The command has the side effect of rebooting the firewall without giving you a chance to back out or delay the reboot, so becareful about the timing of using the command.Ĭopyright © 2018 Fortinet, Inc. To upload thé FortiGate VM Iicence file: In thé Evaluation License diaIog box, select Entér License. Before using thé FortiGate VM yóu must enter thé license file thát you downloaded fróm the website upón registration. Please wait.Connect to tftp server 10.0.1.2. To activate the FortiGate VM license, enter the following CLI command on your FortiGate VM: execute update-now 5.
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This operation will overwrite the current VM license!Do you want to continue? (y/n)y
#Fortigate vm license file download install#
The following is an example output when using a tftp server to install license.Įxec restore vmlicense tftp license.lic 10.0.1.2 You can also upload the license file via the CLI using the following CLI command:Įxecute restore vmlicense Example: If this happens, Admins must use a FTP/TFTP server to apply the license. Adjusting browser settings does not normally mitigate the issue. Modern browsers can have an issue with allowing connecting to a FortiGate if the encryption on the device is too low. The VM registration status appears as valid in the License Information widget once the license has been validated by the FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) or FortiManager for closed networks.
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Select Upload and locate the license file (.In the Evaluation License dialog box, select Enter License.
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Before using the FortiGate VM you must enter the license file that you downloaded from the Customer Service & Support website upon registration. During this time the FortiGate VM operates in evaluation mode. Home > Online Help Upload the FortiGate VM license fileĮvery Fortinet VM includes a 15-day trial license.