Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Forkub/DIC Standard Subscription
This Cisco subscription provides 5-year access to standard features for Application Centric Infrastructure, supporting up to 128 cores across 1-2 CPUs, ensuring your network operates efficiently and compliantly.
- Extended Support: 5-year subscription ensures continuous access to software updates, patches, and technical assistance.
- Core Capacity: Supports environments with 1-2 CPUs and up to 128 cores, scaling with your infrastructure needs.
- Feature Access: Unlocks standard capabilities of Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure for enhanced network management.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains up-to-date software versions, crucial for meeting regulatory and security standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year standard subscription license for Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Forkub/DIC platform. It provides essential features and ongoing support for environments utilizing 1-2 CPUs with a total of up to 128 cores, ensuring your network infrastructure remains current and functional.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this subscription integrates into existing data center or cloud environments. It supports the operationalization of network policies and application deployments, fitting within a business's core IT infrastructure.
- Platform Licensing: Subscription-based access to core Cisco ACI functionalities.
- Extended Term: A 5-year duration provides long-term planning and cost predictability.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports environments ranging from 1 to 2 CPUs, with a core limit of 128.
- Standard Features: Grants access to the essential capabilities of the ACI platform.
- Ongoing Support: Includes access to Cisco's standard support services for the subscription term.
This Cisco ACI subscription is ideal for businesses seeking predictable costs and continuous access to essential network management features without the overhead of perpetual licensing.
What This Enables
Enable Network Policy Automation
Enable teams to define, deploy, and manage network policies consistently across physical and virtual environments. Streamline application deployment and reduce manual configuration errors.
data center virtualization, hybrid cloud deployments, multi-tier application architectures, network segmentation
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline network operations by providing centralized visibility into application network traffic and behavior. Automate policy enforcement to ensure security and compliance.
complex application environments, security-focused IT operations, compliance-driven organizations, network modernization initiatives
Maintain Software Currency and Compliance
Ensure your Cisco ACI platform is running on supported software versions, crucial for meeting regulatory requirements and security best practices. Protect against vulnerabilities by having access to timely patches and updates.
regulated industry operations, security-conscious IT departments, long-term IT planning, risk-averse businesses
Key Features
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Provides a policy-based automation framework for network management, simplifying complex deployments and operations.
Standard Subscription Term (5 Years)
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support for an extended period, facilitating long-term planning.
Core Capacity Support (1-2 CPU, 128 Cores)
Accommodates a significant range of server configurations, allowing flexibility as your infrastructure scales.
Software Updates and Patches
Ensures the network infrastructure remains secure and compliant by providing access to the latest software releases and security fixes.
Cisco Standard Support
Provides access to technical assistance and resources from Cisco, helping to resolve issues efficiently and maintain operational continuity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security, compliance, and high availability for its network infrastructure, which Cisco ACI helps to provide through policy automation and centralized management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, making ACI's robust security features and compliance support critical for protecting sensitive patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, interconnected systems where network reliability and security are paramount for operational continuity and efficiency, benefiting from ACI's automation capabilities.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with varying user needs and security requirements, benefiting from ACI's ability to automate policy deployment and segmentation for different user groups and applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)?
Cisco ACI is a software-defined networking solution that uses a policy-based model to automate and manage network infrastructure. It simplifies operations, enhances security, and improves application agility.
What does a 5-year subscription license entail?
A 5-year subscription license provides you with the right to use the specified Cisco ACI software features for five years. It typically includes access to software updates, patches, and standard technical support during this period.
Can this license be applied to any Cisco hardware?
This license is for the Cisco ACI software platform and is designed to work with compatible Cisco Nexus switches and other ACI-integrated hardware. Specific compatibility details should be verified with Cisco documentation.
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.