Cisco ACI with VMS Starter Pack 2
This Cisco platform software subscription provides essential licensing for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) with a Virtual Machine Supervisor (VMS) starter pack, enabling advanced network automation and management for your data center.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core ACI and VMS functionalities.
- Capability Access: Unlocks automated network provisioning, policy enforcement, and visibility.
- Platform Support: Designed for Cisco's ACI infrastructure, integrating virtualized environments.
- Operational Value: Ensures compliance, reduces manual configuration errors, and improves network agility.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco SOLUTIONSPLUS:SASU FOR ACI WITH VMS STARTER PACK 2 is a platform software subscription that grants access to critical features for managing and automating your Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) environment, specifically including capabilities for virtual machine supervisors.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for deploying, managing, and securing their data center networks. It integrates directly into existing Cisco ACI deployments, providing the necessary software entitlements to operate and expand virtualized network services.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment of network services for applications.
- Policy-Driven Management: Enforce consistent network policies across your infrastructure.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and application performance.
- Virtualization Integration: Seamlessly manage network resources for virtualized workloads.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory adherence and strengthen your security posture.
This Cisco ACI licensing is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their data center operations with automated, policy-driven network management.
What This Enables
Enable automated network deployment for applications
Enable teams to rapidly provision and configure network services required by new applications. Streamline the deployment lifecycle by integrating network setup with application deployment workflows.
data center operations, application development support, network automation initiatives
Enforce consistent security and compliance policies
Streamline the application of uniform security policies across the entire network infrastructure. Automate compliance checks and reporting to meet regulatory requirements and internal standards.
security operations, regulatory compliance management, network policy enforcement
Improve network visibility and troubleshooting
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify and resolve issues faster. Enable teams to gain deeper insights into traffic flows and application behavior for proactive management.
network operations monitoring, IT performance management, incident response
Key Features
Cisco ACI Software Subscription
Provides ongoing access to the latest features, updates, and security patches for your ACI environment, ensuring your network remains current and secure.
Virtual Machine Supervisor (VMS) Starter Pack
Enables essential capabilities for managing virtualized workloads directly within the ACI framework, simplifying integration and control.
Policy-Based Automation
Reduces manual configuration errors and operational overhead by allowing network behavior to be defined through policies, not individual device commands.
Centralized Network Management
Offers a single point of control for managing the entire data center network, improving efficiency and consistency.
Enhanced Network Visibility and Analytics
Provides deep insights into network performance and application traffic, aiding in faster troubleshooting and optimization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure, automated, and compliant network infrastructures to manage sensitive data and high transaction volumes, which Cisco ACI provides.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust network solutions that ensure data privacy (HIPAA compliance), high availability for critical systems, and efficient management of growing data needs.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers benefit from network automation to support Industry 4.0 initiatives, ensuring reliable connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT systems, and enabling faster production cycles.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses can leverage ACI for scalable and agile network management to support point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, ensuring consistent performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco ACI?
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a software-defined networking (SDN) solution that automates and secures the data center network. It uses a policy-based model to manage network resources and services.
What does the VMS Starter Pack enable?
The VMS Starter Pack within this license provides core functionalities for integrating and managing virtual machine environments and their associated network services within the Cisco ACI fabric.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This product is a subscription-based software license. It provides access to the software and its features for a defined term, with ongoing billing.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.