Fortinet FortiGate 80F Secure RMA Service, 3-Year (FC-10-0080F-301-02-36)

Returning failed networking hardware through a standard carrier is not always an option. In regulated industries and classified environments, the FortiGate 80F 3-Year Secure RMA (FC-10-0080F-301-02-36) handles the alternative: Fortinet delivers an advance replacement unit, and the defective FortiGate 80F is disposed of on-site under a documented secure process rather than shipped back through the supply chain.

What the 3-Year Secure RMA Covers

This is a Priority RMA add-on for FortiCare Premium or Elite subscribers on the FortiGate 80F. When a hardware failure occurs during the 36-month term, TAC confirms the fault and dispatches an advance replacement unit. Instead of requiring return of the defective device, Secure RMA substitutes an on-site destruction step, keeping the hardware within the security perimeter for its entire lifecycle. The 3-year term fits standard network refresh cycles that include secure disposal as a compliance requirement.

Who This Service Is For

FortiGate 80F deployments in government, financial services, healthcare, or any environment governed by policies that treat decommissioned networking equipment as a potential data risk. Frameworks such as NIST SP 800-88 require documented sanitization or destruction of hardware that may retain residual configuration or traffic data. Secure RMA satisfies that requirement for any hardware failure during the 3-year FortiCare coverage period. It is also the right choice for environments where shipping failed equipment to a third-party creates an audit trail problem.

Activation and Delivery

Electronic delivery in 0–1 business days. Register the license in the FortiCare Support Portal against the FortiGate 80F serial number. The 36-month coverage period begins on activation. To use the service, contact Fortinet TAC when a failure occurs. TAC validates the fault, ships the advance replacement, and coordinates the secure disposal documentation process for the defective unit at your facility.

FortiCare Support Tiers at a Glance

Secure RMA requires FortiCare Premium or Elite on the same FortiGate 80F unit. The comparison below summarizes support and RMA capabilities by FortiCare tier before adding Secure RMA.

3-Year Secure RMA Versus Standard Priority RMA

Standard Priority RMA add-ons (-210-, -211-) provide advance replacement but require the defective unit to be returned to Fortinet. Secure RMA (-301-) removes the return step and replaces it with on-site disposal. If your compliance framework does not require on-site destruction of returned equipment, a standard Priority RMA add-on is a less expensive path. If equipment data remanence is a concern, Secure RMA is the appropriate service regardless of cost difference.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca offers Fortinet Secure RMA licenses at the published Fortinet rate, with electronic delivery confirmed the same business day for orders placed before 2 PM ET. As a Fortinet Select Partner, we provide the registered SKU details needed for the FortiCare Portal and internal compliance documentation. If the 5-year term or a co-terminus FortiCare bundle is the better fit, we can help structure the full order.