Chapter 19 Virtual Domains : Virtual Domains : Configuring Virtual Domains : Creating a Virtual Domain
  
Creating a Virtual Domain
Once you have enabled Virtual Domains on your FortiGate unit, you can create additional Virtual Domains beyond the default root Virtual Domain.
By default new Virtual Domains are set to NAT/Route operation mode. If you want a Virtual Domain to be in Transparent operation mode, you must manually change it. See “Virtual Domains in Transparent mode”.
You can name new Virtual Domains as you like with the following restrictions:
only letters, numbers, “-”, and “_” are allowed
no more than 11 characters are allowed
no spaces are allowed
VDOMs cannot have the same names as interfaces, zones, switch interfaces, or other VDOMs.
 
When creating large numbers of VDOMs you should not enable advanced features such as proxies, web filtering, and antivirus due to limited FortiGate unit resources. Also when creating large numbers of VDOMs, you may experience reduced performance for the same reason.
To create a VDOM - web-based manager
1. Log in with a super_admin account.
2. Go to System > Dashboard > Status and ensure that Virtual Domains are enabled. If not, see “Enabling and accessing Virtual Domains”.
3. Select System > VDOM > VDOM.
4. Select Create New.
5. Enter a unique name for your new VDOM.
6. Enter a short and descriptive comment to identify this VDOM.
7. Select OK.
Repeat Steps 4 through 7 to add additional VDOMs.
To create a VDOM - CLI
config vdom
edit <new_vdom_name>
end
 
If you want to edit an existing Virtual Domain in the CLI, and mistype the name a new Virtual Domain will be created with this new misspelled name. If you notice expected configuration changes are not visible, this may be the reason. You should periodically check your VDOM list to ensure there are none of these misspelled VDOMs present.