Note: You cannot “extend” a trial. You must buy a license or deploy a new VM with a fresh trial.
A: Yes. An unlicensed VM will reboot after 60 minutes if no license is uploaded. After 24 hours with invalid license, it reboots every hour.
Upon logging in, you will be greeted by the setup screen. Select the radio button labeled FortiGate VM Free Trial . fortigate vm license trial install
Navigate to the Dashboard > Status widget. The "License Information" widget should display the status as Valid under the VM registration section, reflecting a unique serial number beginning with FGVMREG .
To install and activate the trial license, follow these general steps: Permanent trial mode for FortiGate-VM Note: You cannot “extend” a trial
VMware ESXi, KVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Nutanix [1].
Note: The trial process uses a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model. Do not use marketplace hourly billing for trials. An unlicensed VM will reboot after 60 minutes
Even experienced admins encounter hitches. Here’s how to resolve them.
(If you require a static IP instead of DHCP, use set mode static , followed by set ip , and configure a static gateway via config router static ).
If you'd like to tailor this deployment to your specific environment, let me know: What are you using? Which FortiOS version do you plan to install?
Configure basic IP routing and DNS on your management interface (typically port1 ) to ensure internet reachability. Run the following commands: