Description
This article describes the procedure to deploy a FortiGate-VM on GCP with the license 'type: Bring Your Own License'.
Scope
FortiGate
FGTVM04 license, 4 CPUs.
GCP Account and project-id created.
Solution
- On the GCP main menu, go to VPC Network -> VPC Networks and select 'Create VPC Network'.
![gcp-create-vpc.png gcp-create-vpc.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32774i1D1398920C431BA6/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- Create two VPCs, the first one with the External VPC and the second one assigned to the Internal VPC.
![gcp-2-vpcs.png gcp-2-vpcs.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32775i8B1347A52EAAF0B1/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- Go to the Marketplace and type FortiGate to show the available options to deploy the FortiGate-VM on GCP, then select the BYOL license type.
![gcp-marketplace.png gcp-marketplace.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32776i7332D0E6027445EA/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- Under the deployment page, add a name for the VM, select the desired GCP Zone aligned to the VPC subnet region created on the VPC, and select the machine type 'e2-standard-4'
![gcp-byol-launch-001.png gcp-byol-launch-001.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32777i54BA1E1A00E0D687/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- Select the FortiOS Image version, by default, only one VPC is added on the Networking settings, select 'Add a Network Interface' to add the second VPC, ensure that both the External and Internal VPC are selected, go to the bottom and select 'Deploy'.
![gcp-byol-launch-002.png gcp-byol-launch-002.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32778i93DE4D369B7B2573/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- Once the FortiGate-VM on GCP has been deployed, it provides the Admin URL and the Admin temporary password.
![gcp-byol-launch-003.png gcp-byol-launch-003.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32779i230B63CC7B0E99A2/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- After changing the admin password, the FortiGate-VM license is needed. Select 'Upload', select the BYOL file, and select 'OK'. The FortiGate-VM will reboot to complete the license installation.
![gcp-license.png gcp-license.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32780i31101F259595DAC9/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
- The FortiGate-VM on GCP is ready to use
![gcp-fgt-vm-final.png gcp-fgt-vm-final.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32781i4729A994EA38B34D/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)