Fortinet FortiSwitch-1048E FortiCare Premium 1-Year Support (FC-10-1E48F-247-02-12)

If your FortiSwitch-1048E is still handling traffic in production, keeping FortiCare Premium active is the straightforward way to maintain access to 24×7 Fortinet support and hardware replacement coverage. The FS-1048E carries 48 x 10GE SFP/SFP+ access ports and six 40GE QSFP+ uplinks (or four 100GE QSFP28), making it a dense workhorse for 10GE server-to-switch connectivity. This 1-year contract (FC-10-1E48F-247-02-12) keeps you covered while you plan your next infrastructure cycle.

What This FortiCare Premium Contract Covers

FC-10-1E48F-247-02-12 activates one year of FortiCare Premium on a single FortiSwitch-1048E unit. Coverage includes:

• 24×7 telephone and online access to Fortinet’s support team
• 1-hour response SLA on Severity 1 (critical) issues
• Advanced hardware replacement with next-business-day delivery — replacement ships before you return the faulty switch
• Firmware updates and full access to the Fortinet support portal
• Eligibility to add Priority RMA for same-day or 4-hour service dispatch

FortiSwitch-1048E Support Tier Comparison

This product is the Premium tier. The table below shows how Essential, Premium, and Elite differ for FortiSwitch devices.

Who Needs This Contract

The FortiSwitch-1048E has reached its Last Service Extension Date (LSED) from Fortinet, meaning hardware orders are no longer available. However, if you have FS-1048E units in service, you can still maintain FortiCare Premium coverage for those existing switches. This 1-year renewal makes sense for teams that:

• Are operating FS-1048E infrastructure while planning a migration to current-generation FortiSwitch models
• Need to maintain 24×7 support coverage and hardware RMA through the transition period
• Manage environments where an immediate swap to newer hardware is not yet practical

If you’re ready to upgrade, DataCenter360.ca can help evaluate current-generation FortiSwitch data center options (such as the FS-1048G or FS-2048F) that provide a direct upgrade path with improved throughput and longer support lifecycles.

Activation and Delivery

This license delivers electronically. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca provides registration details within 0–1 business day. You activate the contract through the Fortinet Support Portal (support.fortinet.com) by associating it with your FS-1048E serial number. The 12-month term begins on the activation date.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. We can supply FortiCare contracts for existing FS-1048E installations and, when the time comes, help with upgrade pricing through the Fortinet Upgrade Program. If you’re assessing whether to renew or migrate, contact us and we can run a cost comparison for the current contract term versus transitioning to a supported successor model.