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Description

This article describes how to activate a VDOM license from CLI.


Scope

All FortiGate units with 2U form factor category and higher.


Solution

The License Key can be retrieved from the Fortinet Customer Service & Support by navigating to Asset Management / Products / More Views / License. In the Search License List search bar type VDOM.  From the result, click on the desired Serial Number of the FortiGate that needs to be licensed.

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The License Type and the License Key can be found under the License & Key Menu

 

The license can be applied using the following command:

 

# config global
# execute upd-vd-license <license key>

 

If the command is not available, that means that the device does not support the VDOM license increase.

 

No reboot is needed when applying for a VDOM license however, in a HA environment, the license needs to be applied to each unit.

To verify, execute '# get system status' and look for the below line.
Max number of virtual domains:

 

The 'FortiOS Handbook - Virtual Domains for FortiOS" document explains that the maximum number of VDOMs can be increased based on certain models.
This article assumes that a license was already purchased. For more information about the licenses, contact our customer service team.

 

Useful links:

Fortinet Documentation

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Access-to-slave-unit-from-master-using-exe...

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