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Authorized Partner for United States (US)For FortiGate 81F-POE units that will run through their full five-year operational life in a compliance-sensitive environment, a single 5-year Secure RMA purchase eliminates five annual renewal decisions. The FC-10-F81FP-301-02-60 locks in drive-retention RMA coverage for the complete lifecycle, so storage media never leaves your control regardless of when a failure occurs.
The FC-10-F81FP-301 series is a Secure RMA service for the FortiGate 81F-POE. When a hardware failure occurs, Fortinet ships an advanced replacement unit and allows the customer to retain the failed drive rather than returning it. This is critical for organizations where storage media may contain sensitive, regulated, or classified data that cannot be released to a third-party repair depot. The service also covers secure destruction of the replacement unit’s drives on return, completing the chain of custody.
Financial services firms, healthcare providers, government agencies, and legal organizations running the FortiGate 81F-POE are the primary users. Any site where data residency or evidence-of-destruction requirements apply — PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, or internal security policy — benefits from the drive-retention guarantee that Secure RMA provides. Standard Priority RMA (-210- or -211-) does not include this protection; the defective unit including its storage is returned to Fortinet under those SKUs.
Fortinet’s FortiCare support tiers determine the baseline hardware replacement model. Secure RMA is a standalone add-on for FortiCare Premium or Elite subscribers. Here is how the tiers compare on support and replacement:
| Essential | Premium | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Purchase is fulfilled electronically. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key to your email within 0-1 business days. Activate on support.fortinet.com by linking the subscription to the FortiGate 81F-POE serial number. Fortinet verifies an active FortiCare Premium or Elite subscription on the same device before the Secure RMA SLA takes effect.
The standard Priority RMA add-ons (-210- and -211-) focus on replacement speed: next-day or 4-hour delivery. Those services require returning the failed unit, including storage. Secure RMA (-301-) focuses on data security: the replacement SLA is advanced exchange, but the defining value is drive retention and secure destruction. Organizations in regulated industries typically need Secure RMA regardless of how fast they need the replacement hardware.
DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner. A 5-year Secure RMA commitment often has the lowest per-year cost and removes the annual renewal risk of a support lapse. Orders are delivered electronically within 0-1 business days. Contact us if you need to align the Secure RMA term with a matching-length FortiCare Premium subscription.
Priority RMA (-210-, -211-) upgrades the replacement delivery speed to next-day or 4-hour shipment. Secure RMA (-301-) provides drive retention — the failed storage media stays on site rather than being returned to Fortinet. Secure RMA is designed for compliance environments; Priority RMA is designed for uptime-sensitive ones. Both require FortiCare Premium or Elite.
Secure RMA provides advanced exchange (a replacement ships before the failed unit is returned), but the delivery SLA is not 4-hour or next-day as with the Priority RMA add-ons. Check the current Fortinet FortiCare RMA datasheet for the exact delivery commitment in your region. If same-day delivery speed is also required, discuss combining Secure RMA with a Priority RMA add-on through Fortinet Support.
Yes. Secure RMA requires either FortiCare Premium (-247-) or FortiCare Elite on the same FortiGate 81F-POE serial number. FortiCare Essential does not qualify. Ensure both subscriptions cover the same term to avoid a coverage gap when either one renews.
Under the Secure RMA program, Fortinet arranges secure destruction or certified disposal of the drives in the replacement hardware unit that is eventually returned. This completes the data security chain on both sides of the transaction: you keep the failed drive, and Fortinet securely handles the replacement unit’s storage on return.
The Secure RMA subscription is sold and delivered electronically worldwide. DataCenter360.ca can supply this license to customers in any country. Fortinet’s depot coverage and local data-destruction certification may vary by region; contact Fortinet Support to confirm the service is available for your specific site location.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-81F-POE |
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| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FG-10 to FG-100 |
| MPN | FC-10-F81FP-301-02-60 |
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