Fortisiem Licensing Guide
Fortisiem Licensing Guide
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Licensing 4
Overview 5
Prerequisites 6
License for new users 9
Registering Base FortiSIEM product 9
Adding additional devices/services 15
License for existing users 19
Licensing
l Overview
l Prerequisites
l License for new users
l Registering Base FortiSIEM Product
l Adding Additional devices/services
l License for existing users
Overview
Starting release 4.10.0, FortiSIEM will only accept licenses issued by FortiCare. AccelOps license server
will not issue any more licenses effective immediately.
Note: FortiSIEM license issued by AccelOps license server will continue to work until the license
expires. However, you have to get a new license from FortiCare if:
l your current FortiSIEM license has expired.
l you need to buy additional services.
l you have a valid license and need to upgrade to FortiSIEM 4.10.0 and above.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with FortiSIEM license registration, read and save the required information related to the
following:
a. Registration code
b. Hardware ID
c. FortiSIEM image download site
a) Registration code
FortiSIEM product functionality is driven by the product SKUs below. You have to first purchase the right
combination of SKUs based on your needs from Fortinet. You will receive the registration letters via email that will
contain a separate registration code for every SKU. You need to use these registration SKUs to obtain FortiSIEM
license.
FortiSIEM Support
b) Hardware ID
The Hardware ID (UUID) is used to uniquely identify the server where FortiSIEM Supervisor node will run. Based
on the user-level, follow the steps below to get the Hardware ID.
l New user:
Follow one of the methods below:
l Open https://<ip_of_supervisor>/.
The license upload page displays the Hardware ID.
l Go to the server where FortiSIEM Supervisor node has to be installed or is currently installed.
a. Login via SSH as root.
b. Run the command cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid
c. Note the output – you will need this to create a license.
l Existing user:
l Flash GUI: Go to Admin > License Management.
l HTML5 GUI: Go to ADMIN > License > License.
This section describes the procedures for new FortiSIEM users to license FortiSIEM product. There is no Base
requirement for Subscription License, but the Ordering Quantity has to meet minimum quantity requirements of
each SKU.
FSM-AIO-BASE Base all-in-one Perpetual License for 50 devices and 500 EPS
Other FortiSIEM products such as additional devices, windows agents, IOC Services, Maintenance and Support
etc. can be added after the Base has been registered.
7. Click Next.
8. Read and agree to the terms and conditions of Fortinet Product Registration Agreement and click Next.
9. On the Verification page, read and agree to the terms and click Confirm.
10. Verify the information displayed under Product Info and click Finish.
Note the Serial Number for use in further steps.
11. Go to Asset > Manage/View products and click the Serial number obtained from the previous step.
12. Select General and click Edit to associate the Hardware ID of the VM where the Supervisor is going to run.
The Hardware ID can be obtained by following the steps in Prerequisites (b).
13. Select License & Key and click Get the License file link to download the license.
Note: If you need to add additional devices to the license, download the license file after adding all the devices
following the steps under ' Adding additional devices/services
14. Download and install FortiSIEM. See Prerequisites (c) for the image location.
15. Once FortiSIEM is installed, log in and click Browse to select the license file.
Note: If the UI does not redirect to the license upload screen, open https://<ip_of_
supervisor>/phoenix/licenseUpload.html and upload the license file.
16. Enter the User ID (default value: admin) and Password (default value: admin*1).
17. Select the License Type based on the deployment type as:
l Enterprise for single organizations
l Service Provider for multiple organizations
Note: For earlier versions of FortiSIEM, the License Type options displayed were VA for Enterprise and SP for
Service Provider.
18. Click Upload which is enabled after selecting the license file.
19. Verify the license following one of the methods:
a. Verify the license information on FortiSIEM GUI:
l Flash GUI: Admin > License Management
l HTML5 GUI: ADMIN > License> License.
b. On the server where FortiSIEM is installed, execute the command on the license file and verify the
license information:
l # phLicenseRead <LicenseFile>
Note: Using this tool, you will not be able to identify the License type.
c. On the server where FortiSIEM is installed, execute one the following commands:
l # phLicenseTool --show
l # phLicenseTool --verify
l Devices
l End points
l Windows Agents
l IOC Service
l Maintenance and Service
Follow the below steps to add a device/service:
1. Open the SKU related to get the Registration code. Refer to the table under Prerequisites (a).
2. On FortiCare, go to Asset > Register/Review and add the Registration code of the new device.
3. Click the Serial Number obtained while registering the base.
Note: If you are adding more devices or services, repeat the procedure of adding the related registration id to
the same serial number and use the license generated at the end of registering all devices/services.
5. Go to License & Key tab and click Get the License File to download the license.
6. Download and install FortiSIEM image from the link: https://images-
cdn.fortisiem.fortinet.com/VirtualAppliances/latestrelease.html
Refer to the 'Installation' section of FortiSIEM Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information about
FortiSIEM installation.
7. Log in to FortiSIEM and click Browse to select the license file.
Note: If the UI does not redirect to the license upload screen, open https://<ip_of_
supervisor>/phoenix/licenseUpload.html and upload the license file.
8. Enter the User ID (default value: admin) and Password (default value: admin*1).
9. Select the License Type based on the deployment type of your organization as:
l Enterprise for single organizations
l Service Provider for multiple organizations
Note: For earlier versions of FortiSIEM, the License Type options displayed were VA for Enterprise and SP for
Service Provider.
10. Verify the license following one of the methods:
a. On FortiSIEM GUI:
l Flash GUI: Go to Admin > License Management
l HTML5 GUI: Go to ADMIN > License > License.
b. On the server where FortiSIEM is installed, execute the command on the license file and verify the
license information:
l # phLicenseRead <LicenseFile>
Note: Using this tool, you will not be able to identify the License type.
c. On the server where FortiSIEM is installed, execute one the following commands:
l # phLicenseTool --show
l # phLicenseTool --verify
For existing FortiSIEM customers, licenses are already imported into FortiCare. While the current FortiSIEM
license will continue to work until the license expires, you have to get a new license from FortiCare, if you want to
renew the license or buy additional products. Follow the below procedure to get a license:
1. Go to FortiCare Product Registration link: https://support.fortinet.com/.
2. Log in using your Account ID/Email and Password.
3. Click Asset > Manage/View Products.
The Serial Number corresponding to your license will be displayed.
4. Click the Serial number and select the General tab on the left tree.
5. Click Edit to associate the Hardware ID and Save. Refer to Prerequisites (b) section to get the Hardware ID.
6. Go to License & Key tab on the left tree and click Get the License File to download the license.
7. Before installing the license, please verify that you have the right license installed. The system will not function
if you have an incorrect license.
Verify the license:
a. Download the phLicenseRead tool from the image download site. See Prerequisites (c).
b. Copy the phLicenseRead tool to /opt/phoenix/bin in the Supervisor node. Make sure the
permissions are correct (root/root).
c. Execute the command on the license file downloaded in Step 6 to verify the license information: #
phLicenseRead <LicenseFile>
Note: Using the phLicenseRead tool, you will not be able to identify the License type.
Note: If the license is incorrect, contact Fortinet support to get the right license. Do not install partial
license.
8. Upgrade FortiSIEM.
Refer to the 'Upgrade' section of FortiSIEM Installation and Upgrade Guide for information about upgrade
process.
9. After the Supervisor reboots, log in to the Supervisor node and click Browse to upload the license file from Step 6.
10. Enter the User ID (default value: admin) and Password (default value: admin*1).
11. Click Upload.
12. Verify the license information from the GUI.