FORTINET FG-301E-BDL-988-DD Firewalls

FG-301E-BDL-988-DD Purchase Identity

FG-301E-BDL-988-DD combines the physical FG-301E firewall, the legacy bundle code 988 order code and legacy duration token DD. It is a BDL hardware line rather than an FC service-only SKU. Accessories outside the quoted bill of materials remain separate.

Local-retention migration record

The appliance context is storage-equipped 300E-family firewall. Verify that the ordered appliance is the storage-bearing 301E and document why local event retention is required before reconstructing the historical bundle.

Record SSD health, evidence export, HA state, interface dependencies and migration ownership separately from any old service-code meaning.

For the storage-bearing 301E, document what evidence remains local, who owns it and how it is exported before appliance replacement. The order record should include SSD condition, HA recovery, interface mapping and a dated transition plan rather than relying on the old bundle label.

Legacy entitlement comparison

The present ordering guide does not provide an authoritative mapping for this historical 988 bundle token. The original quote remains the controlling evidence.

Obtain a line-by-line current entitlement comparison and reject any renewal that relies only on a reseller shorthand or this legacy code.

For code 988, obtain a written comparison between the historical contract and the proposed current package. Reviewers should see service additions, removals, support changes, registration owner and expiry handling before accepting the line.

Unresolved duration evidence

DD is retained exactly because this historical order line does not present a normal 12, 36 or 60 month suffix. Do not infer a contract period from the token.

The original Fortinet quote and registration record must establish start date, end date, service scope and renewal or migration eligibility.

Treat DD as an unresolved commercial token until the original quotation proves the start date, end date and renewal basis. No reviewer should translate it into months or years from convention; the evidence must be attached to the order record.

Quote version control

Retain the authorized quotation revision, currency, validity period and approver so a later proposal cannot silently replace the service or hardware scope.

Firmware eligibility

Document the approved FortiOS target, upgrade constraints and rollback evidence before contract duration is allowed to influence the platform decision.

Change window

Identify the activation window, outage approval, rollback owner and validation steps before registration or policy migration changes production state.

Related FG-301E order records

• FG-301E-BDL-900-DD
• FG-301E-BDL-950-DD
• FG-301E-BDL-980-DD

Manufacturer evidence: Fortinet ordering evidence and FortiGate hardware documentation.