Has anyone done an update on the VMware Virtual Hardware version from HW 7 to say HW 9 or higher? Or even modified it when they are initially deploying one of the FortiNet VMs? (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, or FortiManager)
By default the OVF files are set to HW version 7, which would is understandable since they say it's supported on Vcenter/ESX 4.1 which is the newest that supports. (It does however default to VMXNET3 NICs at least.) BUT VMware does not even support anything less then ESXi 5.5 and that is even coming near EOS.
I didn't worry about this too much, but even FortiNet has published an advisory about Spector and Meltdown https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-18-002 it says install the two VMware patches. One of which https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0004.html says your machines need to be at Virtual Hardware level 9 or newer.
I can't find any documentation at all on Fortinet sites at all about VMware Virtual HW version at all aside from the screen shots from the install show version 7. I'm hoping someone has tried it or has some guidance before I just try and break something or upset something in the FortiOS of the VMs.
