The specific compilation number assigned by Fortinet engineering for tracking fixes and patches.
After applying these settings, open a web browser and navigate to https://192.168.1.99 to upload your FortiGate-VM license ( .lic file) and configure security policies. Best Practices for FortiOS 7.4.7 on KVM fgt vm64 kvm-v7.4.7.m-build2731-fortinet.out.kvm.qcow2
Indicates compatibility with Kernel-based Virtual Machine hypervisors (such as QEMU, Proxmox VE, OpenStack, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM). v7.4.7: Represents the FortiOS firmware version. This is the boot disk for your new firewall
: Unzip the downloaded archive. Inside, you will only find the fortios.qcow2 file. This is the boot disk for your new firewall. As the official Fortinet documentation notes, for a KVM deployment, you need to manually create a separate log disk and configure the virtual hardware. for a KVM deployment
You will be immediately prompted to create a new, secure password. 2. Configure Management IP Address
: Indicates the product is FortiGate-VM designed for 64-bit architectures.