Vm Sizing Azure - Fortigate

Sizing a FortiGate Virtual Machine (FGT-VM) in Azure requires a different methodology than sizing physical appliances. While physical firewalls are sized by hardware specs (CPU/RAM chips), virtual firewalls are sized by and vCPU limits imposed by licensing .

: The license is tied to a specific number of vCPUs. While you can use a larger Azure VM, only the licensed number of cores will process traffic. Resizing Best Practices fortigate vm sizing azure

The "Series" you choose in Azure dictates the underlying hardware and network bandwidth. Sizing a FortiGate Virtual Machine (FGT-VM) in Azure

This is the most CPU-hungry feature. Multiply vCPUs x2. fortigate vm sizing azure