Fortinet FortiGate 901G FGaaS Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite, 3-Year (FC1-10-G0H1G-1185-02-36)

Three years of Elite-tier FortiCare coverage for a FortiGate 901G FGaaS HA deployment. The FC1-10-G0H1G-1185-02-36 upgrades an existing FortiCare Premium contract on the 901G as-a-Service pair to Elite, giving the support team a 1-hour P1 response target and LTS firmware access across the full 3-year period. It’s a practical middle ground between committing to five years upfront and managing annual renewal cycles.

What FortiCare Elite Covers

FortiCare Elite is the highest support tier for FortiGate appliances, including FGaaS deployments. The upgrade from Premium adds two meaningful improvements: the critical-issue initial response time drops from 2 hours to 1 hour, and access to the extended LTS firmware branch is included. The table below covers the full tier comparison.

Who Buys This

Organizations running high-throughput FGaaS 901G HA deployments at the data center edge often treat support tier as a risk-management decision rather than a cost-cutting opportunity. The 3-year option suits teams aligning coverage to a budget planning window or a service contract that runs on a 3-year cycle. MSPs managing FGaaS infrastructure for enterprise customers frequently purchase multi-year upgrade codes to match the length of the managed service agreement. It avoids the administrative work of re-upgrading every 12 months.

Activation and Delivery

This is an electronic subscription. DataCenter360.ca processes and delivers the activation code within one business day. Apply it in the Fortinet Support Portal under Asset Registration, against the FGaaS 901G HA service entitlement. The portal verifies that an active Premium contract is present before accepting the upgrade, and Elite coverage takes effect immediately, extending from the Premium expiry date.

3-Year Term vs. Other Options

The 1-year version (FC1-10-G0H1G-1185-02-12) provides a shorter commitment for teams evaluating Elite on a new FGaaS deployment. The 5-year edition (FC1-10-G0H1G-1185-02-60) eliminates renewal overhead for the duration of most FGaaS contract cycles. If the FGaaS agreement has a fixed end date, aligning the upgrade term to that date avoids paying for coverage that outlasts the hardware entitlement. All three variants share the same Elite SLA.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

We carry the full range of FC1-prefix FGaaS service codes as a Fortinet Select Partner. Activation keys are sourced directly through Fortinet distribution and delivered electronically, with no intermediary portal required. Orders go through our standard Fortinet billing channel, so registration in the support portal is straightforward. If your team needs help confirming which 1185 or 1182 entitlement code matches your specific FGaaS deployment configuration, reach out before ordering.