Fortinet FortiGate 400E-BYPASS Priority RMA, 4-Hour Delivery, 1-Year (FC-10-F4HBE-211-02-12)

When the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS goes down in a data center running inline traffic inspection, every hour without hardware matters. Standard FortiCare Advanced Replacement schedules a next-day shipment. The FC-10-F4HBE-211-02-12 narrows that window to four hours: it is the 1-year 4-Hour Hardware Delivery Priority RMA add-on for the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS, giving your team a certified replacement unit on-site the same day a failure is confirmed by Fortinet TAC.

This service attaches to an existing FortiCare Premium or Elite subscription on the same device. It cannot be purchased for a device covered only by FortiCare Essential.

What This Service Covers

4-Hour Hardware Delivery Priority RMA provides advance replacement, meaning Fortinet ships the replacement unit before you return the failed one. Core specifics of this add-on:

• Advance replacement: replacement unit ships first; failed unit is returned after
• 4-hour delivery window from TAC approval (subject to depot location and business hours)
• Covers the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS hardware only; renewal applies to the registered serial number
• Requires co-termination with an active FortiCare Premium or Elite contract

FortiCare Support Tiers and RMA Coverage

Priority RMA is an add-on available exclusively to FortiCare Premium and Elite subscribers. The table below compares RMA entitlements across the three FortiCare tiers for the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS, showing where this service fits.

Who Needs Priority RMA on the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS

The 400E-BYPASS is used in transparent inline deployments where the appliance sits in the traffic path between network segments. Fail modes are visible immediately, and bypass operation (fail-open or fail-close) only covers so long before an investigation or manual swap is needed. Organizations that depend on the 400E-BYPASS for continuous inspection have the most to gain from this add-on:

• Data centers with strict uptime SLAs tied to inline security inspection
• Financial, healthcare, and government networks that cannot run uninspected traffic overnight
• Sites with no spare hardware on the shelf
• Environments where a next-business-day replacement creates a reportable gap

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-F4HBE-211-02-12 is an electronic subscription sold worldwide. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca delivers the contract key by email within 0-1 business days. You register it at support.fortinet.com, associating the RMA add-on with the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS serial number and the existing FortiCare Premium or Elite contract. The Priority RMA entitlement becomes visible in the Fortinet Support Portal immediately upon registration.

Lifecycle and Term Options

This listing is the 1-year term. 3-year (FC-10-F4HBE-211-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-F4HBE-211-02-60) options are also available and reduce the per-year cost. The FortiGate 400E-BYPASS End of Order Date is July 30, 2026; Last Service Extension Date is July 30, 2030; End of Support runs through July 31, 2031. Keeping Priority RMA active through the LSED ensures hardware replacement coverage for the full supported lifecycle of the platform.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner with all three term lengths of the FC-10-F4HBE-211 Priority RMA series in stock. Licenses are verified and delivered electronically with no hardware shipment for this SKU. If you need to pair this add-on with a new FortiCare Premium subscription for the 400E-BYPASS, reach out before ordering and we can quote both on a single PO. Volume pricing is available for multiple devices or multi-year terms on request.