FortiADC VM08 is Fortinet's highest-capacity virtual application delivery controller license in this lineup, built for
larger cloud deployments and service-provider or MSSP multi-tenant load-balancing hubs. Deploy it on your own hypervisor
or public cloud.
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Specifications
VM08 at a Glance
Virtual Hardware Requirements
Licensed vCPUs: up to 8 Memory: No fixed cap per Fortinet's
FortiADC-VM datasheet — size RAM to your hypervisor and expected load-balancing
throughput Storage: No fixed cap — sized to your
deployment Network Interfaces: up to 10 virtual NICs
Load Balancing Performance
L4 Throughput: up to 10 Gbps Virtual Domains (VDOMs): up to
45 Management: HTTPS, SSH CLI, Direct Console, SNMP Performance values are "up to" and vary with underlying hardware and hypervisor configuration, per Fortinet's published datasheet.
Supported Platforms
Hypervisors: VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, open-source Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V,
KVM, Nutanix, Proxmox Public Clouds: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle
Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud
Deployment & Licensing
License: FortiADC-VM08 (SKU FAD-VM08), Standard or Advanced subscription bundle with
24x7 FortiCare support included Feature Parity: Full FortiADC L4-L7 load-balancing
and WAF feature set, subject to subscribed license bundle Also Available: FortiFlex
and pay-as-you-go cloud marketplace licensing
Not Sure Which FortiADC VM Fits Your Workload?
The FortiADC VM lineup scales licensed vCPUs, VDOM capacity, and L4 throughput from single-core dev/test
instances up to multi-core production load balancers. Compare every FortiADC VM edition side by side to
find the right fit for your virtual or cloud environment.
FortiADC VM08 is licensed for up to 8 vCPU cores, the largest tier in this batch.
Fortinet doesn't publish a fixed RAM cap for FortiADC-VM — memory support is unlimited, so you size
RAM to your hypervisor, VDOM count, and expected throughput; high-VDOM or high-connection deployments
typically warrant a more generous memory allocation than smaller tiers.
VMware ESX/ESXi, Citrix XenServer, open-source Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix,
and Proxmox on-premises, plus direct marketplace deployment on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud,
Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud.
Yes — Fortinet also offers VM16 (16 vCPU, up to 16 Gbps L4 throughput, up to 60
VDOMs) and VM32 (32 vCPU, up to 24 Gbps, up to 90 VDOMs) editions, plus a VM-Unlimited tier, for
organizations that outgrow VM08.
FortiADC-VM08 (SKU FAD-VM08) is licensed per vCPU tier. It's available as an annual
subscription with a Standard or Advanced feature bundle (both include 24x7 FortiCare support), and
also through FortiFlex or pay-as-you-go terms on supported cloud marketplaces.
Yes — it runs the same FortiADC software as physical appliances, delivering the same
L4-L7 load-balancing, SSL offload, GSLB, and WAF feature set. Actual enabled security services depend
on the license bundle you subscribe to, not the VM tier itself.
Ready to Deploy FortiADC VM08?
Talk to a Fortinet-licensed engineer about sizing, hypervisor or cloud-marketplace deployment, and
licensing bundle options for your FortiADC VM08 project.
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