Fortinet FortiGate 901G DC Firewall (FG-901G-DC)

Data centres built around DC power infrastructure get the full 900G-series performance without an AC/DC conversion stage inside the firewall. FG-901G-DC runs on 48-60VDC with dual hot-swappable PSUs, hits 164 Gbps firewall throughput through NP7 and CP9 hardware acceleration, and includes 2x 480GB onboard SSD storage for local logging and analytics, all in a 1RU chassis sized for colocation racks and carrier environments.

What’s in the box

FG-901G-DC ships with a 35-port interface mix built for spine-layer and aggregation roles. Four ultra-low-latency hardware-accelerated 25GE SFP28 / 10GE SFP+ slots handle the highest-speed uplinks with minimal added latency. Four hardware-accelerated 10GE SFP+ / GE SFP slots and eight hardware-accelerated GE SFP slots add flexible aggregation capacity.

Where it’s strong

FG-901G-DC reaches 164 Gbps IPv4 and IPv6 firewall throughput, putting it near the top of the 1RU market. NP7 offloads packet processing and session management at line rate while CP9 handles cryptographic operations, so threat protection throughput reaches 20 Gbps and IPS runs at 26 Gbps under real enterprise traffic mixes rather than synthetic benchmarks. The four ultra-low-latency 25GE ports are the standout for latency-sensitive workloads: financial transaction inspection, high-frequency trading interconnects, and storage replication paths where added microseconds matter. DC power input means the appliance fits natively into a -48V DC rack without an external inverter, removing a failure point and cutting idle heat compared to adding an AC-to-DC converter in the rack.

Hardware alone vs bundle

FG-901G-DC ships as a bare appliance. Threat prevention features, including IPS, application control, anti-malware, URL filtering, DLP, and SD-WAN orchestration, require a FortiGuard subscription bundle. The DC power variant uses the same FortiOS software and the same licensing catalog as the AC-powered FG-900G. Bundles activate as electronic licenses tied to the unit serial number, so geography does not restrict which tier applies. Canadian data centres can order the hardware here and activate the same worldwide FortiGuard subscriptions available in any other region, with no additional steps required.

Who runs it

FG-901G-DC fits environments where DC power is the facility standard. Colocation providers that run -48V DC throughout the rack, carrier-grade data centres, and large enterprise core networks that already standardize on DC power draw the most direct benefit. Internet service providers using the appliance at edge security points value the 25GE ultra-low-latency ports for high-throughput peering inspection. Network architects who need local log storage at the device, rather than forwarding every event to an external analyzer immediately, benefit from the dual 480GB SSDs, which allow extended local retention before offloading to FortiAnalyzer.

Moving up

When a single 1RU appliance can no longer absorb segment growth, the FortiGate 1000-series provides the next throughput tier with higher-density port configurations. For environments that need modular line cards and chassis-level redundancy, the FortiGate 6000 and 7000 series deliver multi-terabit capacity with field-replaceable fabric modules. DataCenter360.ca carries both series and can quote upgrade paths from FG-901G-DC, including trade-in options where applicable.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

FG-901G-DC is in stock and ships to Canadian addresses in 0-1 business days. DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner in Canada. DC-powered appliances ship with dual PSUs already installed, boxed from Fortinet. FortiGuard bundle subscriptions are electronic licenses and activate worldwide, with no delivery delay. Contact DataCenter360.ca for volume pricing, bundle add-ons at checkout, or assistance selecting the right FortiGuard tier for your DC-powered deployment.

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