Chapter 15: Virtual Domains

Chapter 15: Virtual Domains

Virtual domain basics

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Virtual domain basics

Enabling the virtual domain feature

Creating virtual domains

Assigning network interfaces and admin users to VDOMs

Virtual domain policies

Disabling virtual domains

Virtual domain basics

A virtual domain (VDOM) is a complete FortiADC instance that runs on the FortiADC platform. The VDOM feature supports multitennant deployments. To do this, you create a virtual domain configuration object that contains all of the system and feature configuration options of a full FortiADC instance, and you provision an administrator account with privileges to access and manage only that VDOM.

Note: The super user admin can access all VDOMs that have been created on the system, but the administrator accounts that are provisioned for a VDOM can access only that particular VDOM.

To use the VDOM feature, complete the following steps:

1. Enable the virtual domain feature.

2. Create a virtual domain configuration object.

3. Assign network interfaces and administrators to the virtual domain.

Enabling the virtual domain feature

You can use the web UI to enable the virtual domain feature. By default, the virtual domain feature is not enabled, and the GUI for virtual domain configuration is hidden.

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You must have super user permission (user admin) to enable the virtual domain feature.

To enable the virtual domain feature:

1. Go to System > Settings.

The configuration page displays the Basic tab.

2. Enable Virtual Domain.

3. Save the configuration.

Note: You can also enable the virtual domain feature from the System Information panel under Dashboard >

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