Fortinet FortiGate 1800F-DC 3-Year Priority RMA Service (FC-10-D18HF-210-02-36)

A FortiGate 1800F-DC running mission-critical traffic at the edge of a data center rarely gets a graceful maintenance window when a power supply or fan tray fails. The FC-10-D18HF-210-02-36 is the 3-year Next Calendar Day Delivery Priority RMA subscription for the FortiGate 1800F-DC, an add-on that tightens hardware replacement turnaround for organizations that cannot tolerate standard-lead-time shipping. It is a license only: no appliance, no bundled FortiGuard security services, just the faster RMA commitment layered on top of an existing FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite contract.

What this RMA service covers

Standard FortiCare RMA already provides advanced replacement under Premium and Elite tiers, but delivery windows vary by region and courier availability. This subscription locks in next calendar day delivery for a replacement 1800F-DC chassis for three years, so a failed unit in a colocation cage or telco central office gets a shipped replacement the following calendar day rather than waiting on standard freight. It does not include FortiGuard security subscriptions, FortiCloud management, or the base FortiCare contract itself, those are separate, prerequisite purchases.

Support & RMA levels for the FortiGate 1800F-DC

This SKU is the Priority RMA add-on, available only where the base FortiCare contract is Premium or Elite, since Essential does not qualify for advanced replacement at all.

Who needs this

Buyers running an 1800F-DC as a core or datacenter-edge firewall, where the DC power variant usually signals a telco cabinet, colocation facility, or central office deployment, are the target here. If the site has redundant power feeds and needs the same discipline applied to hardware swap-out timing, this add-on removes the guesswork around courier transit times. Sites already on a standard RMA path but expanding to a second facility, or renewing an existing 1-year Priority RMA term into a longer commitment, are common buyers too.

Activation & delivery

This is delivered electronically: DataCenter360.ca issues the license key and applies it against the unit’s serial number in the FortiCare portal, typically within one business day of order confirmation. No physical shipment is involved and the service activates against the existing FortiCare Premium or Elite contract already on file for the 1800F-DC. Delivery is worldwide; the RMA courier commitment itself follows Fortinet’s regional logistics network.

One service vs. the FortiCare contract it rides on

Priority RMA is not a replacement for FortiCare, it is an accelerant on top of one. Without an active Premium or Elite contract, this SKU cannot be applied. Buyers who don’t yet have that base coverage in place should pair this with a FortiCare Premium subscription for the same term before or alongside this order; DataCenter360.ca can confirm the current contract status against the unit’s serial number before checkout.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca processes FortiGate 1800F-DC RMA renewals against the exact serial number on file, which avoids the mismatch errors that come from guessing at term codes. Orders are confirmed and applied fast because the license is electronic, and support is available if the serial-to-contract lookup needs a hand before the purchase closes.