Fortinet FortiGate 2600F 3-Year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA Service (FC-10-F26HF-210-02-36)

A FortiGate 2600F protecting production traffic can’t wait on a standard next-business-day box swap when a chassis fails at 4pm on a Friday. The FortiGate 2600F 3-Year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA Service (FC-10-F26HF-210-02-36) shortens that window: once a replacement is confirmed, Fortinet ships it by courier to arrive the next calendar day, weekends and holidays included, for three years. It rides on top of an active FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite contract rather than replacing it.

What this service covers

This SKU is the Priority RMA (PRMA) add-on, Next Calendar Day tier, applied to a FortiGate 2600F for a 36-month term:

• Next Calendar Day delivery: once the exchange is confirmed, Fortinet dispatches a replacement unit by courier to arrive the following calendar day, subject to the local country cutoff time, including weekends and holidays.
• Add-on, not a base contract: Priority RMA options exist only on top of FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite. FortiCare Essential customers aren’t eligible for this add-on; standard next-business-day RMA already ships with Premium and Elite by default, and this SKU upgrades that timing.
• Country-level availability: RMA logistics vary by region. Fortinet’s service availability page and a channel partner conversation confirm exact courier timing for a specific ship-to location.

FortiCare RMA levels compared

Hardware replacement speed and eligibility for a Priority RMA add-on like this one depend on which FortiCare tier is active on the FortiGate 2600F:

Essential-covered devices can’t attach this Priority RMA SKU at all; a FortiGate 2600F needs Premium or Elite active first (for example, FC-10-F26HF-247-02-36 for Premium).

Who needs the Next Calendar Day upgrade

Standard next-business-day RMA is adequate for most deployments. This upgrade matters when a FortiGate 2600F sits in a path where a same-week outage is expensive: a data center edge, a colocation site with limited on-site staff, or a location where “next business day” can quietly slip past a weekend into three or four calendar days. Financial, healthcare, and always-on service environments running a 2600F at this scale are the typical buyers.

Activation and delivery

The service is registered electronically to the FortiGate 2600F’s serial number and layers onto the existing FortiCare Premium or Elite contract for the term purchased. Nothing ships with this license itself; it only changes RMA logistics if and when a hardware failure occurs. Country cutoff times determine same-day-confirmed vs. next-calendar-day arrival, so confirm local courier windows with your account team if timing is mission-critical.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca issues Fortinet subscription licenses electronically to customers anywhere, and this Priority RMA add-on is no exception. If you’re unsure whether your FortiGate 2600F already carries FortiCare Premium or Elite, or need the 1-year or 5-year term instead of 3-year, our team can confirm eligibility before you order. Checkout is fully secured and licenses are issued directly from Fortinet.