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United States (US) Authorized DistributorNot every deployment calls for a 3- or 5-year RMA commitment at the outset. The 1-year Priority RMA (FC-10-GT51G-210-02-12) for the FortiGate 51G gives next-calendar-day hardware replacement coverage for a 12-month term — a practical starting point for sites that want to evaluate the benefit before renewing into a longer contract, or for environments with annual budget cycles that prefer single-year service terms.
If the FortiGate 51G fails, you open an RMA case. Once confirmed, Fortinet ships a replacement unit by courier for next-calendar-day delivery, weekends and public holidays included. Standard next-business-day RMA (included with FortiCare Premium) does not count weekends; Priority RMA closes that gap.
Conditions to be aware of:
The table below summarizes how RMA and support response times compare across the three FortiCare per-device support tiers. Priority RMA is only addable to Premium or Elite:
| Feature | 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 | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Single-year Priority RMA suits organizations on 12-month budget approval cycles, MSPs covering client hardware under annual service contracts, and teams that want to validate the operational value of next-day coverage before locking in a multi-year commitment. It is also a common choice when a FortiGate 51G is being deployed toward the end of a fiscal year and a co-terminus renewal is easier to manage.
The Priority RMA license is electronic. Register the key against the FortiGate 51G serial number in the Fortinet Support Portal and coverage activates immediately. Delivery at DataCenter360.ca is typically same-day on business days — no physical shipment needed for the license itself. Hardware only ships when an actual failure triggers an RMA event.
Priority RMA on its own makes sense when the site is already covered by FortiGuard security services and only hardware turnaround is the gap. If you’re starting from scratch — no active FortiCare, no security subscriptions — the FortiGate 51G UTP bundle (FC-10-GT51G-950-02-12) bundles FortiCare Premium plus the full FortiGuard security stack at 1 year, and Premium qualifies you to add Priority RMA on top. Check both options before committing.
DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner. This 1-year license is in stock and delivers electronically within hours of payment. If you want to co-term this with an existing FortiCare Premium renewal date, or confirm compatibility with your current support contract, contact us first — it’s a quick check that can save a renewal headache later.
In most cases, Fortinet licenses for a term and does not mid-stream upgrade to a longer term on the same contract. The standard path is to let the 1-year lapse and then purchase a 3-year term at renewal. If co-termination is a concern, contact DataCenter360.ca before buying so we can map the cleanest renewal path for your contract set.
FortiCare Premium includes next-business-day RMA at no extra charge — a replacement unit ships the next business day after the RMA is confirmed. Priority RMA upgrades that to next-calendar-day, meaning weekends and holidays count. If a FortiGate 51G fails on Friday at 4 PM, standard RMA ships Monday; Priority RMA ships Saturday for delivery the same weekend.
No. Priority RMA addresses delivery speed — next calendar day. Secure RMA (FC-10-GT51G-301-02-xx) addresses data protection — it allows the defective unit to remain on-site rather than being returned to Fortinet. They solve different problems and can be used together in some configurations.
Fortinet licenses do not auto-renew. When the 1-year term expires, Priority RMA coverage lapses and you revert to the next-business-day RMA included with FortiCare Premium. Set a calendar reminder 30-60 days before expiry to allow time for renewal purchasing and registration.
Fortinet ships a factory-default replacement unit. You are responsible for restoring configuration from your backup. The FortiGate 51G configuration can be backed up via the GUI, CLI, or FortiManager. Having a recent backup is the fastest path to restoring operations after a replacement arrives.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-51G |
| Product Type | |
| 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-GT51G-210-02-12 |
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