FortiGate-1000
Fortinet FortiGate 1000 — Fortinet FortiGate-1000 next-generation firewall
Lifecycle position
Options from here
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
FortiGate-1000 — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiGate-1000 still supported?
No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiGate-1000 was Aug 2011 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
When did the FortiGate-1000 reach end of sale?
FortiGate-1000 reached end of sale Aug 2006, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiGate-1000?
Aug 2011 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the FortiGate-1000 be maintained after Fortinet support ends?
After the last date of support, FortiGate-1000 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.