Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E 4-Hour On-Site RMA, 5-Year (FC-10-S448N-212-02-60)

Five-year support contracts simplify long-running FortiSwitch deployments: a single purchase covers most of the hardware lifecycle without annual renewal cycles or mid-term renegotiations. FC-10-S448N-212-02-60 is the 5-Year 4-Hour On-Site Priority RMA add-on for the FortiSwitch-448E, delivering the same expedited on-site engineer replacement service as shorter-term options, locked in for five years at a predictable total cost.

What This Service Covers

The FortiSwitch-448E is a 48-port GE Secure Campus access switch with four 10GE SFP+ uplinks and 176 Gbps switching capacity in a 1U form factor. FC-10-S448N-212-02-60 adds five years of 4-Hour On-Site Priority RMA coverage to that device: when a hardware failure is confirmed, a courier delivers a replacement unit within four hours and a Fortinet engineer arrives separately to handle the installation and return the failed device. The service requires an active FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite contract on the same serial number.

Who Buys This

Organizations that plan IT support spend on 5-year budget cycles, capital expense programmes that amortize hardware and support costs together, and managed service providers who need long-term SLA commitments on customer-site FortiSwitch units are the main buyers. Purchasing a 5-year term at once also typically costs less in total than three separate shorter renewals, since support pricing tends to increase at renewal time.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-S448N-212-02-60 is a software entitlement. No hardware ships at purchase. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license details to your registered email within 0–1 business days of your order. Registration is completed in Fortinet’s support portal, where you associate the contract with your FortiSwitch-448E serial number. Priority RMA coverage runs continuously for five years from the activation date, covering weekends and public holidays. Country-level availability applies; check Fortinet’s service availability page for your location.

FortiCare RMA Levels at a Glance

Priority RMA is an add-on available only on FortiCare Premium and Elite per-device contracts. The comparison below shows what each support tier includes:

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP, which means all contracts are issued through the official partner channel and are fully registerable from day one. Licensing is delivered electronically for customers in Canada and internationally, with entitlements arriving within 0–1 business days. If a shorter term fits your current budget cycle better, 1-year and 3-year options for the same service are available, and the team can quote them alongside a FortiCare renewal if needed.