Original price was: CAD$5,450.36.CAD$4,443.22Current price is: CAD$4,443.22.
The FortiGate 2601F-DC is a high-density data center firewall delivering 31 Gbps IPS throughput and 25 Gbps threat protection with dual redundant power supplies and reverse airflow suited to hot-aisle/cold-aisle deployments. When your operation depends on that appliance around the clock, FortiCare Premium is a solid baseline, but some environments need faster guaranteed response and longer firmware support windows. That is exactly what FC-10-FD261-204-02-12 delivers: a one-year upgrade from FortiCare Premium to FortiCare Elite on the 2601F-DC.
This SKU does not add a new support contract. It elevates an existing, active FortiCare Premium entitlement on the same device to Elite-tier service for one year. You retain everything Premium already provides, and three significant capabilities are added on top:
This upgrade places the 2601F-DC at FortiCare Elite, the highest per-device support tier. The table below summarizes the key differences across all three levels.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response time | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Non-critical response time | Next business day | Next business day | 2 business hours |
| 24×7 telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace only | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
The 2601F-DC sits at the core of data center and carrier-grade deployments where unplanned downtime carries direct business cost. Teams that already hold FortiCare Premium but face compliance mandates for guaranteed sub-hour response, or that are running firmware on an LTS branch and need Fortinet to keep issuing patches past the standard 12-month window, will find the Elite upgrade worthwhile. It is also a logical step for organizations that want visibility into device health without building a separate monitoring workflow.
FC-10-FD261-204-02-12 is delivered electronically. After purchase, Fortinet sends a license key that you register in the support portal against the serial number of the 2601F-DC. The upgrade is available to customers worldwide; no physical shipment is required. Delivery typically completes within 0 to 1 business days.
Important: an active FortiCare Premium subscription on the target device is required before activating this upgrade. If you need FortiCare Premium first, see FC-10-FD261-247-02-12.
This listing covers the one-year term. Three-year and five-year options lock in the Elite SLA for a longer window and may reduce total cost compared to renewing annually. The term of this upgrade must align with the remaining duration of your active Premium contract. Check the expiry date in the Fortinet support portal before ordering.
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner supplying support entitlements to enterprise and service-provider teams worldwide. Orders placed here are fulfilled directly and confirmed with Fortinet’s partner systems, so the license registers cleanly against your device record. Questions about term alignment or which SLA tier fits your RTO/RPO targets? Contact the team before you order; pre-sales guidance is available.
| 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-FD261-204-02-12 |
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