Fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.1.f-build1254-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2

In the world of virtualized next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), few filenames carry as much specific weight as . At first glance, this string appears to be a random collection of characters, but to a security professional deploying a virtual FortiGate on a KVM hypervisor, it is a roadmap.

| Field | Meaning | |-------|---------| | fgt | FortiGate | | vm64 | 64-bit virtual machine | | kvm | Kernel-based Virtual Machine hypervisor | | v7.2.1.f | Firmware version 7.2.1 (feature release) | | build1254 | Internal build number | | qcow2 | QEMU copy-on-write disk format | fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.1.f-build1254-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2

virt-install --name fortigate-vm \ --ram 2048 --vcpus 2 \ --disk path=/path/to/fgt-vm64-kvm-v7.2.1.f-build1254-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2,device=disk,bus=virtio \ --import --os-variant generic \ --network bridge=br-mgmt,model=virtio \ --network bridge=br-wan,model=virtio \ --network bridge=br-lan,model=virtio \ --graphics vnc --noautoconsole model=virtio \ --network bridge=br-wan