Run the following command to create a VM directly using the qcow2 file as the primary disk. Note that FortiGate VMs require specific hardware settings to boot correctly.

FortiGate 7.2.3. File, MD5, Size. FGT_VM64_KVM-v7.2.3.F-build1262-FORTINET.out.kvm.qcow2, e8f3c5879f0d6fe238dc2665a3508694, 87 MB, FortiGate - GNS3

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October 26, 2023 Category: Virtualization & Network Security

The file name Fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.3.f-build1262-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2 can be broken down into several components:

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Allocate RAM and vCPUs matching your FortiGate-VM license limits.