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2.0.0

Pre-installation Requirements

Pre-installation Requirements

Ensure that the following requirements are met before proceeding with the installation.

Supported Environments

Supported environments include:

  • VMware ESXi - 6.7.0 and above

  • Microsoft Hyper-V - Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • KVM - Ubuntu 20.04

Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the hardware requirements for deploying FortiPresence VM.

FortiPresence VM Configuration

CPU (3.3 GHz)

Memory

Storage (SSD)

Min.

Recommended

Disk 1

Disk 2

Min.

Recommended

IOPS

3000 AP

96

128 GB

192 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

2000 AP

48

64 GB

96 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

1000 AP

32

64 GB

64 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

Base

16

32 GB

32 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

Note: Disk 1 is used for OS and logs and Disk 2 is used for data. You have an option to add additional storage to Disk 2, if required.

Network Requirements

To ensure proper communication, enable the following ports.

Port number

Description

9000 Administration portal
8443 Application portal
7443 Swagger interface
4013 STA reports from APs/FWLC
443 Connect portal (Captive portal)

1812-1813

RADIUS communication

8004-8006

Debug ports

Pre-installation Requirements

Ensure that the following requirements are met before proceeding with the installation.

Supported Environments

Supported environments include:

  • VMware ESXi - 6.7.0 and above

  • Microsoft Hyper-V - Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • KVM - Ubuntu 20.04

Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the hardware requirements for deploying FortiPresence VM.

FortiPresence VM Configuration

CPU (3.3 GHz)

Memory

Storage (SSD)

Min.

Recommended

Disk 1

Disk 2

Min.

Recommended

IOPS

3000 AP

96

128 GB

192 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

2000 AP

48

64 GB

96 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

1000 AP

32

64 GB

64 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

Base

16

32 GB

32 GB

80 GB

500 GB

1 TB

12000

Note: Disk 1 is used for OS and logs and Disk 2 is used for data. You have an option to add additional storage to Disk 2, if required.

Network Requirements

To ensure proper communication, enable the following ports.

Port number

Description

9000 Administration portal
8443 Application portal
7443 Swagger interface
4013 STA reports from APs/FWLC
443 Connect portal (Captive portal)

1812-1813

RADIUS communication

8004-8006

Debug ports