FortiGate-50A
Fortinet FortiGate 50A — Fortinet FortiGate-50A 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-50A — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiGate-50A still supported?
No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiGate-50A was Apr 2012 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
When did the FortiGate-50A reach end of sale?
FortiGate-50A reached end of sale Apr 2007, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiGate-50A?
Apr 2012 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the FortiGate-50A be maintained after Fortinet support ends?
After the last date of support, FortiGate-50A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.