Fortinet FortiGate 71F Next Calendar Day Priority RMA, 1-Year (FC-10-0071F-210-02-12)

Most FortiGate 71F deployments cover a small branch or retail site with no redundant firewall in the rack. When the device fails on a Friday evening or over a holiday weekend, standard next-business-day RMA can mean two or three full days of downtime. The Next Calendar Day Priority RMA service (FC-10-0071F-210-02-12) changes that calculation: once Fortinet confirms the hardware failure, a replacement unit ships the same day and arrives at your door the following calendar day, including weekends and public holidays.

What This Service Covers

FC-10-0071F-210-02-12 is a 1-year Priority RMA add-on for the FortiGate 71F. It supplements an active FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite per-device contract, upgrading the hardware replacement timeline from next-business-day to next-calendar-day. The key distinction: weekends and holidays count. If a confirmed hardware failure is logged on a Saturday morning, the replacement unit ships Saturday and arrives Sunday — not Monday after a business day resumes.

This add-on does not include FortiCare support or FortiGuard services. It extends the replacement speed within your existing FortiCare contract. FortiCare Essential contracts are not eligible for Priority RMA add-ons.

Who Needs Next Calendar Day Priority RMA

This service fits branch offices, retail locations, and SOHO deployments where the FortiGate 71F is the sole security and connectivity device on-site. If there is no redundant firewall, a failure during off-hours becomes a visibility and connectivity outage until the replacement arrives. Next Calendar Day Priority RMA is the minimum protection for those environments. Organizations with HA clustering or a spare unit on the shelf may not need it, but single-device sites should have it.

FortiCare Tier Comparison

Priority RMA is available as an add-on to FortiCare Premium and Elite. The table below shows how base RMA coverage differs across tiers before this add-on is applied:

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-0071F-210-02-12 is delivered electronically. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca sends activation details by email within 0–1 business days. Registration is done through the Fortinet Support portal, where you associate the service to your FortiGate 71F serial number. Coverage begins from the activation date and runs for one year.

This Add-On vs. a Full Bundle

This service covers hardware replacement speed only. If your FortiGate 71F does not yet have a FortiCare contract, start with FortiCare Premium or a subscription bundle before adding Priority RMA. The add-on cannot stand alone: it requires FortiCare Premium or Elite to be active on the same device serial number. For organizations evaluating the right support structure, pairing a 1-year subscription bundle with a 1-year Priority RMA term is a straightforward starting point.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca carries FortiGate 71F Priority RMA in 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year terms. We are a Fortinet Select Partner supplying genuine Fortinet licenses to Canadian businesses. Orders ship electronically within 0–1 business days. If you need help matching the RMA term to your existing FortiCare renewal date, contact us and we will confirm the right SKU.