Fortinet FortiGate 3001F DC FortiCare Premium to Elite Upgrade, 5-Year (FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60)

SKU: FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60

Original price was: CAD$41,161.87.Current price is: CAD$32,841.92.

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FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60 upgrades an active FortiGate 3001F DC FortiCare Premium contract to Elite-level support for five years, adding 15-minute critical-issue response, extended LTS coverage, and the FortiCare Elite monitoring portal.
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Product description

At data center scale, a one-hour response to a P1 incident is not the same as a fifteen-minute one. FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60 upgrades FortiCare Premium to Elite on a FortiGate 3001F DC for five years, committing Fortinet’s highest per-device support tier to a platform that rarely gets a second chance at uptime. This is not a separate contract layered on top of Premium — it replaces the Premium entitlement and applies from the moment the key is activated in the Fortinet Support Portal.

What the Upgrade Delivers

FortiCare Elite improves on Premium in three concrete areas:

  • Critical-issue response time: 15 minutes — down from 1 hour under Premium, handled by the most senior available technical resources.
  • Non-critical response: 2 business hours — compared to next-business-day under Premium.
  • Extended LTS coverage: 18 months of Extended End-of-Engineering-Support (E-EoES) for devices on a long-term stable firmware release, extending security-patch availability past the standard cutoff.
  • FortiCare Elite Monitoring Portal: proactive device health insights, firmware and security recommendations, and a unified device view — available for FortiGate hardware including the 3001F DC.

Telephone support, standard RMA with advanced replacement, firmware access, Priority RMA add-on eligibility, and the Asset Management Portal all remain in place from the existing Premium tier.

FortiCare Tier Comparison

This contract brings the FortiGate 3001F DC to Elite level. The table shows how the three per-device support tiers compare:

Feature Essential Premium Elite
Critical-issue response Next business day 1 hour 15 minutes
Telephone support
Hardware RMA Return & replace Advanced replacement Advanced replacement
Priority RMA add-on eligible
Firmware, tools & portal access
Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal

Who Should Upgrade

The FortiGate 3001F DC is a data center firewall built for high-throughput environments — financial services, service providers, and enterprise network cores where downtime carries real cost. If the device protects critical infrastructure, processes regulated data, or sits at the edge of a high-availability topology, the 15-minute Elite SLA closes the gap that a 1-hour Premium window leaves open. Organizations holding the device on a long-term stable firmware release gain an additional reason to upgrade: the 18-month E-EoES window keeps that release supported well past the standard engineering cutoff date.

Activation and Electronic Delivery

This contract is fulfilled electronically. After purchase, Fortinet delivers the upgrade key to the registered email address — no hardware ships. Activate through the Fortinet Support Portal by applying the key to the existing FortiCare Premium registration for the 3001F DC. The five-year Elite term begins on the activation date, not the purchase date.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. FortiCare contracts ship electronically and are available to customers worldwide. Purchase confirmation typically arrives same business day. For organizations upgrading support across multiple high-end FortiGate appliances, contact DataCenter360.ca for volume assistance and to align contract end dates.

Do I need an active FortiCare Premium contract on the FortiGate 3001F DC to purchase this upgrade?

Yes. FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60 is an upgrade SKU, not a standalone FortiCare Elite contract. The FortiGate 3001F DC must have an active FortiCare Premium subscription in the Fortinet Support Portal before the upgrade key can be applied. Contact DataCenter360.ca if you need to confirm or renew your Premium entitlement first.

Is the FortiCare Elite monitoring portal available for the FortiGate 3001F DC?

Yes. Fortinet’s proactive device insights portal is available for FortiGate hardware, including the 3001F DC. Once the Elite upgrade is activated, the portal provides device health status, firmware recommendations, and security posture insights tied to the registered appliance.

Can this 5-year upgrade contract be delivered to customers outside Canada?

Yes. FortiCare contracts are electronic and carry no geographic restriction — this SKU is available to organizations worldwide. DataCenter360.ca delivers the upgrade key electronically to any country. Only physical Fortinet hardware shipments are limited to Canada.

Additional information

Additional information

Manufacturer

Fortinet

Model

FortiGate-3001F-DC

Product Type

Product Group

End of Order Date (EOO)

Not published yet

Last Service Extension Date (LSED)

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End of Support Date (EOS)

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Product Family

FG-1000 to FG-4000

MPN

FC-10-FD3K1-204-02-60

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