Fortinet FortiGate 1100E-DC Firewall, Hardware Only (FG-1100E-DC)

Data center firewalls have specific demands that standard appliances often fail to meet: -48V DC power buses, front-to-back airflow, high-density cabling, and uptime requirements that tolerate no single point of failure. The FortiGate 1100E-DC addresses all of those in a single 2 RU unit. It pairs -48V DC dual redundant power supplies with Fortinet’s NP6 and CP9 custom SPU processors to deliver 80 Gbps firewall throughput and 12.5 Gbps IPS throughput, performance that holds under real enterprise traffic, not just controlled lab conditions.

Hardware Specifications

Where It Fits Best

The FG-1100E-DC is purpose-built for environments where -48V DC power distribution is standard or preferred for reliability. Typical deployment scenarios include:

• Data center core and perimeter: 80 Gbps IPv4 firewall throughput handles east-west and north-south traffic at scale without introducing a performance bottleneck.
• Telecommunications and carrier infrastructure: -48V DC is the standard in telecom racks. The 1100E-DC drops in without requiring an additional AC-to-DC power conversion stage.
• High-density network segmentation: 8 million concurrent sessions and 500,000 new sessions per second support dense multi-tenant or VXLAN-segmented environments.
• IPsec gateway aggregation: 48 Gbps IPsec VPN with NP6 tunnel offload and support for up to 100,000 client-to-gateway tunnels keeps crypto processing off the main CPU.

Hardware Only vs. Bundled

This SKU ships the appliance without any FortiGuard subscription or FortiCare support contract attached. That works well when your organization already holds a FortiGuard contract that covers newly registered devices, when a Fortinet partner manages licensing separately, or when you prefer to add services at a later procurement stage. For a single-purchase option, the bundle SKUs (FG-1100E-DC-BDL-950-36 for UTP, FG-1100E-DC-BDL-809-36 for Enterprise) combine the hardware with a 3-year FortiGuard subscription and FortiCare Premium support in one order.

Who This Is For

Organizations choosing the FG-1100E-DC typically operate DC-powered data center rows, have IT teams managing Fortinet licensing centrally across device fleets, and need a proven accelerated NGFW at the 10-100 Gbps performance tier. It is also a practical refresh path for teams moving from older Fortinet chassis products, since FortiOS configuration exports are broadly compatible across hardware generations.

Stepping Up

If onboard SSD storage for local logging is a requirement, the FG-1101E adds 960 GB of storage in an identical 2 RU form factor (AC power only). For environments that have grown beyond what the 1100E-DC can handle, the FG-2500E is the next in-stock E-series appliance in the lineup, offering substantially higher firewall and IPS throughput.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner serving Canadian enterprises, public-sector organizations, and data center operators. The FG-1100E-DC ships brand new and sealed, with a valid Fortinet serial number registered at purchase. Orders placed before the daily cutoff leave the same business day with free shipping anywhere in Canada. Public-sector projects, volume purchases, and multi-year licensing bundles can be submitted through the quote form for dedicated pricing from our Fortinet-certified team.