Deployment package contents

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The FORTINET.out.CitrixXen.zip file contains:

fortios.vhd: the FortiGate VM system hard disk in VHD format
fortios.xva: binary file containing virtual hardware configuration settings
in the ovf folder:
FortiGate-VM64.ovf: Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template file, containing virtual hardware settings for Xen
fortios.vmdk: the FortiGate VM system hard disk in VMDK format
datadrive.vmdk: the FortiGate VM log disk in VMDK format

The ovf folder and its contents is an alternative method of installation to the .xva and VHD disk image.

The FORTINET.out.OpenXen.zip file contains only fortios.qcow2, the FortiGate VM system hard disk in qcow2 format. You will need to manually:

The FORTINET.out.hyperv.zip file contains:

in the Virtual Hard Disks folder:
fortios.vhd: the FortiGate VM system hard disk in VHD format
DATADRIVE.vhd: the FortiGate VM log disk in VHD format
In the Virtual Machines folder:
fortios.xml: XML file containing virtual hardware configuration settings for Hyper-V. This is compatible with Windows Server 2012.
Snapshots folder: optionally, Hyper-V stores snapshots of the FortiGate VM state here

The FORTINET.out.kvm.zip contains only fortios.qcow2, the FortiGate VM system hard disk in qcow2 format. You will need to manually:

You will need to create a 32GB log disk.

The FORTINET.out.ovf.zip file contains:

Use the VMXNET3 interface (FortiGate-VMxx.hw07_vmxnet3.ovf template) if the virtual appliance will distribute workload to multiple processor cores.