Fortigate Vm Sizing Azure [2021]

When selecting your size in the Azure Marketplace, keep these three technical limits in mind:

FortiGate VM licenses are typically tiered by the number of virtual CPUs (vCPUs) they support. Sizing your Azure instance without matching your license will lead to wasted resources. License Model vCPU Range Typical Azure Instance Standard_D2s_v5 (throttled) VM-02S up to 2 vCPUs Standard_F2s_v2 or D2s_v5 VM-04S up to 4 vCPUs Standard_F4s_v2 or D4s_v5 VM-08S up to 8 vCPUs Standard_F8s_v2 or D8s_v5 fortigate vm sizing azure

If you use Bring Your Own License (BYOL) , you can upgrade from a VM-01S to a VM-02S and then resize the Azure VM to match the new vCPU count within minutes. 3. Critical Sizing Constraints When selecting your size in the Azure Marketplace,

If a single VM isn't enough, consider these advanced architectures: FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure Data Sheet - Fortinet fortigate vm sizing azure