virsh start fortigate-vm
virsh console fortigate-vm # serial console
Default login:
admin (no password – you’ll be prompted to set one on first login)
The file Fgt Vm64 Kvm-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip is the installation package for a FortiGate Firewall Virtual Appliance designed to run on Linux KVM hypervisors. It belongs to the FortiOS 6 family. To use it, you must extract the .qcow2 disk image, attach it to a VM configured with VirtIO drivers, and manage it via console or GUI. It is widely used in production SD-WAN setups and educational network labs.
It looks like you’ve referenced a specific file name: Fgt Vm64 Kvm-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip
Fgt Vm64 Kvm-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip
This appears to be a FortiGate VM (64-bit) KVM image – likely a build for virtualization platforms (KVM) from Fortinet. The v6-build1010 suggests it's based on FortiOS version 6 (perhaps an older release or test build). The .out.kvm.zip indicates it’s packaged for KVM deployment. virsh start fortigate-vm virsh console fortigate-vm # serial
Below is a helpful guide for working with this type of file.
Filename: Fgt Vm64 Kvm-v6-build1010-fortinet.out.kvm.zip
Claimed origin: Fortinet FortiGate VM (64-bit for KVM) – build 1010 for v6 series. Default login: admin (no password – you’ll be
If you need QCOW2:
qemu-img convert -f raw -O qcow2 fortios.raw fortios.qcow2
This file represents a specific instance of the Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Virtual Appliance, tailored for the KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor environment.
Here is the breakdown of the file nomenclature: