FortiADC VM02 doubles the licensed compute of the entry-level VM01 to 2 vCPUs, giving small and mid-size
production load-balancing deployments more headroom for concurrent connections and SSL offload. It's a
strong fit for growing web-application clusters, small private-cloud segments, and public-cloud workloads
that have outgrown a single-core instance. Deploy on-premises via VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, Nutanix,
or Proxmox, or launch from the AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, or Alibaba Cloud
marketplace.
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Specifications
VM02 at a Glance
Virtual Hardware Requirements
Licensed vCPUs: up to 2 Memory: No fixed cap per Fortinet's
FortiADC-VM datasheet — size RAM to your hypervisor and expected load-balancing
workload Storage: No fixed cap — sized to your
deployment Network Interfaces: up to 10 virtual NICs
Load Balancing Performance
L4 Throughput: up to 2 Gbps Virtual Domains (VDOMs): up to
10 Management: HTTPS, SSH CLI, Direct Console, SNMP Performance values are "up to" and vary with underlying hardware and hypervisor configuration, per Fortinet's published datasheet.
Supported Platforms
Hypervisors: VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, open-source Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V,
KVM, Nutanix, Proxmox Public Clouds: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle
Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud
Deployment & Licensing
License: FortiADC-VM02 (SKU FAD-VM02), Standard or Advanced subscription bundle with
24x7 FortiCare support included Feature Parity: Full FortiADC L4-L7 load-balancing
and WAF feature set, subject to subscribed license bundle Also Available: FortiFlex
and pay-as-you-go cloud marketplace licensing
Not Sure Which FortiADC VM Fits Your Workload?
The FortiADC VM lineup scales licensed vCPUs, VDOM capacity, and L4 throughput from single-core dev/test
instances up to multi-core production load balancers. Compare every FortiADC VM edition side by side to
find the right fit for your virtual or cloud environment.
FortiADC VM02 is licensed for up to 2 vCPU cores. Fortinet doesn't publish a fixed
RAM cap for FortiADC-VM — memory support is unlimited, so you size RAM to your hypervisor and expected
load-balancing throughput; plan for more memory than a VM01 instance if you're running multiple
virtual services or heavier SSL offload.
VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, open-source Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix,
and Proxmox on-premises, plus direct marketplace deployment on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud,
Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud.
VM04 doubles licensed vCPUs to 4, doubles L4 throughput to 4 Gbps, and raises maximum
VDOM capacity from 10 to 25 — a meaningful step up for growing production or multi-tenant
load-balancing environments.
FortiADC-VM02 (SKU FAD-VM02) is licensed per vCPU tier. It's available as an annual
subscription with a Standard or Advanced feature bundle (both include 24x7 FortiCare support), and
also through FortiFlex or pay-as-you-go terms on supported cloud marketplaces.
Yes — FortiADC-VM runs the same software as physical FortiADC appliances, so L4-L7
load balancing, SSL offload, GSLB, and Web Application Firewall capabilities are available. The vCPU
tier governs throughput and capacity, not core feature availability, though specific security services
depend on your subscribed license bundle.
Ready to Deploy FortiADC VM02?
Talk to a Fortinet-licensed engineer about sizing, hypervisor or cloud-marketplace deployment, and
licensing bundle options for your FortiADC VM02 project.
