Cisco APIC Large Virtual Appliance 3-Year Subscription
The Cisco APIC Large Virtual Appliance subscription provides essential platform licensing for three years, enabling advanced data center automation and policy enforcement.
- License Term: Enjoy three years of continuous access to Cisco APIC software features and updates.
- Billing Model: This subscription is billed annually, providing predictable operational expenses.
- Platform Enablement: Unlocks advanced capabilities for managing and automating large-scale Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) deployments.
- Compliance & Operation: Ensures your network infrastructure remains compliant and fully operational with up-to-date software and support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a three-year subscription license for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Large Virtual Appliance. It provides the necessary software entitlement to deploy and manage Cisco's ACI solution, enabling centralized control, automation, and policy enforcement across your data center network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise environments utilize the APIC virtual appliance to gain visibility, automate network provisioning, and ensure consistent policy application. It is a critical component for organizations looking to build a programmable and agile data center fabric.
- Centralized Management: Gain a single pane of glass for configuring, managing, and monitoring your entire ACI fabric.
- Policy Automation: Define and enforce network and security policies programmatically, reducing manual errors and deployment times.
- Scalability: Designed to support large and complex data center environments.
- Virtual Appliance Deployment: Offers flexibility in deployment without requiring dedicated physical hardware for the controller.
- Three-Year Subscription: Provides continuous access to software features, updates, and vendor support for a defined term.
This Cisco APIC subscription is ideal for mid-market and enterprise organizations seeking to modernize their data center operations through automation and centralized policy control.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate the provisioning and management of network resources within the data center fabric. Streamline the deployment of applications by programmatically defining network and security policies.
Data center operations, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud integration, network virtualization
Centralize Policy Management
Streamline the definition and enforcement of consistent network and security policies across the entire data center infrastructure. Automate compliance checks and reduce the risk of misconfigurations.
Multi-tenant environments, security-conscious operations, regulatory compliance, infrastructure standardization
Enhance Data Center Agility
Automate network changes and application deployments to respond faster to business demands. Improve operational efficiency by reducing manual intervention in network configuration.
DevOps workflows, rapid application development, dynamic resource allocation, IT modernization initiatives
Key Features
Centralized APIC Controller
Provides a single point of control for managing the entire Cisco ACI fabric, simplifying operations and reducing complexity.
Policy-Driven Automation
Enables programmatic definition and enforcement of network and security policies, leading to faster deployments and fewer errors.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexibility in deployment by running the APIC controller as a virtual machine, reducing hardware requirements.
Three-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees access to software features and updates for an extended period, ensuring operational continuity and predictable budgeting.
Scalable Architecture
Designed to manage large and complex data center networks, supporting growth and evolving business needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which APIC's policy-driven automation helps enforce.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating secure and auditable network controls that APIC facilitates through centralized policy management.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers increasingly rely on connected systems for operations and require agile, secure, and reliable network infrastructure to support IoT and automation initiatives.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses need scalable and secure networks to manage point-of-sale systems, customer Wi-Fi, and inventory management, benefiting from APIC's automation for rapid deployment and updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco APIC?
Cisco APIC is the central management controller for the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solution. It provides a unified point for policy-based automation and management of the data center network.
What does a virtual appliance mean for APIC?
A virtual appliance means the APIC software runs on a virtual machine rather than dedicated physical hardware. This offers greater deployment flexibility and can reduce infrastructure costs.
What is the benefit of a 3-year subscription?
A 3-year subscription ensures you have continuous access to the latest software features, security updates, and vendor support for a defined period, allowing for predictable budgeting and operational stability.
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.