Fortinet FortiGate 1801F-DC Next Calendar Day RMA, 5-Year (FC-10-D18F1-210-02-60)

The FortiGate 1801F-DC runs on DC power, the build central offices and DC-fed data center racks use instead of the standard AC chassis. When that gear fails, the clock that matters most is how fast a replacement lands on-site, not how fast Fortinet answers the phone. FC-10-D18F1-210-02-60 is the 5-year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA add-on: once a hardware fault is confirmed, Fortinet ships a replacement appliance so it arrives the following business day, instead of the multi-day cycle a standard warranty claim can take.

What this service covers

This SKU rides on top of an existing FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite subscription for the FortiGate 1801F-DC; it doesn’t stand alone. Once Fortinet confirms the failure, a replacement unit ships for delivery the next calendar day, ahead of the failed unit being returned. No field engineer is included at this tier: your own team unboxes, racks, and cables the replacement. The 5-year term carries the entitlement across the full lifecycle of the appliance, so it doesn’t need to be renewed mid-cycle.

Who needs this on a 1801F-DC

DC-powered FortiGate units typically sit in telco central offices, colocation cages, or purpose-built DC rows, environments where standard advance-replacement timelines are already fast but a next-day guarantee still beats an open-ended warranty claim. Teams running the 1801F-DC without a cold spare on-site, or that can’t tolerate an appliance sitting dark for several days while a claim processes, are the intended buyer. If four hours matters more than one business day, the FC-10-D18F1-211-02-60 tier is the faster option; if a standard warranty timeline is acceptable, this add-on can be skipped.

FortiCare RMA tiers on the 1801F-DC

FortiCare Essential includes only standard return-and-replace RMA and can’t be paired with a Priority RMA add-on. Premium and Elite both unlock Priority RMA; the table below shows what each base FortiCare level includes before this add-on is layered on top.

Activation & delivery

Nothing physical ships for the license itself. DataCenter360.ca issues the entitlement electronically, typically within 0–1 business days, and attaches it to the FortiGate 1801F-DC’s serial number in the FortiCare portal. Because the license is electronic, it can be assigned to a 1801F-DC anywhere in the world; the actual next-day courier delivery depends on Fortinet’s regional RMA and logistics coverage for the country where the appliance is deployed, so confirm coverage for remote or DC-power-only sites before relying on the window.

This add-on vs. the alternatives

FC-10-D18F1-211-02-60 is the faster, higher-cost 4-Hour Priority RMA tier for sites that can’t absorb even a one-day gap. FC-10-D18F1-301-02-60 (Secure RMA) adds media-retention handling for sites with data-security requirements around the failed unit. This Next Calendar Day tier sits as the entry point into Priority RMA: a meaningful upgrade over waiting on a standard warranty claim, at a lower cost than the four-hour service.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

We sell this RMA add-on the same way we sell the FortiGate 1801F-DC hardware, checked against your active FortiCare contract before the order is placed. Order FC-10-D18F1-210-02-60 and we’ll confirm the appliance’s serial number so the entitlement attaches correctly on the first pass.