Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB next-generation firewall. Published end-of-order (end-of-sale) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Fortinet's public hardware Product Life Cycle feed, linked for verification.
Support summary
Past end of serviceEvery tracked Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Dec 2012). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 163 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: next-generation firewall
The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — it is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →
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EOSL — PASTOptions from here
Unsupported nowThe Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB is past Fortinet end of service life. These are the paths teams take 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.
Independent and informational — EOSL.ai sells no hardware or maintenance and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the asset's role.
Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiGate 5002FB end of life?
Yes — every tracked FortiGate 5002FB SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the FortiGate 5002FB?
Dec 2012 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these FortiGate 5002FB dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
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