Fortinet has moved away from the older 15-day evaluation model to a "Permanent Trial" model for most private cloud and BYOL instances. This license does not expire, which is ideal for labs, learning, and proof-of-concept (PoC) deployments. However, this freedom comes with significant technical limitations to encourage production upgrades.
Ensure your VM hardware allocation does not exceed 1 vCPU or 2 GB RAM. If the system detects a second core or extra memory, it invalidates the evaluation criteria. fortigate vm license trial install
How to Install and Activate a FortiGate VM Trial License: A Step-by-Step Guide Fortinet has moved away from the older 15-day
. After deploying the VM and configuring initial network access, you activate the permanent evaluation license by logging into the FortiGate GUI with your FortiCloud/FortiCare account credentials. Installation Steps Download the Image : Log in to the Fortinet Support site , navigate to Support > VM Images Ensure your VM hardware allocation does not exceed