

3 or more NIC (Network interface cards) E1000 compatible network cards.To configure the virtual FortiGate Firewall on your system there are some prerequisites required for installation Deployment of FortiGate VM image in VMWare.Configure Virtual network interfaces for FortiGate.The only difference is some computers could be more susceptible than others. If a computer is connected to the Internet connection, it is vulnerable to online attacks. Subsequently, it is necessary to decommission or power off the old VM.In the game of network security, you are either secure or you are not there exists no middle ground. In order to avoid license duplication on two separate FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VMs, you may disable the DNS settings on the old VM before reusing the same license file in the new VM. Note that upon uploading the fully valid license to the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM, the trial license serial number will be overwritten with the serial number associated with the fully valid license. If it is different than what is currently configured in the VM, manually change the IP Address on the license.ĥ) Upon changing the IP Address, re-download and upload the license file into the VM on the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer GUI. Products -> Product List and select the Product serial number -> License File Download.Ĥ) Verify the IP Address that is bound to the license.

The VM License option displays Trial License.ģ) To have a fully valid FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer license, download the license file from the FortiCare support portal () and upload it into the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM. Subsequently, a fully valid FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer license will be used to overwrite the free trial license.ġ) Activate a trial license for FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM as per below guide.Ģ) Once the trial license has been activated, the serial number and license information will be shown under System Settings. This article describes how to reuse an existing FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM license in a newly provisioned VM environment.įor this demonstration, a free trial license for FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM running firmware version 7.0.0 will be installed in the new VM.
