Configuring hardware settings
Before powering on your FortiManager-VM, you must configure virtual disks and at least four network interfaces.
To configure settings on the server:
- In the Virtual Machine Manager, locate the VM name, then click Open on the toolbar.
- In the Virtual Machine window, select Show virtual hardware details.
- Click Add Hardware to open the Add Hardware window
- Select Storage.
- Select Create a disk image on the computer's harddrive, and set the size.
If you know your environment will expand in the future, or if you will be using ADOMs, add hard disks larger than 500 GB. This allows your environment to expand as required while not taking up more space than is needed.
The FortiManager-VM allows you to add twelve virtual log disks to a deployed instance. When adding additional hard disks, use the following CLI command to extend the LVM logical volume:
execute lvm extend
For more information, see the FortiManager CLI Reference.
The FortiManager-VM requires at least two virtual hard disks. Before powering on the FortiManager-VM, you must add at least one more virtual hard disk (ideally above 500 GB).
The VM should therefore be configured with the following disks:
- The default hard drive that contains the OS and should not be modified.
- One or more additional disks, for example Disk1 and Disk2, used by LVM for logs, reports, swap, and other storage requirements.
The default virtual hard disk storage size should not be modified to increase capacity, only increasing Disk1 or adding extra disks will extend LVM disk on the FortiManager-VM.
- Enter the following information:
Device Type
Virtio disk
Cache mode
writethrough
Storage format
raw
- Select Network to add more network interfaces. The Device Model must be Virtio.
A new VM includes one network adapter by default. You can add more through the Add Hardware window. FortiManager-VM supports up to four network adapters. You can configure network adapters to connect to a virtual switch or to network adapters on the host computer.
- Click Finish.