: Determines the parallel processing capacity for traffic and security inspection (IPS, Antivirus, Application Control).
On-premises, a FortiGate 100F has a specific throughput (e.g., 10 Gbps). In Azure, a VM has a "Max Bandwidth" limit set by Microsoft.
Azure limits the number of NICs based on the VM size. If your design requires separate management, sync, and multiple traffic interfaces, you must select an instance size that supports at least 4 NICs. FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure Data Sheet - Fortinet
Match your Fortinet core count license perfectly to the Azure instance vCPU count.
Allows auto-scaling FortiGate instances based on traffic demand.
Dsv5 for balanced, Fsv2 for compute-intensive, Esv5 for memory-intensive.
Standard_F8sv2 (8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM) – Medium enterprise hubs. Balanced Choice: Dsv4 / Dsv5-Series (General Purpose)
: Determines the parallel processing capacity for traffic and security inspection (IPS, Antivirus, Application Control).
On-premises, a FortiGate 100F has a specific throughput (e.g., 10 Gbps). In Azure, a VM has a "Max Bandwidth" limit set by Microsoft. fortigate vm sizing azure
Azure limits the number of NICs based on the VM size. If your design requires separate management, sync, and multiple traffic interfaces, you must select an instance size that supports at least 4 NICs. FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure Data Sheet - Fortinet : Determines the parallel processing capacity for traffic
Match your Fortinet core count license perfectly to the Azure instance vCPU count. Azure limits the number of NICs based on the VM size
Allows auto-scaling FortiGate instances based on traffic demand.
Dsv5 for balanced, Fsv2 for compute-intensive, Esv5 for memory-intensive.
Standard_F8sv2 (8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM) – Medium enterprise hubs. Balanced Choice: Dsv4 / Dsv5-Series (General Purpose)