FortiGate 7.2.1 introduced significant SD-WAN improvements. Using the KVM image, a branch can run the FortiGate as a VM on a standard x86 server (e.g., a Dell PowerEdge or Supermicro) alongside other VMs (like print servers or local file caches). This reduces hardware sprawl.
| Resource | Minimum Recommended | |----------|---------------------| | vCPUs | 1–2 (x86_64) | | RAM | 2 GB (1 GB minimum) | | Storage | 4–10 GB (dynamic QCOW2) | | Network | 2+ virtio-net interfaces | fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.1.f-build1254-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2
sudo apt update
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system virt-manager bridge-utils
sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
This file is a QEMU/KVM virtual machine disk image of a Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewall (NGFW). It allows you to deploy a fully functional FortiGate virtual appliance on any KVM-based hypervisor (e.g., libvirt, virt-manager, Proxmox VE, OpenStack). FortiGate 7