FortiManager manages the licenses for air-gapped FortiGate via the FortiFlex connector 7.4.2

FortiManager manages the licenses for air-gapped FortiGate via the FortiFlex connector. You can install VM licenses on managed FortiGates in air-gapped environments using the FortiManager Device Manager.

To install a FortiGate VM license through FortiManager:

1. Configure the FortiFlex Entitlement and Configuration:
   1. In FortiFlex, create a Configuration for FortiGate-VM.
      
   2. In FortiFlex, create a Flex Entitlement for FortiGate-VM.
      
      
2. Create the FortiFlex connector in FortiManager.
   1. Go to Fabric View > External Connectors.
   2. Click Create New, and create a new FortiFlex connector.
   3. Configure connector details to connect to the FortiFlex service and retrieve the FortiFlex configurations.
      
      
3. Go to the Device Manager to view the existing FortiGate-VM.
   
4. Install the VM license from FortiManager
   1. Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.
   2. Right-click on the FortiGate in the Device Manager table, and click Install VM License from the context menu.
      
   3. Enter the Admin User and Password for the device.
   4. Select the source of the license as either License File (BYOL) or FortiFlex.
   • Choose FortiFlex, and select the FortiFlex Connector and FortiFlex Configuration to obtain the license from FortiFlex.
     
   • Alternatively, you can choose License File to manually upload the license file into the Upload License File field. When choosing to upload a license file, you are not required to configure the FortiFlex Configuration, Entitlements, or the FortiFlex connector on FortiManager.
     
     
5. The license is installed, and the FortiGate reboots to complete the installation.