Fortinet FortiGate 2601F-DC Priority RMA Service, 1-Year (FC-10-FD261-210-02-12)

Hardware failures in data center environments rarely wait for a convenient moment. FC-10-FD261-210-02-12 is the 1-year Priority RMA add-on for the FortiGate 2601F-DC, and it changes what happens after a failure: instead of shipping a unit back and waiting, Fortinet ships a replacement to arrive the next calendar day. That single difference matters when chassis-class firewalls are carrying your organization’s east-west and perimeter traffic.

What This Service Covers

FC-10-FD261-210-02-12 is the Next Calendar Day Delivery Priority RMA for the FortiGate 2601F-DC. It attaches to an existing FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite contract and upgrades the hardware replacement logistics. Under standard FortiCare Essential, failed units are returned and replaced on a depot timeline. Priority RMA converts that to an advance replacement dispatch: Fortinet ships a replacement unit before your defective unit is received, targeting next-calendar-day delivery.

• Advanced hardware replacement shipped before the defective unit is returned
• Next calendar day delivery target for replacement units
• Requires an active FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite contract on the same device
• Covers the FortiGate 2601F-DC (DC = Data Center power configuration)
• 1-year term; 3-year and 5-year options available to reduce renewal cycles

RMA Tier Comparison

Priority RMA is an add-on to FortiCare Premium or Elite. The table below shows how hardware replacement stacks across the FortiCare tiers:

Source: Fortinet FortiCare Technical Support and RMA Services datasheet.

Who Needs This Service

Organizations running the FortiGate 2601F-DC in production, where unplanned downtime translates directly into service outages, are the primary audience:

• Managed service providers with SLA obligations that require firewall availability commitments
• Financial and healthcare organizations with regulatory or operational requirements for near-zero recovery time
• Data center operators running the 2601F-DC in HA pairs, where a failed unit narrows redundancy to a single point
• Enterprise IT teams without sufficient spare chassis inventory on site to absorb an unplanned hardware failure

Activation and Delivery

This is a service contract, not physical hardware. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically within 0 to 1 business days. Registration is handled through the Fortinet Support Portal (support.fortinet.com), where you associate the contract with the registered FortiGate 2601F-DC serial number. A valid FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite subscription on the same device is required before activating Priority RMA.

Term Options

FC-10-FD261-210-02-12 covers one year. Multi-year terms reduce administrative overhead and lock in service continuity:

• 1 year — FC-10-FD261-210-02-12 (this product)
• 3 years — FC-10-FD261-210-02-36
• 5 years — FC-10-FD261-210-02-60

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. Service contracts are sourced through official channels and register cleanly against your device serial number. Orders are fulfilled electronically, typically within the same business day. If you need to pair this with FortiCare Premium or want a multi-year term, the team can prepare a combined quote.