FortiGate VM AWS
FortiGate VM AWS
FortiGate®-VM on
Amazon Web Services
Highlights
• Securely connect
Adaptive Multi-Cloud Security with AI-Powered
to your application
workloads without Advanced Threat Protection
performance
bottlenecks The FortiGate-VM on AWS delivers next-generation
• Move at cloud speed firewall capabilities for organizations of all sizes, with the
without compromising
security flexibility to be deployed as next-generation firewall or
• Seamlessly scale
your cloud protection
VPN gateway. It protects against cyber threats with high
without increasing performance, security efficacy, and deep visibility.
operational burden
• Secure your cloud FortiGate-VM delivers protection from a broad array of network security threats. It offers
transformation without the same security and networking services included in the FortiOS operating system and
impacting business is available for public cloud, private cloud, and Telco Cloud (VNFs). With a consistent
outcomes, with operational model across hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and service provider environments,
flexible consumption it reduces the training burden on security teams.
models
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FortiOS Everywhere
FortiOS, Fortinet’s Advanced Operating System
FortiOS enables the convergence of high performing networking and security across the
Fortinet Security Fabric. Because it can be deployed anywhere, it delivers consistent and
Available in context-aware security posture across network, endpoint, and multi-cloud environments.
FortiOS powers all FortiGate deployments whether a physical or virtual device, as a container,
or as a cloud service. This universal deployment model enables the consolidation of many
technologies and use cases into a simplified, single policy and management framework. Its
organically built best-of-breed capabilities, unified operating system, and ultra-scalability
Appliance
allows organizations to protect all edges, simplify operations, and run their business without
compromising performance or protection.
FortiOS dramatically expands the Fortinet Security Fabric’s ability to deliver advanced AI/
ML-powered services, inline advanced sandbox detection, integrated ZTNA enforcement,
and more, provides protection across hybrid deployment models for hardware, software, and
Virtual Software-as-a-Service with SASE.
FortiOS expands visibility and control, ensures the consistent deployment and enforcement of
security policies, and enables centralized management across large-scale networks with the
following key attributes:
Cloud
Container
Intuitive easy to use view into the network and Visibility with FOS Application Signatures
endpoint vulnerabilities
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FortiGuard Services
Network and File Security
Services provide protection against network-based and file-based threats. This consists of
Intrusion Prevention (IPS) which uses AI/M models to perform deep packet/SSL inspection
to detect and stop malicious content, and apply virtual patching when a new vulnerability is
discovered. It also includes Anti-Malware for defense against known and unknown file-based
threats. Anti-malware services span both antivirus and file sandboxing to provide multi-
layered protection and are enhanced in real-time with threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs.
Application Control enhances security compliance and offers real-time application visibility.
OT Security
The service provides OT detection, OT vulnerability correlation, virtual patching, OT signatures,
and industry-specific protocol decoders for overall robust defense of OT environments and
devices.
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FortiGate virtual firewalls (FortiGate-VM), featuring advanced virtual security processing units
(vSPUs), overcome the throughput barrier to provide top performance in private and public
clouds. With FortiGate-VM, organizations can securely migrate any application and support a
variety of use cases, including highly available large-scale virtual private networks (VPNs) in
the cloud.”
FortiGate-VM removes the cost-performance barriers to adopting virtual NGFWs, with several
industry-leading features:
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Deployment
Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
• Reduce complexity by combining threat protection security capabilities into single high-
performance network security appliances
• Identify and stop threats with powerful intrusion prevention beyond port and protocol that
examines the actual applications in your network traffic
• Deliver the industry’s highest SSL inspection performance using industry-mandated ciphers
while maximizing ROI
• Proactively block newly discovered sophisticated attacks in real-time with advanced threat
protection
VPN Gateway
• Direct Connect utilizing FortiGate firewalls for SSL and IPsec VPNs into and out of the AWS
VPCs
AWS Integration
• Fortinet embeds the latest AWS Auto Scaling functionality and FortiGate CloudFormation
template configuration into our cloud Security Fabric, providing automation based on
resource demand from your cloud workloads
• Accelerate time-to-protection for new threats detected by AWS GuardDuty by deploying
native AWS scripting to automatically push malicious IP or DNS addresses into dynamic
FortiGate policies
• Provide service resiliency with AWS native load balance
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Specifications
The C6in instance family leverages the Intel IceLake Processors. FortiGate-VM is available for purchase in all regions, including AWS GovCloud
and AWS China. The following is the system requirement for BYOL licenses:
Notes.
All performance values are “up to” and vary depending on system configuration.
Actual performance may vary depending on the network and system configuration.
Please note that these metrics are updated periodically as the product performance keeps improving through internal testing.
The discrepancy in the performance numbers may be noted in different versions of the document so please make sure to refer to the latest datasheets.
Performance metrics were observed using FortiGate-VM BYOL instances using FOS v7.4.0.
* IPSEC Performance metrics were observed using FortiGate-VM BYOL instances using FOS v7.4.2.
1. Applicable to 6.4.0+. The actual working number of consumable network interfaces varies 5. IPS performance is measured using Enterprise Traffic Mix and 1 Mbyte HTTP.
depending on AWS instance types/sizes and may be less. 6. NGFW performance is measured with IPS and Application Control enabled, based on
2. FG-VMxxV and FG-VMxxS series do not come with a multi-VDOM feature by default. Enterprise Traffic Mix.
You can add it by applying separate VDOM addition perpetual licenses. See ORDER 7. Threat Protection performance is measured with IPS and Application Control and Malware
INFORMATION for VDOM SKUs. protection enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.
3. The latest information about AWS bandwidth is found on https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ 8. SSL Inspection Throughput is measured using TLS ECDHE RSA WITH AES 256 GCM
instance-types/. SHA384 (2K).
4. Application Control performance is measured with 64 Kbyte HTTP traffic.
For the sizing guide, please refer to the sizing document available on www.fortinet.com
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Specifications
The C7gn instance family uses the Graviton3 ARM based Processors. FortiGate-VM is available for purchase in all regions, including AWS
GovCloud and AWS China. The following is the system requirement for BYOL licenses:
Notes.
All performance values are “up to” and vary depending on system configuration.
Actual performance may vary depending on the network and system configuration.
Please note that these metrics are updated periodically as the product performance keeps improving through internal testing.
The discrepancy in the performance numbers may be noted in different versions of the document so please make sure to refer to the latest datasheets.
Performance metrics were observed using FortiGate-VM BYOL instances using FOS v7.4.0.
1. Applicable to 7.0.0+. The actual working number of consumable network interfaces varies 5. IPS performance is measured using Enterprise Traffic Mix and 1 Mbyte HTTP.
depending on AWS instance types/sizes and may be less. 6. NGFW performance is measured with IPS and Application Control enabled, based on
2. FG-VMxxV and FG-VMxxS series do not come with a multi-VDOM feature by default. Enterprise Traffic Mix.
You can add it by applying separate VDOM addition perpetual licenses. See ORDER 7. Threat Protection performance is measured with IPS and Application Control and Malware
INFORMATION for VDOM SKUs. protection enabled, based on Enterprise Traffic Mix.
3. The latest information about AWS bandwidth is found on https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ 8. SSL Inspection Throughput is measured using TLS ECDHE RSA WITH AES 256 GCM
instance-types/. SHA384 (2K).
4. Application Control performance is measured with 64 Kbyte HTTP traffic.
For the sizing guide, please refer to the sizing document available on www.fortinet.com
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Licensing
With a multitude of deployment methods supported across various private and public cloud deployments, FortiGate-VM for AWS supports both
on-demand (PAYG) and bring-your-own-license (BYOL) licensing models.
On-demand licensing is a highly flexible option for both initial deployments and growing them as needed. With a wide selection of supported
instance types, there is a solution for every use case. This license offers FortiOS with a UTP bundle.
BYOL is ideal for migration use cases, where an existing private cloud deployment is migrated to a public cloud deployment. When using an
existing license, the only additional cost would be the price for the AWS instances.
Ordering Information
The following are SKUs that can be acquired for BYOL scheme. For PAYG/On-Demand subscription, various instance/VM types
are available on Marketplace. BYOL is perpetual licensing, as opposed to PAYG/On-Demand, which is an hourly subscription
available with marketplace-listed products.
FortiGate-VM01 FG-VM01, FG-VM01V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 1x vCPU core. No VDOM by default for FG-VM01V model.
FortiGate-VM02 FG-VM02, FG-VM02V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 2x vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VM02V model.
FortiGate-VM04 FG-VM04, FG-VM04V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 4x vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VM04V model.
FortiGate-VM08 FG-VM08, FG-VM08V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 8x vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VM08V model.
FortiGate-VM16 FG-VM16, FG-VM16V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 16x vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VM016V model.
FortiGate-VM32 FG-VM32, FG-VM32V FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. 32x vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VM032V model.
FortiGate-VMUL FG-VMUL, FG-VMULV FortiGate-VM ‘virtual appliance’. Unlimited vCPU cores. No VDOM by default for FG-VMULV model.
Virtual Domain License Add 5 FG-VDOM-5-UG Upgrade license for adding 5 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.
Virtual Domain License Add 15 FG-VDOM-15-UG Upgrade license for adding 15 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.
Virtual Domain License Add 25 FG-VDOM-25-UG Upgrade license for adding 25 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.
Virtual Domain License Add 50 FG-VDOM-50-UG Upgrade license for adding 50 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.
Virtual Domain License Add 240 FG-VDOM-240-UG Upgrade license for adding 240 VDOMs to FortiOS 5.4 and later, limited by platform maximum VDOM capacity.
FG-VMxx”V” 6.0.0 supports VDOM by adding separate VDOM licenses. The number of configurable VDOMs can be stacked up to the maximum number of supported VDOMs per vCPU model.
Please refer to Virtual Domains (Maximum) under SPECIFICATIONS.
FortiGate-VM16-S FC5-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (16 vCPU cores)
FortiGate-VM32-S FC6-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (32 vCPU cores)
FortiGate-VMUL-S FC7-10-FGVVS-<Support Bundle>-02-DD Subscriptions license for FortiGate-VM (Unlimited vCPU cores)
FortiOS 6.2.3+ and 6.4.0+ support the FortiGate-VM S-series. The FortiGate-VM S-series does not have RAM restrictions on all vCPU levels.
FortiManager 6.2.3+ and 6.4.0+ support managing FortiGate-VM S-series devices.
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Subscriptions
Bundles
FortiGuard Bundles
FortiGuard Labs delivers a number of security intelligence services to augment the FortiGate firewall platform.
You can easily optimize the protection capabilities of your FortiGate with one of these FortiGuard Bundles.
FortiCare Services
Fortinet prioritizes customer success through FortiCare Services, optimizing the Fortinet Security Fabric solution.
Our comprehensive lifecycle services include Design, Deploy, Operate, Optimize, and Evolve. The FortiCare
Elite, one of the service variants, offers heightened SLAs and swift issue resolution with a dedicated support
team. This advanced support option includes an Extended End-of-Engineering-Support of 18 months, providing
flexibility. Access the intuitive FortiCare Elite Portal for a unified view of device and security health, streamlining
operational efficiency and maximizing Fortinet deployment performance.
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