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Three years of support coverage in a single purchase removes the annual renewal cycle for a full planning period and locks in FortiCare Essential entitlements across the mid-point of the T1024E’s operational life. FC-10-T1E24-314-02-36 is a practical choice for teams that want budget predictability on a 3-year capital expense horizon without stepping up to a premium response tier.
FortiCare Essential for the FortiSwitch T1024E includes firmware and feature-release access, Fortinet’s online troubleshooting tools and asset portal, a next-business-day response SLA for critical issues, and a return-and-replace RMA program covering hardware failures throughout the 3-year term. Telephone support and advance hardware replacement are not part of Essential; they require upgrading to Premium or Elite.
The 3-year term suits organizations where the FortiSwitch T1024E is a stable infrastructure component and the internal team handles most escalations without needing Fortinet telephone access. It eliminates the administrative work of three separate annual renewals, reduces the risk of a coverage gap caused by a missed renewal window, and fits naturally into capital-expense budgets that plan on a 3-year technology cycle. Organizations that evaluate hardware refresh on a 3-year schedule particularly benefit from aligning support expiry to that same horizon.
FC-10-T1E24-314-02-36 is an electronic license delivered worldwide. The contract is issued against the FS-T1024E serial number registered in the Fortinet Support Portal and activates from the contract start date. No physical media ships. This SKU is renewal-only and applies only to FortiSwitch T1024E units already in service; it cannot be combined with a new hardware purchase as an initial support contract.
Over a 3-year term, understanding what Essential includes and excludes is important for matching coverage to operational requirements. The table below compares Essential to Premium and Elite across the features most relevant to long-running switch deployments. If the next-business-day response SLA is acceptable through the planning period, Essential delivers the most cost-efficient baseline for maintaining a supported and RMA-eligible T1024E.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates, online tools & asset portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | — |
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and carries FC-10-T1E24-314-02-36 in stock. Orders are fulfilled electronically with worldwide delivery. If your organization is consolidating renewals for several FortiSwitch T1024E units, we can process all units under a single purchase order so all license keys arrive together, simplifying your support-portal administration. Reach out before placing the order and we will coordinate the multi-unit request.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiSwitch-T1024E |
| 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 | FortiSwitch |
| MPN | FC-10-T1E24-314-02-36 |
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