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takajian
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October 17, 2025
Question

I can not get trial license

  • October 17, 2025
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I downloaded Fortinet Firewall VM version 7.6.4. I want to use it for testing purpose.
Although I started the VM and accessed the management console, I see the message "VM is not licensed or license is invalid for current VM configuration. Upload a new license or reconfigure the VM. I want to get just trial license.

I checked following past post. But it does not solve the issue. I also contacted support, they requested me to post my issue in this community site.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/Support-Forum/Requesting-Forticare-Trial-license-proxy-null/td-p/357387

Can somebody help to get a trial license?
My serial number is FFVMEVWJXNQCX3FE.


2 replies

xshkurti
Staff
Staff
October 17, 2025
Yurisk
SuperUser
SuperUser
October 20, 2025

Hi, you downloaded the wrong VM image, looking at the license it auto-generated I guess you downloaded FortiFirewall NOT Fortigate-VM. If you download the correct image all should work fine. Correct eval lic should start with FGVM. 

 

Video of what to download from the Support site: https://yurisk.info/2022/04/13/where-to-download-fortigate-free-trial-vm/ 

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