Fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 May 2026

This "write-up" refers to the deployment of the FortiGate-VM64 virtual appliance for the platform, specifically version 7.2.3 build 1262 . The filename fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2

• Fortinet Documentation: “FortiGate VM on KVM”
• QEMU QCOW2 Image Format Specification
• libvirt Domain XML Format

QCOW2 vs Raw vs VMDK

The 64 in fgtvm64 indicates a 64-bit image, required for modern KVM hosts. fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2

KVM

(Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware. It is the default hypervisor for many open-source clouds (OpenStack, Proxmox). This "write-up" refers to the deployment of the

4. Version-Specific Notes (FortiOS 7.2.3)