Fortinet FortiManager VM FortiGate-VM with FortiCare Premium Subscription, 2-Year (FC3-10-FMGVS-258-01-24)

Enterprise-scale FortiGate-VM deployments that have stabilized at the 1,000-node range benefit from a 2-year management subscription that removes licensing from the annual renewal calendar while keeping FortiCare Premium active without interruption. FC3-10-FMGVS-258-01-24 provides 24 months of FortiManager VM capacity for up to 1,000 devices or vdoms, bundled with FortiCare Premium support, giving large operations teams two uninterrupted years to focus on configuration governance rather than contract logistics.

What it covers

This subscription licenses FortiManager VM for up to 1,000 FortiGate-VM devices or vdoms across a 24-month term. FortiCare Premium is active throughout, covering 24×7 TAC support, firmware update access, and priority case handling. The full FortiManager feature set applies at 1,000-node scale: multi-tenant policy push, centralized logging, compliance audit reporting, and scheduled configuration backups across all managed instances for the full two years.

Who needs it

Large enterprises and managed security service providers running production FortiGate-VM environments at or approaching 1,000 nodes, where an annual renewal cycle creates unnecessary operational risk. A 2-year term also aligns with 2-year cloud contract commitments, ensuring the management platform license does not expire mid-way through a reserved compute agreement.

Activation and delivery

The activation key is delivered electronically by Fortinet after purchase. Apply it in the FortiManager VM license console; the 1,000-device entitlement and the 24-month term become active immediately. No hardware ships and no regional restriction applies. The term starts from the registration date.

One service vs the bundle

Separate FortiManager VM and FortiCare Premium contracts at the 1,000-node scale mean two renewal cycles, two purchase orders, and two contract lines in the ITSM system over 24 months. The FMGVS-258 bundle reduces that to a single SKU with one 2-year renewal point, which at enterprise procurement scale translates to real savings in time and process overhead.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet partner that handles FC3-band FortiManager VM orders for enterprise buyers. For organizations that purchased the 1-year FC3 SKU and are now ready to move to a 2-year cycle, the team can assist with timing the renewal so the new 24-month term begins immediately after the current one expires. Contact us for a formal quote or to discuss co-terming this subscription against other Fortinet licenses in your environment.

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