Sizing Azure — Fortigate Vm

Azure offers several VM families, but not all are suited for high-performance security inspection.

FortiGate VM licenses are typically tiered by the number of virtual CPUs (vCPUs) they support. Sizing your Azure instance without matching your license will lead to wasted resources. License Model vCPU Range Typical Azure Instance Standard_D2s_v5 (throttled) VM-02S up to 2 vCPUs Standard_F2s_v2 or D2s_v5 VM-04S up to 4 vCPUs Standard_F4s_v2 or D4s_v5 VM-08S up to 8 vCPUs Standard_F8s_v2 or D8s_v5 fortigate vm sizing azure

Official Fortinet datasheets often list performance for large packets (1518 bytes). If your traffic is dominated by small packets (e.g., VoIP or DNS), you will need a larger VM size than the datasheet suggests to handle the higher packet-per-second (PPS) rate. 4. Deployment Strategies for Scalability Azure offers several VM families, but not all

If a single VM isn't enough, consider these advanced architectures: FortiGate VM on Microsoft Azure Data Sheet - Fortinet Deployment Strategies for Scalability If a single VM

A solid choice for standard, balanced workloads. The Dv4 and Dsv5 series are frequently used in standard FortiGate deployments .