Fortinet FortiGate 80F Secure RMA Service, 5-Year (FC-10-0080F-301-02-60)

In regulated and classified environments, hardware disposal is governed as carefully as data handling. The FortiGate 80F 5-Year Secure RMA (FC-10-0080F-301-02-60) addresses that requirement: when the FortiGate 80F fails during the 5-year coverage period, Fortinet delivers an advance replacement unit and coordinates secure on-site disposal of the defective hardware, rather than routing it back through a standard carrier where residual data could be a risk.

What Secure RMA Covers

Secure RMA is a Priority RMA variant for FortiCare Premium or Elite subscribers. Standard advance replacement returns the failed unit to Fortinet for refurbishment. Secure RMA removes that step: the defective FortiGate 80F is destroyed on-site under a documented process, keeping the unit within the security perimeter for its entire lifecycle. The 5-year term covers the full deployment without mid-contract renewal overhead.

Who This Service Is For

FortiGate 80F deployments in government agencies, defense contractors, financial institutions, healthcare facilities, or any environment where physical security of decommissioned hardware is mandated by policy or regulation. The FortiGate 80F is a desktop or 1.5RU NGFW serving mid-sized branch offices and secure perimeter environments. Frameworks such as NIST SP 800-88 require documented sanitization or destruction of decommissioned devices. Secure RMA satisfies that requirement for hardware replacements under FortiCare over the 5-year term.

Activation and Delivery

Electronic delivery in 0–1 business days after purchase confirmation. Register the license against the FortiGate 80F serial number in the FortiCare Support Portal. Coverage begins on activation and runs for 60 months. When a hardware failure occurs, contact Fortinet TAC. TAC confirms the failure, ships the advance replacement, and initiates the documented on-site secure disposal process for the defective unit.

FortiCare Support Tiers at a Glance

Secure RMA is available as a Priority RMA add-on for FortiCare Premium and Elite subscribers. The table below shows how support capabilities compare across FortiCare tiers.

Secure RMA Versus Standard Priority RMA for the FortiGate 80F

The -210- and -211- Priority RMA add-ons ship a replacement within a defined window but require return of the defective unit. Secure RMA (-301-) removes the return requirement and substitutes an on-site destruction step. Choose Secure RMA when data remanence on failed hardware is a compliance concern. Standard Priority RMA is appropriate for environments without those restrictions. Both options require FortiCare Premium or Elite.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner with access to Fortinet’s licensing system. The 5-year Secure RMA SKU (FC-10-0080F-301-02-60) is available for immediate electronic delivery to Canadian and international customers. Every order includes confirmation of the registered SKU for your compliance records, and our team can assist with FortiCare Portal registration steps.