Cisco ACI FIXED 1G PREMIER PREVIOUS ACI BASE/C1 PERP. Platform License
This Cisco ACI platform license provides essential access to advanced features and ongoing support for your network infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock the full capabilities of your Cisco ACI platform, enabling enhanced automation and policy management.
- Ongoing Software Updates: Receive critical updates and patches to maintain security posture and performance of your network.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure your network infrastructure adheres to industry standards and regulatory requirements through licensed software.
- Continued Operation: Maintain uninterrupted service and support for your core network fabric, minimizing downtime risk.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco ACI platform software license subscription, specifically the PREMIER edition for a 1 Gigabit interface, providing perpetual access to the ACI Base and C1 features. It ensures your organization has the necessary entitlements for advanced network automation and policy enforcement capabilities.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this license is crucial for managing complex network environments. It integrates directly with Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, forming the foundation of a software-defined data center.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate provisioning, configuration, and management of your data center network.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce network policies consistently across your entire infrastructure.
- Improved Visibility and Control: Gain deep insights into network traffic and application performance.
- Scalability and Agility: Adapt your network quickly to changing business demands and application requirements.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to software updates and support throughout the subscription term.
This Cisco ACI license is the ideal choice for businesses seeking to modernize their data center operations with enterprise-grade automation and control.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure. Streamline operations by defining and enforcing consistent network policies across the data center.
data center operations, network virtualization, software-defined networking, policy-driven infrastructure
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline the monitoring of network traffic and application performance with centralized visibility. Automate the enforcement of security and compliance policies to maintain a secure network posture.
network security management, compliance auditing, application performance monitoring, IT infrastructure control
Support Data Center Modernization
Organizations deploying software-defined data centers can leverage this license to build a more agile and scalable network foundation. Businesses migrating to cloud-native architectures benefit from automated network provisioning.
data center modernization, private cloud deployment, hybrid cloud integration, infrastructure agility
Key Features
Cisco ACI Premier License
Provides access to advanced features and full policy control for your data center network.
1 Gigabit Interface Support
Optimized for specific interface speeds, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
ACI Base and C1 Features
Unlocks core and advanced functionalities for comprehensive network management.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
Perpetual Entitlement
Guarantees long-term access to the licensed features without recurring software purchase fees.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, all of which are enhanced by ACI's policy-driven automation and control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations, necessitating secure, segmented networks and auditable control over data access, which ACI facilitates.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from ACI's ability to automate network provisioning for IoT devices and ensure consistent connectivity for operational technology (OT) systems, improving efficiency and reliability.
Retail & Hospitality
These businesses often manage distributed networks and require scalable solutions for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and guest Wi-Fi, where ACI's automation simplifies deployment and management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco ACI?
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a software-defined networking solution that automates and secures the data center network. It uses a policy-based model to manage network resources.
What does 'PREMIER' mean in this license?
The PREMIER edition typically includes a broader set of features and capabilities compared to lower tiers, offering more advanced automation, security, and visibility options for your network.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches that are part of a Cisco ACI fabric deployment.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.