Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B carrier-grade 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.
Every tracked Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Feb 2017). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
End of sale
Feb 2012
Last date of support
Feb 2017
Part numbers
2
114
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 114 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: carrier-grade firewall
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
All 2 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiCarrier-3951B | Fortinet FortiCarrier-3951B carrier-grade firewall | Feb 2012 | Feb 2017 | Past support |
| FortiCarrier-3951B-DC | Fortinet FortiCarrier-3951B-DC carrier-grade firewall | Feb 2012 | Feb 2017 | Past support |
Options from here
The Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B 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 and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiCarrier 3951B end of life?
Yes. Every tracked FortiCarrier 3951B SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the FortiCarrier 3951B?
Feb 2017, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these FortiCarrier 3951B 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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