Original price was: CAD$27,251.80.CAD$21,743.46Current price is: CAD$21,743.46.
The FortiGate 2601F-DC is a 2RU data center firewall built for environments that demand both extreme performance and uninterrupted uptime. It delivers 31 Gbps of IPS throughput and 27 Gbps of NGFW throughput, powered by Fortinet’s purpose-built SPUs and fed by DC power — eliminating a single point of failure in telco and carrier-grade deployments. When hardware of this class encounters a critical issue, every minute of delay costs real money. That is precisely what FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 is designed to prevent.
FortiCare Elite is Fortinet’s highest per-device support tier. Purchasing FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 activates the following entitlements on your registered FortiGate 2601F-DC for one year:
FortiCare Elite makes most sense for any team where downtime carries contractual or revenue consequences. Data center operators running the 2601F-DC as a perimeter or segmentation gateway, service providers using it for multi-tenant hosting, and enterprises with strict uptime SLAs will find the 15-minute critical-SLA and E-EoES provisions directly valuable. Teams that run lean NOC coverage after hours particularly benefit: a 15-minute callback at 2 a.m. on a holiday weekend is meaningfully different from next-business-day web ticketing.
FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 is a software entitlement delivered electronically. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca processes the order and Fortinet issues the license key to your registered FortiCare account. Delivery is typically within 0 to 1 business day. You apply the key through the FortiGate management GUI or CLI to attach it to your device serial number. No hardware ships. The subscription is valid worldwide and can be applied regardless of where your FortiGate 2601F-DC is physically deployed.
This product activates FortiCare Elite — the top support tier. The table below summarizes what each tier covers on any FortiGate device.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite (This SKU) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Non-critical response | Next business day | Next business day | 2 business hours |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. Orders for FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 are fulfilled directly and processed same-day during business hours. If you are weighing multi-year coverage, the 3-year (FC-10-FD261-284-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-FD261-284-02-60) options are listed separately and typically carry a lower effective annual cost. For volume pricing or bundling questions, use the quote form and reference the SKU.
FortiCare Elite adds three capabilities not available in Premium: a 15-minute critical-issue response SLA (vs. 1 hour in Premium), 18-month extended end-of-engineering-support so your device stays patchable beyond the standard EoS date, and access to the FortiCare Elite Portal for proactive device health monitoring and security posture insights.
Yes. FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 is a per-device subscription specific to the FortiGate 2601F-DC. It registers against that device’s serial number in your Fortinet support account. It cannot be transferred to a different model or shared across multiple units.
Yes. FortiCare Elite is an electronic license and Fortinet’s TAC operates globally. You can apply FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 on a FortiGate 2601F-DC deployed in any country. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically to any destination worldwide.
FortiCare Elite includes standard advanced hardware replacement (RMA), meaning Fortinet ships a replacement unit before you return the failed device. If you need an expedited 4-hour or next-calendar-day hardware delivery, that requires an optional Priority RMA add-on. Elite-contracted devices are eligible to add Priority RMA; Essential-contracted devices are not.
Once FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 expires, the device reverts to no active support contract. Fortinet recommends renewing before expiry to avoid any gap in SLA coverage or firmware access. DataCenter360.ca carries 3-year (FC-10-FD261-284-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-FD261-284-02-60) terms if a longer commitment fits your procurement cycle.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-2601F-DC |
| Product Type | |
| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FG-1000 to FG-4000 |
| MPN | FC-10-FD261-284-02-12 |
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