Oracle Cloud - Paravirtualized Mode Support

FortiManager now supports Paravirtualized mode in Oracle Cloud.

Configuring Paravirtualized mode

1. Download FMG_VM64_OPC-v6-build0292-FORTINET.out.OpenXen.zip image from the Fortinet website.
2. Unzip the file and extract the fmg.qcow2 file. Rename the file to fmg292.qcow2.
3. Upload the fmg292.qcow2 file to Oracle Object Storage.
4. Copy the fmg292.qcow2 file link from the Oracle Object Storage web UI. For example, https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/n/fortinetoraclecloud1/b/fmgopc/o/fmg292.qcow2.

   

5. Create a paravirtualized mode FortiManager image:
   1. Go to Oracle Cloud > Compute > Custom Images > Import Image.
   2. Select Paravirtualized mode in Launch Mode section. Depending on the Oracle Cloud traffic, make sure the image is available after approximately 30 minutes.
6. Create an instance with the above image.

   

7. Attach paravirtualized mode FMG-VM disk.

   

8. Boot up the paravirtualized mode FMG-VM instance.