Fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2
To get the best throughput with FortiGate on KVM:
| Segment | Meaning | |---------|---------| | fgt | FortiGate (Fortinet’s NGFW) | | vm | Virtual Machine | | 64 | 64-bit architecture | | kvm | KVM hypervisor (Linux native virtualization) | | v723 | FortiOS version 7.2.3 | | fbuild1262 | Firmware build number 1262 | | fortinet | Vendor | | out | Possibly “output” or “out-of-band” (or just a separator) | | kvm | Repeated for clarity (target platform) | | qcow2 | QEMU Copy-On-Write version 2 disk format |
Which of these would you like next?
: VirtIO drivers are recommended for the best network throughput in KVM. 4. Deployment Steps on KVM (CLI)
It sounds like you’re working with a image — likely a qcow2 file — with a specific build tag ( fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 ), probably for use in a KVM environment. fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2
: Signifies a "Feature" release (standard for Fortinet versioning).
Last updated: based on FortiOS 7.2.3 build 1262. Check Fortinet Support for newer builds. To get the best throughput with FortiGate on
, you are likely looking to stand up a virtualized security appliance on a Linux-based KVM environment. This specific build belongs to the FortiOS 7.2







