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License Management

License Management

You can check FortiGate device licenses in Device Manager > License.

In the Device Manager pane, select the Managed FortiGates group, then click the License tab.

The following columns are displayed. You can filter columns that have a Filter icon.

Device Name

Name of the device

Serial Number

Serial number for the device

Firmware Version

Firmware version for the device

Support Contract

License status of the support contract. Hover over the license status to display expiration details about the following support contracts: hardware, firmware, enhanced support, and comprehensive support. License status can include:

  • N/A: No support contract
  • 24/7: Support contract level that provides support 24 hours per day and 7 days per week
  • 8/5: Support contract level

FortiGuard Subscription

License status of FortiGuard. The status reflects the worst license status of the individual components of the FortiGuard license. Hover over the license status to display details about the following components: IPS & Application Control, Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Email Filtering. License status can include:

  • All valid
  • Expires in <time>
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Service Status

License status of antivirus and IPS service. Hover the mouse over the cell to display details about the service status. Licenses status can include:

  • Update Available
  • Up to Date
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Virtual Domains

Number of virtual domains. Click the cart icon to go to the Fortinet support site (https://support.fortinet.com)

The following buttons are available on the toolbar:

Push Update

Push a license update to the selected device in the group.

Refresh

Refresh the list of devices in the group.

Export

Click to export the device list, device update details, and license details to a PDF or CSV file format. A file in the selected format is downloaded to the management computer.

Column Settings

Click to select which columns display on the License pane.

On Aliyun, there is only one license type: BYOL. There is no pay as you go/on-demand license available to purchase for FortiManager-VM for OCI.

BYOL is perpetual licensing, as opposed to PAYG, which is an hourly subscription available with marketplace-listed products. BYOL licenses are available for purchase from resellers or your distributors, and prices are listed in the publicly available price list that is updated quarterly. BYOL licensing provides the same ordering practice across all private and public clouds, no matter what the platform is. You must activate a license for the first time you access the instance from the GUI or CLI before you can start using various features.

License Management

You can check FortiGate device licenses in Device Manager > License.

In the Device Manager pane, select the Managed FortiGates group, then click the License tab.

The following columns are displayed. You can filter columns that have a Filter icon.

Device Name

Name of the device

Serial Number

Serial number for the device

Firmware Version

Firmware version for the device

Support Contract

License status of the support contract. Hover over the license status to display expiration details about the following support contracts: hardware, firmware, enhanced support, and comprehensive support. License status can include:

  • N/A: No support contract
  • 24/7: Support contract level that provides support 24 hours per day and 7 days per week
  • 8/5: Support contract level

FortiGuard Subscription

License status of FortiGuard. The status reflects the worst license status of the individual components of the FortiGuard license. Hover over the license status to display details about the following components: IPS & Application Control, Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Email Filtering. License status can include:

  • All valid
  • Expires in <time>
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Service Status

License status of antivirus and IPS service. Hover the mouse over the cell to display details about the service status. Licenses status can include:

  • Update Available
  • Up to Date
  • Expired
  • Unknown

Virtual Domains

Number of virtual domains. Click the cart icon to go to the Fortinet support site (https://support.fortinet.com)

The following buttons are available on the toolbar:

Push Update

Push a license update to the selected device in the group.

Refresh

Refresh the list of devices in the group.

Export

Click to export the device list, device update details, and license details to a PDF or CSV file format. A file in the selected format is downloaded to the management computer.

Column Settings

Click to select which columns display on the License pane.

On Aliyun, there is only one license type: BYOL. There is no pay as you go/on-demand license available to purchase for FortiManager-VM for OCI.

BYOL is perpetual licensing, as opposed to PAYG, which is an hourly subscription available with marketplace-listed products. BYOL licenses are available for purchase from resellers or your distributors, and prices are listed in the publicly available price list that is updated quarterly. BYOL licensing provides the same ordering practice across all private and public clouds, no matter what the platform is. You must activate a license for the first time you access the instance from the GUI or CLI before you can start using various features.