When buying/renewing Fortigate firewalls it is important to take into account
the Support/Updates life cycle. Fortinet use few terms in this regard we need to
understand.
- End of Order Date
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The last date we can buy a particular model of the
Fortigate. Those dates are individual for each model and are announced on
ongoing basis. The source of truth for all models is the page
https://support.fortinet.com/Information/ProductLifeCycle.aspx, which is being
updated periodically. The page requires Forticloud registration, but is free and
available to everyone. This date is the starting point of all the other date
calculations. - End of Support (EOS)
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The last date in the Fortigate model life cycle. There will be
no hardware or software support for this model beyond this date. The usual
practice is to have EOS 60…
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Author: Yuri Slobodyanyuk
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