Fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2

| Token | Probable Meaning | |-------|------------------| | fgtvm | FortiGate Virtual Machine – the virtual edition of Fortinet’s next-generation firewall (NGFW) | | 64 | 64-bit architecture | | kvm | KVM hypervisor – the target virtualization platform | | v | Version indicator | | 721f | Likely the FortiOS version – e.g., 7.2.1 (possibly with a minor build or variant indicated by f) | | build1254 | Build number (1254) – internal compile/build identifier for that version | | fortinet | Vendor – Fortinet Inc. | | out | Possibly out as in "output" or a build artifact directory – could also be part of a naming convention | | kvm | Repeated – may indicate KVM again, or separate segment like "kvmqcow2" as a combined format specifier | | qcow2 | QEMU Copy-On-Write version 2 – the disk image format used by KVM/QEMU |

✅ Meaning: This image is intended for KVM. fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2

If you don’t need certain security features, disable them via CLI to free up RAM: | Token | Probable Meaning | |-------|------------------| |

config system global
    set av-failopen off
    set wad-worker-count 1
end

QCOW2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write version 2) is a disk image format that supports: ✅ Meaning: This image is intended for KVM

Fortinet distributes official KVM images in QCOW2 format for direct use with libvirt and virt-manager.

Upload the .qcow2 file to your hypervisor's storage repository.