For production, choose the latest stable release.
Upon booting, the FortiGate VM runs in evaluation mode, which has restricted features.
If you do not have an account, you will need to create one.
The VM version includes full FortiOS capabilities, including VPN, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), antivirus, and web filtering. 2. Prerequisites for Downloading FortiGate VM
If you are deploying in a public cloud, you do not need to download the image file manually. Instead, you can launch the instance directly from the respective cloud marketplace: Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) On-Premises Hypervisors
– After license activation, run get system status to confirm that “License Status” shows Valid and that your allocated resources match your license tier.