Fortigate Vm Sizing Azure File

FortiOS license limits

Sizing a FortiGate VM on Azure requires balancing three critical factors: , Azure VM NIC limits , and your performance throughput needs . 1. Determining the Minimum Size

• Bandwidth: Up to 1 Gbps → D2s_v5 + VM02 license
• Bandwidth: 1–3 Gbps → D4s_v5 + VM04 license

Resizing an Azure FortiGate VM instance - Fortinet Community 20 Jun 2023 — fortigate vm sizing azure

F-Series (Compute-Optimized):

Generally recommended for FortiGate because they offer a higher NIC-to-CPU ratio , which is essential for network-heavy workloads. FortiOS license limits Sizing a FortiGate VM on

How to verify:

In Azure CLI or portal, check enableAcceleratedNetworking: true . This must be set at deployment – you cannot enable it on a running VM without redeployment. Bandwidth: Up to 1 Gbps → D2s_v5 +

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Do use burstable (B-series) for production workloads. Use general purpose or memory-optimized families.

• Requires FortiGate-VM VM04+ license (supports FGSP)
• Use Azure Load Balancer with multi-IP configuration
• Session sync between VMs

Part 8: Step-by-Step Sizing Workflow for Azure