After careful analysis, this string breaks down into several distinct technical components:
This appears to reference a Fortinet FortiGate VM for KVM (QCOW2 format) with a specific build version. Below is a comprehensive, long-form article explaining what this is, how to deploy it, and its significance.
FortiGate VM requires a license. You can start with a 15-day trial or purchase a VM license (BYOL – Bring Your Own License). Upload the license via the web UI (https://
qemu-img info fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262.qcow2
Expected output:
image: fgtvm64-kvm-v723-fbuild1262.qcow2
file format: qcow2
virtual size: 10 GiB (10737418240 bytes)
disk size: 1.2 GiB
cluster_size: 65536
get system status
Confirm version/build matches expected (e.g., v7.2.3 build1262).fgtvm64kvmv723fbuild1262fortinetoutkvmqcow2 new After careful analysis, this string breaks down into
Let’s split it into logical parts:
| Segment | Interpretation |
|---------|----------------|
| fgt | FortiGate |
| vm64 | Virtual Machine, 64‑bit |
| kvm | Kernel‑based Virtual Machine (hypervisor) |
| v723 | Version 7.2.3 (common FortiOS version pattern) |
| fbuild1262 | Fortinet internal build number 1262 |
| fortinet | Vendor |
| out | Output directory / compiled result |
| kvm | KVM again (target platform) |
| qcow2 | QEMU Copy‑On‑Write v2 image format |
| new | Could mean: new image, new build, or new tag | This appears to reference a Fortinet FortiGate VM
Likely full name interpretation:
FortiGate VM64 for KVM, version 7.2.3, build 1262 (Fortinet) – output KVM qcow2 image (new).
FortiGate VM includes: