Cisco APIC Small Virtual Appliance Subscription
The Cisco APIC Small Virtual Appliance subscription provides essential platform licensing for managing your Cisco data center network infrastructure over a 7-year term.
- License Term: Enjoy 7 years of access to the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) software.
- Billing Model: This subscription is billed annually, providing predictable operational expenses.
- Virtual Appliance: Deployable as a virtual machine, offering flexibility and integration into your existing virtualized environment.
- Feature Access: Unlock critical network management and automation capabilities for your Cisco ACI fabric.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco APIC Small Virtual Appliance subscription provides the necessary licensing to deploy and operate the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) as a virtual appliance. It covers a 7-year term, ensuring continuous access to advanced network automation, policy management, and visibility features for your Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing complex data center networks. It integrates directly into their virtualized infrastructure, enabling centralized control and simplifying the deployment and management of network services and applications.
- Centralized Network Management: Gain a single point of control for your Cisco ACI fabric.
- Policy Automation: Define and enforce network policies programmatically for agility and consistency.
- Application Visibility: Monitor network performance and application behavior with detailed insights.
- Virtual Deployment: Install and run the APIC software on your existing hypervisor for cost efficiency.
- 7-Year Term: Secure long-term access to essential network management capabilities and software updates.
This 7-year virtual appliance subscription offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade network control without the associated hardware overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to define and automate network policies across the data center fabric, ensuring consistent and compliant application deployments. Streamline the provisioning of network resources to accelerate application delivery cycles.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, software-defined networking
Centralize Network Management and Visibility
Streamline the management of your Cisco ACI fabric through a single, intuitive interface. Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry to gain deep visibility into application performance and network health.
multi-tenant environments, converged infrastructure, network operations centers, infrastructure automation
Ensure Compliance and Reduce Configuration Errors
Automate the enforcement of security and operational policies to meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements. Reduce the risk of human error associated with manual network configuration changes.
regulated industries, security-conscious organizations, IT governance frameworks, change management processes
Key Features
Cisco APIC Software
Provides the core intelligence and management capabilities for your Cisco ACI fabric.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Allows deployment on your existing hypervisor, reducing hardware costs and increasing flexibility.
7-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees access to the software and its features for an extended period, ensuring long-term operational stability.
Policy-Based Automation
Enables programmatic control and automation of network policies for faster, more reliable deployments.
Centralized Visibility and Analytics
Offers a unified view of network health and application performance, simplifying troubleshooting and optimization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, compliance, and high availability for their trading and transactional systems, which APIC helps to ensure through policy automation and centralized control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, making APIC's ability to enforce granular policies and maintain audit trails crucial for protecting sensitive patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable and secure network infrastructure for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, benefiting from APIC's automation to manage complex environments and ensure uptime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often manage large, dynamic networks with diverse user needs, where APIC's centralized management and policy enforcement can simplify operations and enhance security for research and student data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco APIC Small Virtual Appliance?
The Cisco APIC Small Virtual Appliance is a software license that allows you to deploy the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) as a virtual machine. It serves as the central management point for Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric.
What does the 7-year term signify?
The 7-year term indicates the duration for which your subscription to the Cisco APIC software is valid. This ensures continuous access to the software's features, support, and potential updates for the specified period.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is designed for businesses, particularly in the SMB and mid-market sectors, that use Cisco ACI for their data center networking. It is for IT professionals managing these environments, not for resellers.
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.