Fortinet FortiGate 80F FortiCare Elite Support, 5-Year (FC-10-0080F-284-02-60)

Core infrastructure firewalls like the FG-80F often stay in production for five years or more. FC-10-0080F-284-02-60 provides FortiCare Elite support for that full 5-year period: a 15-minute P1 response commitment from Fortinet TAC, the Elite monitoring portal, and extended LTS firmware access — a single purchase that covers the appliance through its likely operational life.

What FortiCare Elite Covers

FortiCare Elite is the highest support tier available for the FG-80F. This 5-year subscription provides:

• 15-minute P1 response from Fortinet TAC for critical or network-down events
• 24×7 telephone support for all case severity levels
• Hardware RMA via return and replace
• Elite monitoring portal with proactive health and compliance visibility
• Extended LTS firmware access for the FortiGate 80F platform

FortiCare Tier Comparison

FortiCare has three tiers. FC-10-0080F-284-02-60 covers the top tier for a 5-year period:

Who Uses a 5-Year Elite Term on the FG-80F

Organizations treating the FG-80F as stable core infrastructure buy the 5-year term to match support coverage to the full device lifecycle. Financial services firms, managed service providers with client SLA commitments, and mid-size businesses that prioritize fast incident resolution use Elite to minimize exposure during network-impacting events. The 5-year purchase reduces annual renewal overhead and locks in Elite SLAs for the entire planned operational period.

Activation and Delivery

DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically after order processing, typically within 0 to 1 business days. Activation uses the FortiCare portal against the FG-80F serial number. No physical shipment occurs; the 5-year coverage period starts on the activation date.

FortiCare Elite vs. Subscription Bundles

The UTP and Enterprise subscription bundles for the FG-80F include FortiCare Premium as part of the package. If the FG-80F is running on one of those bundles and you need Elite-tier response, FC-10-0080F-284-02-60 is added on top. It upgrades support entitlements only; FortiGuard security services remain in the bundle.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner with authorization to sell Fortinet subscriptions in Canada and internationally. A 5-year FortiCare Elite purchase consolidates FG-80F support into a single subscription with one renewal event in five years. All delivery is electronic, no shipping cost, and no lead time for a physical key.