortiOS version 7.2.3 . Technical Breakdown of the Identifier fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2
virt-install --name fortigate723 --ram 4096 --vcpus 2 --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/fgt.qcow2,bus=virtio --import --network bridge:br0 --graphics vnc --os-variant generic
: You would usually find this inside a .zip file labeled for KVM. According to Fortinet's Community documentation , you use this image to define the virtual disk when creating the VM instance.