: The specific disk format (QEMU Copy-On-Write) required for KVM/QEMU environments.
To understand what you are installing, it helps to break down the technical nomenclature used by Fortinet:
The keyword represents a specific firmware image file for the FortiGate Virtual Machine (VM) . This specific string decodes to a FortiGate VM64 running FortiOS version 7.2.3 (Build 1262) , packaged as a QCOW2 disk image for deployment on KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisors. fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 new
: Indicates this is a fresh deployment image , not an upgrade patch. 2. Key Features in FortiOS 7.2.3 (Build 1262)
: Indicates the 64-bit version of the FortiGate Virtual Machine. : The specific disk format (QEMU Copy-On-Write) required
: Refers to FortiOS 7.2.3 , a significant update in the Fortinet Security Fabric . build1262 : The specific compilation number of the firmware.
: Standard naming for images exported for external deployment. : Indicates this is a fresh deployment image
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