Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance 1 Year Subscription
The Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance 1 Year subscription provides essential platform licensing for managing your Cisco data center network infrastructure.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensures continuous access to software features and support.
- Billing Model: Predictable subscription billing allows for easier IT budget management.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for virtualized environments, enabling flexible deployment.
- Key Value: Maintains compliance, unlocks advanced network management capabilities, and ensures operational continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This product is a 1-year subscription license for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) Medium Virtual Appliance. It unlocks the core functionalities required for policy-based automation and management of Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain centralized control over their data center networks, ensuring consistent policy enforcement, simplifying operations, and enhancing security posture within their virtualized environments.
- Centralized Network Control: Manage your entire ACI fabric from a single interface.
- Policy-Based Automation: Define and enforce network policies for applications and services.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular security policies across your data center.
- Operational Efficiency: Automate routine tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance through consistent policy application.
This Cisco APIC virtual appliance subscription is ideal for mid-market businesses seeking to modernize their data center network management with enterprise-grade automation and control.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Network Provisioning
Enable teams to rapidly deploy and configure network resources based on application requirements. Streamline the process of setting up new services and ensuring they meet defined policy standards.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network automation initiatives
Centralize Policy Management
Streamline the enforcement of security and operational policies across the entire data center network. Automate policy updates and ensure consistency, reducing the risk of misconfigurations.
multi-tenant environments, compliance-driven operations, security-focused IT teams, large-scale network deployments
Simplify Network Operations
Automate routine network tasks and gain a unified view of network health and performance. Reduce the burden on IT staff and minimize the potential for human error in daily operations.
IT departments with limited staff, organizations seeking operational efficiency, businesses managing complex network topologies
Key Features
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Fabric Management
Provides a single point of control for managing the entire ACI fabric, simplifying complex network configurations.
Policy-Based Automation
Allows for the definition and enforcement of network policies based on application needs, ensuring consistency and reducing errors.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexibility in deployment within virtualized environments, integrating with existing infrastructure.
1-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to software features, updates, and support for a defined period, aiding budget predictability.
Centralized Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Enables IT teams to monitor network health and troubleshoot issues more effectively from a unified dashboard.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance, which APIC's policy-driven automation helps enforce to meet stringent regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and availability under regulations like HIPAA, making APIC's secure and automated network management crucial for protecting sensitive patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers benefit from APIC's ability to automate network provisioning for IT and OT convergence, ensuring reliable connectivity for production systems and supply chain operations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions can leverage APIC to efficiently manage complex network environments, segmenting resources for different departments and ensuring secure access for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance?
The Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance is a software-based controller that provides centralized policy management and automation for Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric in data center environments.
What does the 1-year subscription include?
The 1-year subscription includes the license to use the APIC software, access to software updates, and entitlement to Cisco technical support for the duration of the subscription term.
Who is the target user for this product?
This product is designed for IT professionals and IT managers in mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and automating their data center networks using Cisco ACI.
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.