Technical Tip: How to check for VDOM Enablement on a FortiGate

On FortiGates, Virtual Domain(VDOM) is a feature that lets the admin split a single physical FortiGate into multiple independent virtual firewalls. Each VDOM can have its own policies, routing, and admin domains.

To determine if Virtual Domains (VDOMs) are enabled on a FortiGate, a few methods are available through both the GUI and the Command Line Interface (CLI).

From GUI:

Log in to the FortiGate with an administrator account, navigate to the Dashboard -> Status. In the System Information widget, locate the Virtual Domain section. The status will indicate whether VDOMs are enabled or disabled.

If the Virtual domain was not enabled from System -> Settings, the Virtual domain part will not appear in the Dashboard.

Command Line Interface (CLI): Connect to the FortiGate CLI via SSH or console cable. Enter the command 'get system status' or 'get sys status | grep -n Virtual'. The output will display the 'Virtual domain configuration' status. The possible values for this status are:

• disable: No VDOMs are enabled.
• multiple: VDOMs are enabled in multi-VDOM mode.

Example:

FGVM04TMxxxx2496 # get sys status | grep -n "Virtual"
32:Virtual domains status: 1 in NAT mode, 0 in TP mode
33:Virtual domain configuration: multiple

FGVM04TMxxxx2496 # get sys status | grep -n "Virtual"
32:Virtual domains status: 1 in NAT mode, 0 in TP mode
33:Virtual domain configuration: disable

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