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Virtual Domains (VDOMs)

Partition one FortiGate into independent virtual devices, manage per-VDOM admins, connect VDOMs internally, and control resources.

A VDOM splits one physical FortiGate into multiple independent virtual firewalls, each with its own interfaces, policies, routing table, and security profiles. Uses include multi-tenancy, separating management from traffic, and isolating environments.

Two inspection architectures exist: split-task VDOM (one traffic VDOM + one management VDOM) and multi-VDOM (many traffic VDOMs). Enable VDOMs with:

config system global
set vdom-mode multi-vdom
end

What does each VDOM maintain independently?