Fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2 Work

Assuming the image has been extracted (it might be gzip compressed – check with file command), create the VM:

virt-install \
  --name fortigate-721 \
  --ram 4096 \
  --vcpus 2 \
  --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2,format=qcow2 \
  --import \
  --os-variant generic \
  --network bridge=br0,model=virtio \
  --graphics vnc \
  --console pty,target_type=serial

Explanation:

config system interface
edit port1
set mode static
set ip 192.168.122.2 255.255.255.0
set allowaccess ping https ssh http
end

If you used the default KVM network (192.168.122.0/24), you can now access the web UI at:
https://192.168.122.2 fgtvm64kvmv721fbuild1254fortinetoutkvmqcow2 work

FortiGate VM 7.2.1 supports VirtIO natively. Check with: Assuming the image has been extracted (it might

get system performance status

Look for "Virtualization: KVM" and "Disk: virtio". Explanation: config system interface edit port1 set mode