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Fortinet SDWAN - Create

A Fortinet SDWAN can be created on Evolution Platform.
To create a Fortinet SDWAN:

  1. Sign in to Evolution Platform Console
  2. Click on Virtual Network Edge icon () in the left-hand menu to access to the Virtual Network Edge dashboard.
  3. Then click on Add a Virtual Edge button
  4. Choose your Virtual Edge by clicking on Select button

Next, follow the steps below in the order:

1. Select project​

  1. Select the project in which you want to deploy your virtual Edge:
Select your project

Select your project.

2. Deployment configuration​

  1. Name your Virtual Edge (This name will be displayed on the Virtual Network Edge dashboard)
Set Virtual Edge Name

Set Virtual Edge name.

  1. Select the deployment configuration: Single, Cluster or Dual
Select deployment configuration

Select deployment configuration.

Topology

Not all topologies are suitable for all VNF vendors.

  1. Select the Software version.
    Available software versions for Fortinet SDWAN are :
  • 7.2.5 (DPDK)
  • 7.2.6 (Standard)
  1. Select the Virtual Device flavor.
    Available flavors for Fortinet SDWAN are :
StandardDPDK
Extra-Small
1 vCPU
2 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
-
Small
2 vCPU
4 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
2 vCPU
4 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
Medium
4 vCPU
8 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
4 vCPU
8 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
Large
8 vCPU
16 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
8 vCPU
16 GB Mem
64 Go Disk
Notes
  • For Dual or Cluster topology, different flavors can be selected for each Virtual device.
  • DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) is a set of libraries and drivers designed to acceler- ate packet processing and optimize performance in network applications. It provides a high-performance framework for managing network traffic at a low level, bypassing the traditional kernel network stack to enhance throughput and reduce latency
  1. Click on Continue button to continue the journey or click on Save as draft button to save the current deployment configuration.

3. Technical parameters​

Virtual Devices parameters​

  1. Fill the Virtual Device name (This name will be used as hostname for the virtual device).

  2. Select the Region.

  3. Select the Orange POP which correspond to the location of POP.

Fill Virtual Device Name, Region and POP

Fill Virtual Device Name, Region and POP.

For Dual or Cluster Topology

For Dual or Cluster topology, different POP can be chosen for each virtual Device .

Interfaces​

  1. Fill in Interfaces parameters.
Fill in Interfaces parameters

Fill in Interfaces parameters.

Virtual device configuration​

Orange template is automatically selected for this vendor and can't be changed.

Virtual device configuration

Virtual device configuration.

Service specific parameters​

  1. Fill in password that will be used to connect to the Virtual device.

  2. Fill in FortiManager IP and FortiManager serial number (optional)

Fortinet SDWAN Virtual device configuration.

Fortinet SDWAN Virtual device configuration.

  1. Click on Continue button to continue the journey or click on Save as draft button to save the current deployment configuration.

4. Validation​

After clicking the Continue button, the screen below will be displayed.

Deployment summary

Deployment summary.

Click on the Provision button to initiate the provisioning of the Virtual Network Edge.

You also have the option to save the design of the Virtual Network Edge configuration by clicking on the Save as Design button.
In this case, you will find the Virtual Network Edge in designed state on the .

tip

Save as design is automatic if no save as draft has been done before this step and the following pop-up is displayed:

Save as designed pop-up