Cisco ACI Security License Add-On
Secure your Cisco ACI environment with the XF Security license add-on, providing advanced threat detection and policy enforcement for your business network.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Gain access to advanced security features for granular policy control and threat mitigation within your ACI fabric.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory requirements and industry standards with robust security capabilities designed for critical business data.
- Operational Continuity: Protect against evolving cyber threats, minimizing the risk of downtime and ensuring uninterrupted business operations.
- Feature Entitlement: Unlock specific security functionalities and enhancements for your Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches running ACI.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco ACI Fixed Add-On XF Security license subscription provides critical security enhancements for your Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure deployment. It unlocks advanced threat detection, policy enforcement, and compliance features essential for protecting sensitive business data and applications.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates directly into existing Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches operating within an ACI fabric. It ensures that your network infrastructure maintains a strong security posture while supporting business-critical operations.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates sophisticated cyber threats targeting your network infrastructure.
- Granular Policy Enforcement: Implements fine-grained security policies across your ACI fabric for precise access control.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting industry regulations and internal security mandates through enhanced visibility and control.
- Scalable Security: Extends security capabilities as your network grows, ensuring consistent protection.
- Centralized Management: Integrates with ACI for unified security policy management and monitoring.
Empower your IT team with essential security upgrades for your Cisco ACI environment, ensuring robust protection without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Detection and Mitigation
Enable teams to identify and respond to sophisticated cyber threats targeting their network. Streamline security operations by integrating advanced threat intelligence into the ACI fabric.
Software-defined networking, data center virtualization, hybrid cloud environments, network security monitoring
Streamline Security Policy Management
Streamline the creation and enforcement of granular security policies across the entire ACI fabric. Automate policy deployment to ensure consistent security posture and reduce manual configuration errors.
Multi-tenant environments, application-centric security, network segmentation, policy-driven automation
Automate Compliance Reporting and Auditing
Automate the generation of compliance reports and audit trails for security configurations. Ensure adherence to industry regulations and internal security standards with enhanced visibility.
Regulatory compliance, IT governance, data privacy controls, security posture assessment
Key Features
Advanced Threat Intelligence Integration
Proactively identify and block known and emerging cyber threats before they impact business operations.
Micro-segmentation Capabilities
Isolate critical applications and data, reducing the attack surface and limiting the blast radius of security incidents.
Centralized Policy Management
Simplify security administration by managing all policies from a single pane of glass within the ACI controller.
Compliance Reporting Tools
Facilitate adherence to industry regulations and internal security mandates through detailed logging and reporting.
Subscription-based Licensing
Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to the latest security features and updates.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX to protect sensitive customer data and transaction integrity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations, necessitating robust security to safeguard protected health information (PHI) and ensure patient data privacy.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often handle critical operational technology (OT) and sensitive intellectual property, requiring advanced security to prevent disruptions and protect trade secrets.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle highly confidential client information, demanding strong security measures to maintain client trust and comply with data protection laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches operating within a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or multi-annually, providing continuous access to the licensed features.
Does this license include hardware support?
This is a software license that enables security features. Hardware support and maintenance are typically covered under separate Cisco SMARTnet contracts or similar agreements.
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.