FortiGate-VM on Linux KVM Data Sheet · DATA SEET The FortiGate-VM on Linux KVM delivers next-generation firewall capabilities for organizations and service providers of all sizes,

DATA SHEET

The FortiGate-VM on Linux KVM delivers next generation firewall capabilities for organizations and service

providers of all sizes. It protects against cyber threats with high performance, security efficacy, and deep

visibility.

FortiGate®-VM on Linux KVM

Next Generation Virtual Firewall

Security

§ Protects against known exploits and malware using

continuous threat intelligence provided by FortiGuard Labs

security services

§ Identifies thousands of applications including cloud applications

for deep inspection into network traffic

§ Protects against unknown attacks using dynamic analysis and

provides automated mitigation to stop targeted attacks

Performance

§ Delivers industry’s best threat protection performance with

DPDK+vNP offloading and SR-IOV technologies

§ Supports Intel QuickAssist (QAT) acceleration for throughput

improvements on IPsec-VPN

Certification

§ Independently tested and validated best security effectiveness

and performance

§ Received unparalleled third-party certifications from NSS Labs,

ICSA, Virus Bulletin, and AV Comparatives

Networking

§ Delivers extensive routing, switching, and VPN capabilities to

consolidate networking and security functionality

Management

§ Ability to manage virtual appliances and physical appliances

from a single pane of glass management platform

§ A wide array of licensing choices to fit any infrastructure

requirement

§ VDOM-enabled models for multi-tenant environments

Security Fabric

§ Enables Fortinet and Fabric-ready partners’ products to

collaboratively integrate and provide end-to-end security across

the entire attack surface

§ Out-of-the-box integration and orchestration with leading

SDN platforms

Fortinet’s comprehensive security virtual appliance lineup supports on KVM

FortiManager FortiAnalyzer FortiAuthenticator

FortiWeb FortiMailFortiSIEM

FortiSandbox

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Deployment

Next Generation Virtual Firewall (NGVFW)

§ Combines threat prevention security capabilities into a single

power virtual appliance instance

§ Reduces complexity by creating campus topology view

and providing granular visibility of devices, users and

threat information

SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization)In enabling SR-IOV on the KVM host, a single physical network

controller can be partitioned into multiple virtual interfaces (called

virtual functions (VFs)), consisting of an ESXi virtual network pool of

adapters, which can be used by local host processors or directly

by virtual machines like FG-VM. The VM then talks directly to

the network adapters through DMA (Direct Memory Access) by

bypassing virtualization transports, which will improve north-south

network performance.

DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and vNP OffloadingDPDK and vNP enhance FortiGate-VM performance by offloading

part of packet processing to user space while bypassing kernel

within the operating system. The capability must be enabled and

configured with FortiGate CLI commands.

Technologies

§ Identifies and stops threats with powerful intrusion

prevention beyond port and protocol that

examines the actual content of your network traffic

§ Extends security capabilities with

Security Fabric integration

Gain comprehensive visibility and apply consistent control


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Fortinet Security Fabric

FortiOSFortiGates are the foundation of the Fortinet Security Fabric—the

core is FortiOS. All security and networking capabilities across the

entire FortiGate platform are controlled with one intuitive operating

system. FortiOS reduces complexity, costs, and response times by

truly consolidating next-generation security products and services

into one platform.

§ A truly consolidated platform with a single OS and pane-of-glass

for across the entire digital attack surface.

§ Industry-leading protection: NSS Labs Recommended, VB100,

AV Comparatives, and ICSA validated security and performance.

§ Leverage the latest technologies such as deception-based

security.

§ Control thousands of applications, block the latest exploits, and

filter web traffic based on millions of real-time URL ratings in

addition to true TLS 1.3 support.

§ Automatically prevent, detect, and mitigate advanced attacks

within minutes with an integrated AI-driven security and advanced

threat protection.

§ Improve and unify the user experience with innovative SD-WAN

capabilities with the ability to detect, contain, and isolate threats

with automated segmentation.

§ Utilize virtual SPU hardware acceleration to boost network

security performance.

Security FabricThe Security Fabric is the cybersecurity platform that enables digital

innovations. It delivers broad visibility of the entire attack surface to

better manage risk. Its unified and integrated solution reduces the

complexity of supporting multiple-point products, while automated

workflows increase operational speeds and reduce response times

across the Fortinet deployment ecosystem. The Fortinet Security

Fabric covers the following key areas under a single management

center:

§ Security-Driven Networking that secures, accelerates, and

unifies the network and user experience

§ Zero Trust Network Access that identifies and secures users

and devices in real-time, on and off of the network

§ Dynamic Cloud Security that protects and controls cloud

infrastructures and applications

§ AI-Driven Security Operations that automatically prevents,

detects, isolates, and responds to cyber threats

Services

FortiGuard™

Security ServicesFortiGuard Labs offer real-time intelligence on the threat landscape,

delivering comprehensive security updates across the full range

of Fortinet’s solutions. Comprised of security threat researchers,

engineers, and forensic specialists, the team collaborates with the

world’s leading threat monitoring organizations and other network

and security vendors, as well as law enforcement agencies. For more information, please refer to forti.net/fortiguard and forti.net/forticare

FortiCare™

Support ServicesOur FortiCare customer support team provides global technical

support for all Fortinet products. With support staff in the Americas,

Europe, Middle East, and Asia, FortiCare offers services to meet the

needs of enterprises of all sizes.


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Specifications

FORTIGATE-VM01/01V/01S FORTIGATE-VM02/02V/02S FORTIGATE-VM04/04V/04S FORTIGATE-VM08/08V/08S

Technical Specifications

vCPU Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 8

Network Interface Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 1 / 24 1 / 24 1 / 24 1 / 24

Storage Support (Minimum / Maximum) 32 GB / 2 TB 32 GB / 2 TB 32 GB / 2 TB 32 GB / 2 TB

Wireless Access Points Controlled (Tunnel / Global) 32 / 64 256 / 512 256 / 512 1,024 / 4,096

Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 2 10 / 10 10 / 25 10 / 50 10 / 500

Firewall Policies 10,000 10,000 10,000 200,000

Maximum Number of Registered Endpoints 2,000 2,000 8,000 20,000

Unlimited User License Yes Yes Yes Yes

System Performance Non-DPDK+vNP offloading

Firewall Throughput (UDP Packets,1518 Byte) 3 12.7 Gbps 14.8 Gbps 26.3 Gbps 43 Gbps

New Sessions / Second (TCP) 3 115,200 122,200 224,300 375,400

IPsec VPN Throughput (AES256+SHA1, 512 Byte) 4 1.3 Gbps 2.4 Gbps 4.9 Gbps 8.9 Gbps

IPsec VPN Throughput (AES256+SHA1, 512 Byte) - QAT Enabled 5 5.5 Gbps 6 7.5 Gbps 7 10.0 Gbps 8 12.8 Gbps 8

Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 2,000 2,000 2,000 40,000

Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 9 180,000 310,000 370,000 380,000

SSL-VPN Throughput 3 0.75 Gbps 0.75 Gbps 1.7 Gbps 3.4 Gbps

Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum) 4,200 10,500 17,000 42,000

IPS Throughput 10 1.7 Gbps 2.8 Gbps 4.9 Gbps 8.4 Gbps

IPS HTTP 1M 10 1.4 Gbps 2.1 Gbps 4.4 Gbps 6.7 Gbps

Application Control Throughput 11 1.9 Gbps 3.1 Gbps 6.2 Gbps 10.9 Gbps

NGFW Throughput 12 1.3 Gbps 2.1 Gbps 3.9 Gbps 6.6 Gbps

Threat Protection Throughput 13 0.9 Gbps 2.0 Gbps 3.8 Gbps 6.5 Gbps

FORTIGATE-VM16/16V/16S FORTIGATE-VM32/32V/32S FORTIGATE-VMUL/ULV/ULS


vCPU Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 / 16 1 / 32 1 / unlimited

Network Interface Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 1 / 24 1 / 24 1 / 24

Storage Support (Minimum / Maximum) 32 GB / 2 TB 32 GB / 2 TB 32 GB / 2 TB

Wireless Access Points Controlled (Tunnel / Global) 1,024 / 4,096 1,024 / 4,096 1,024 / 4,096

Virtual Domains (Default / Maximum) 2 10 / 500 10 / 500 10 / 500

Firewall Policies 200,000 200,000 200,000

Maximum Number of Registered Endpoints 20,000 20,000 20,000

Unlimited User License Yes Yes Yes

System Performance Non-DPDK+vNP Offloading

Firewall Throughput (UDP Packets, 1518 Byte) 3 64 Gbps

New Sessions / Second (TCP) 3 509,100 519,500

IPsec VPN Throughput (AES256+SHA1, 512 Byte) 12.8 Gbps

Gateway-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 40,000 40,000

Client-to-Gateway IPsec VPN Tunnels 377,000 390,000

SSL-VPN Throughput 3 5.3 Gbps 7.3 Gbps

Concurrent SSL-VPN Users (Recommended Maximum) 90,000 120,000

IPS Throughput 10 13.5 Gbps 15.6 Gbps

IPS HTTP 1M 10 12.4 Gbps 20.0 Gbps

Application Control Throughput 11 19.2 Gbps 26.7 Gbps

NGFW Throughput 12 11.6 Gbps 14.7 Gbps

Threat Protection Throughput 3 11.1 Gbps 14.2 Gbps

Actual performance may vary depending on the network and system configuration. Performance metrics were observed using a DELL R740 (CPU Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 2.7 GHz, 96 cores, X710 for 10GbE SFP+ card x 4, each of which has 2 interfaces, using 8 ports in total)). Non-DPDK numbers were measured on FOS v5.6.3. SR-IOV is enabled. Tested with KVM (qemu 2.5.0, libvirt 1.3.1).

1. Applicable to 6.4.0+. The actual working number of consumable network interfaces varies depending on instance types/sizes and may be less. 2. Not applicable to FG-VMxxV and FG-VMxxS series, which do not support VDOMs by default. See ORDER INFORMATION for VDOM addition SKUs if you require multiple VDOMs on your FortiGate-VM. 3, 10, 11, 12, 13. Re-measured and updated using FortiGate-VM build 1037, Tested with qemu 4.0.1 and libvirt 4.0. 4. Measured using FortiGate-VM build 097x. 5. Measured using FortiGate-VM build 1002 and Intel QAT card model 8970. 6. 1 QAT VF is assigned. 7. 2 QAT VFs are assigned. 8. 4 QAT VFs are assigned. 9. RAM sizes are allocated to each FG-VM instance as follows: FG-VM01; 4GB / FG-VM02; 8GB / FG-VM04; 12GB / FG-VM08; 24GB / FG-VM16; 48GB / FG-VM32; 96GB. 10. IPS performance is measured using Enterprise Traffic Mix and 1 Mbyte HTTP. 11. Application Control performance is measured with 64 Kbyte HTTP traffic. 12. NGFW performance is measured with IPS and Application Control enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix. 13. Threat Protection performance is measured with IPS and Application Control and Malware protection enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.


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Specifications

FORTIGATE-VM02/02V/02S FORTIGATE-VM04/04V/04S FORTIGATE-VM08/08V/08S


vCPU Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 8



Wireless Access Points Controlled (Tunnel / Global) 256 / 512 256 / 512 1,024 / 4,096





System Performance DPDK+vNP Offloading 3

Firewall Throughput (UDP Packets, 1518 Byte) 42.5 Gbps 79 Gbps 79 Gbps

IPsec VPN Throughput (AES256+SHA1, 512 Byte) 4 NA NA NA

SSL-VPN Throughput 4 NA NA NA

IPS Throughput 5 3.5 Gbps 6.7 Gbps 11.6 Gbps

IPS HTTP 1M 5 2.6 Gbps 4.8 Gbps 9.9 Gbps

Application Control Throughput 6 3.7 Gbps 6.8 Gbps 14.4 Gbps

NGFW Throughput 7 2.5 Gbps 4.7 Gbps 8.8 Gbps

Threat Protection Throughput 8 2.3 Gbps 4.5 Gbps 8.4 Gbps

FORTIGATE-VM16/16V/16S FORTIGATE-VM32/32V/32S FORTIGATE-VMUL/ULV/ULS


vCPU Support (Minimum / Maximum) 1 / 16 1 / 32 1 / unlimited



Wireless Access Points Controlled (Tunnel / Global) 1,024 / 4,096 1,024 / 4,096 1,024 / 4,096





System Performance DPDK+vNP Offloading 3

Firewall Throughput (UDP Packets, 1518 Byte) 80 Gbps 79 Gbps

IPsec VPN Throughput (AES256+SHA1, 512 Byte) 4 NA NA

SSL-VPN Throughput 4 NA NA

IPS Throughput 5 24.5 Gbps 30.2 Gbps

IPS HTTP 1M 5 20.5 Gbps 22.5 Gbps

Application Control Throughput 6 26.1 Gbps 31.4 Gbps

NGFW Throughput 7 17.0 Gbps 22.0 Gbps

Threat Protection Throughput 8 16.5 Gbps 21.5 Gbps

Actual performance may vary depending on the network and system configuration. Performance metrics were observed using a DELL R740 (CPU Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 2.7 GHz, 96 cores, X710 for 10GbE SFP+ card x 4, each of which has 2 interfaces, using 8 ports in total). v6.2.3 started to support vCPU sizes over 8 when DPDK is enabled. DPDK numbers were re-measured and updated using FOS v6.2.3 b1052. SR-IOV is enabled. Tested with qemu 4.0.1 and libvirt 4.0.

1. Applicable to 6.4.0+. The actual working number of consumable network interfaces varies depending on instance types/sizes and may be less. 2. Not applicable to FG-VMxxV and FG-VMxxS series, which do not support VDOMs by default. See ORDER INFORMATION for VDOM addition SKUs if you require multiple VDOMs on your FortiGate-VM. 3. It is highly recommended to allocate as much RAM size as the licensed limit for maximum performance. V6.2.3 GA supports DPDK and no longer restricts RAM sizes by licenses. 4. DPDK+vNP offloading does not support encryted traffic. It is recommended to disable the DPDK option or adopt non-DPDK+vNP builds in using IPsec VPN and SSL VPN features. See Non-DPDK section for the performance data. 5. IPS performance is measured using Enterprise Traffic Mix and 1 Mbyte HTTP. 6. Application Control performance is measured with 64 Kbyte HTTP traffic. 7. NGFW performance is measured with IPS and Application Control enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix. 8. Threat Protection performance is measured with IPS and Application Control and Malware protection enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.


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Order Information

Product SKU Description

FortiGate-VM01 FG-VM01, FG-VM01V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 1x vCPU core and unlimited RAM. No VDOM by default for FG-VM01V model.

FortiGate-VM02 FG-VM02, FG-VM02V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 2x vCPU cores and unlimited RAM. No VDOM by default for FG-VM02V model.





FortiGate-VMUL FG-VMUL, FG-VMULV FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. Unlimited vCPU cores and RAM. No VDOM by default for FG-VMULV model.

Optional Accessories

Virtual Domain License Add 5 FG-VDOM-5-UG Upgrade license for adding 5 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.





FortiGate-VM 6.2.2 no longer has RAM restriction on all vCPU models while prior versions still restrict RAM sizes per model. Upgrade to 6.2.2 is necessary to remove the restriction.

The following SKUs adopt perpetual licensing scheme:

The following SKUs adopt annual subscription licensing scheme:

Product SKU Description

FortiGate-VM01-S FC1-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (1 vCPU core)

FortiGate-VM02-S FC2-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (2 vCPU cores)





FortiGate-VMUL-S FC7-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (Unlimited vCPU cores)

Support Bundle

258 FortiCare services (only) included

990 UTM Bundle included

991 Enterprise Bundle included

992 360 Protection Bundle included

FortiGate-VM S-series is supported on FortiOS 6.2.3+. It also does not have RAM restriction on all vCPU levels.

Upgrades of CPU numbers and support bundle types during the contracted term are available. Downgrades are not supported. Ask Fortinet sales correspondent for more detail.


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Bundles FortiGuard Bundle

FortiGuard Labs delivers a number of security intelligence services to augment the FortiGate firewall platform. You can easily optimize the protection capabilities of your FortiGate with one of these FortiGuard Bundles.

Bundles360

ProtectionEnterprise Protection

UTMThreat

Protection

FortiCare ASE 1 24x7 24x7 24x7

FortiGuard App Control Service • • • •

FortiGuard IPS Service • • • •

FortiGuard Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) — Antivirus, Mobile Malware, Botnet, CDR, Virus Outbreak Protection and FortiSandbox Cloud Service

• • • •

FortiGuard Web Filtering Service • • •

FortiGuard Antispam Service • • •

FortiGuard Security Rating Service • •

FortiGuard Industrial Service • •

FortiGuard IoT Detection Service 2 • •

FortiConverter Service • •

IPAM Cloud 2 •

SD-WAN Orchestrator Entitlement 2 •

SD-WAN Cloud Assisted Monitoring •

SD-WAN Overlay Controller VPN Service •

FortiAnalyzer Cloud •

FortiManager Cloud •

1. 24x7 plus Advanced Services Ticket Handling 2. Available when running FortiOS 6.4

Documents

FortiGate-VM on Linux KVM Data Sheet · DATA SEET The FortiGate-VM on Linux KVM delivers next-generation firewall capabilities for organizations and service providers of all sizes,