Fortinet FortiGate 1000A — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fortinet FortiGate 1000A 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.
Every tracked Fortinet FortiGate 1000A SKU group is past Fortinet end of service life (last group Sep 2016). 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 2010 – Sep 2011
Last date of support
Feb 2015 – Sep 2016
Part numbers
2
138
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 138 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: next-generation 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
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate-1000A | Fortinet FortiGate-1000A next-generation firewall | Feb 2010 | Feb 2015 | Past support |
| FortiGate-1000A-LENC | Fortinet FortiGate-1000A-LENC next-generation firewall | Sep 2011 | Sep 2016 | Past support |
Options from here
The Fortinet FortiGate 1000A 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 FortiGate 1000A — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiGate 1000A end of life?
Yes. Every tracked FortiGate 1000A SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the FortiGate 1000A?
Last dates of support across FortiGate 1000A SKU groups range from Feb 2015 to Sep 2016.
Where do these FortiGate 1000A 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.