New - Fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2
qemu-img info fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262.qcow2
Expected output:
image: fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262.qcow2
file format: qcow2
virtual size: 10 GiB (10737418240 bytes)
disk size: 1.2 GiB
cluster_size: 65536
Obtain the file from Fortinet’s support portal (requires a support account) or a trusted repository. The file will be named similarly to:
FGT_VM64_KVM-v7.2.3.F-build1262-QCOW2.zip fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 new
Extract the QCOW2 file:
unzip FGT_VM64_KVM-v7.2.3.F-build1262-QCOW2.zip
# Output: fortios.qcow2 or similar
FortiGate VM is the virtualized version of Fortinet’s hardware firewall. It provides: qemu-img info fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262
The 64 indicates it is a 64-bit appliance requiring at least 2 vCPUs and 2 GB RAM for basic operation, though production environments often allocate 4+ vCPUs and 4+ GB RAM. Expected output:
image: fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262
Solution: Enable multi-queue in KVM and assign more vCPUs to the VM. Also, check that hardware offloading (if available) is enabled in the FortiGate CLI:
config system npu
set fastpath enable
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