The alternative is having Fortimanager to do so. Internet access: Fortigate VM has to have Internet access to activate the license. Use the registration number provided to register the FortiGate VM with Customer Service & Support and then download the license file. Subscription License with Bundle for FortiGate-VM (2 CPU) 24x7 FortiCare and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection. See the reference at the bottom for details. After placing an order for FortiGate VM, a license registration code is sent to the email address used on the order form. The rest of limitations: additional limitations (CPU/Memory/etc.) that were present in 15 days license, are still enforced as well. One license per one FortiCloud account: this means that to have multiple evaluation licenses for multiple Fortigates, we need to create multiple FortiCloud accounts, nuisance but doable. And on top of it, it also counts Loopback interfaces as well. Starting with FortiOS 7.2.1, Fortinet removed built-in 15 days free evaluation license from the Fortigate VM images. Virtual appliance licenses are also perpetual - they never expire. This model allows you to expand your VM solution as your environment expands. This counts also interfaces that are in state disabled/ down. Fortinet offers the FortiManager VM in a stackable license model. Number of interfaces: maximum 3, was unlimited. Step 2: Select a-la-carte support and services matching your tier of GB/Day of Logs. Multiple SKUs can be combined to reach the desired amount.

Step 1: Select the FortiAnalyzer VM SKU based on the amount of GB/Day of logs to ingest per day. Currently (FortiOS 7.2.1), though, there is no actual enforcement of this limit - I configured BGP and few static routes, 6 all in all, and it worked without any issue. Perpetual licensing model with a-la-carte support and services available for purchase. This means severe limiting of dynamic protocols labs like OSPF/BGP. FortiGate-VM offers perpetual licensing (normal series and v-series) and annual subscription licensing. Number of routes: the limit is also 3, while was unlimited before.

Security Rules: the limit is 3, instead of 5.

Fortigate vm license model