FortiGate-5050FA
Fortinet FortiGate 5050FA — Fortinet FortiGate-5050FA 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-5050FA — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiGate-5050FA still supported?
No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiGate-5050FA was Jul 2019 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
When did the FortiGate-5050FA reach end of sale?
FortiGate-5050FA reached end of sale Jul 2014, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiGate-5050FA?
Jul 2019 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the FortiGate-5050FA be maintained after Fortinet support ends?
After the last date of support, FortiGate-5050FA units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.