Cisco ACI Virtual Edge Software License - Per Server, 5 Year Subscription
This Cisco ACI Virtual Edge software subscription provides essential licensing for your virtualized network edge, ensuring compliance and advanced functionality for five years.
- License Term: A 5-year subscription provides long-term access to Cisco ACI Virtual Edge software capabilities.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based licensing ensures predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates.
- Platform Applicability: This license is designed for per-server deployment within Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) ecosystem.
- Key Value: Maintain compliance, unlock advanced network automation features, and ensure uninterrupted operation of your virtualized network edge.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ACI VPOD Virtual Edge Software license is a 5-year subscription that enables advanced networking capabilities for virtualized environments. It provides the necessary entitlements to deploy and manage the Virtual Edge software on a per-server basis, ensuring your network infrastructure is up-to-date and compliant with Cisco's latest features.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing their own network infrastructure. It fits into environments utilizing Cisco ACI for data center and cloud networking, providing a scalable and manageable solution for virtual edge deployments.
- Feature Unlock: Grants access to the full suite of Virtual Edge software features for automated network policy enforcement.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your network deployment adheres to Cisco's licensing requirements and regulatory standards.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to software updates and support for the duration of the 5-year term.
- Scalability: Allows for deployment on a per-server basis, enabling flexible scaling of virtual edge capabilities.
- Simplified Management: Integrates with the Cisco ACI framework for centralized policy and management.
This Cisco ACI Virtual Edge software license offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective way to gain enterprise-grade network automation and control.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network policy deployment and management across their virtualized edge infrastructure. Streamline provisioning and reduce manual configuration errors for greater operational efficiency.
data center virtualization, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network function virtualization
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Streamline compliance by ensuring all virtual edge software instances are properly licensed for the full 5-year term. Automate license tracking and avoid potential penalties or service disruptions due to non-compliance.
regulated industry IT, multi-site network operations, IT asset management, infrastructure lifecycle management
Support Virtual Network Function Deployments
Automate the deployment and management of virtual network functions (VNFs) at the network edge. Provide consistent policy enforcement and rapid service insertion for virtualized network services.
network services virtualization, edge computing infrastructure, service provider edge networks, distributed IT environments
Key Features
Per-Server Licensing
Provides granular control over software deployment and cost, allowing you to license only the servers requiring Virtual Edge functionality.
5-Year Subscription Term
Ensures long-term access to software features and updates, simplifying budgeting and eliminating the need for frequent renewals.
Cisco ACI Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Cisco ACI fabric for unified policy management and operational visibility.
Virtual Edge Software Capabilities
Unlocks advanced features for network automation, policy enforcement, and service insertion in virtualized environments.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to the latest software versions and support.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance for their data centers and network infrastructure, making advanced policy automation crucial for regulatory adherence and risk management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and security (HIPAA compliance) and ensure high availability for critical patient care systems, benefiting from automated policy and secure network segmentation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex networks supporting operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring reliable and automated network management for efficiency and security.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with varying user needs and security requirements, benefiting from centralized policy control and automation to simplify operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco ACI Virtual Edge Software?
Cisco ACI Virtual Edge Software is a component of Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure that extends ACI policy and automation to the virtualized network edge. It allows for consistent policy enforcement and management of network services in virtualized environments.
What does 'per server' licensing mean?
Per server licensing means that you purchase a license for each individual server on which the Cisco ACI Virtual Edge Software will be deployed and operated. This provides flexibility in scaling your deployment based on your specific needs.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a 5-year subscription license. It provides access to the software and its features for the specified term, with predictable billing and continuous updates.
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.