Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Virtualization Standard License
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Virtualization Standard License provides essential capabilities for managing your virtualized network environment over a 3-year subscription term.
- License Entitlement: Access to standard features for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) in a virtualized environment.
- Subscription Term: Covers a 3-year period, ensuring continuous access to software and support.
- Capacity: Supports 1-2 CPUs with up to 128 cores, suitable for mid-sized virtual deployments.
- Compliance & Operation: Maintains software compliance and enables critical network functions for business continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco license provides standard entitlements for the Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) platform when deployed in a virtualized environment. It unlocks core functionalities necessary for managing network policies, security, and application connectivity within your virtualized data center over a 3-year subscription period.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing virtualized infrastructure. It ensures that your network operations remain compliant and efficient, supporting the dynamic needs of business applications running on virtual machines.
- Virtualized Network Management: Enables control and automation of network services for virtual machines.
- Policy-Driven Automation: Simplifies network provisioning and management through centralized policy definition.
- Enhanced Security: Integrates security policies directly into the network fabric for virtualized workloads.
- Application Visibility: Provides insights into application network behavior and performance.
- Subscription Assurance: Guarantees access to software updates and support for the duration of the term.
This Cisco ACI virtualization license is the ideal choice for businesses seeking to modernize their network infrastructure with predictable costs and essential management capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Network Policy Automation
Enable teams to define and enforce network policies consistently across virtual machines. Streamline the deployment and management of network services for applications running in virtualized environments.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network automation initiatives
Enhance Security for Virtual Workloads
Automate the application of security policies directly to virtual network traffic. Protect sensitive data and ensure compliance by segmenting virtual workloads and controlling access.
security-conscious organizations, compliance-driven IT, virtualized application hosting, micro-segmentation strategies
Simplify Network Operations
Streamline network provisioning and troubleshooting for virtualized infrastructure. Reduce manual configuration errors and gain better visibility into network performance for virtualized applications.
IT teams managing virtual environments, organizations seeking operational efficiency, businesses with dynamic application needs, network modernization projects
Key Features
Application Centric Policy
Define network and security policies based on application requirements, simplifying management and improving agility.
Network Virtualization
Extend network services and policies to virtual machines, enabling dynamic and automated network provisioning.
Centralized Management
Manage the entire network infrastructure from a single pane of glass, reducing operational complexity.
Integrated Security
Embed security policies into the network fabric, providing consistent protection for virtualized workloads.
Subscription Model
Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support over the 3-year term.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance for sensitive financial data, which Cisco ACI's policy-driven approach and micro-segmentation capabilities help to enforce within virtualized environments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Strict regulatory compliance (like HIPAA) and the need for secure, segmented access to patient data make Cisco ACI's automated security policy enforcement crucial for virtualized healthcare IT systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Modern manufacturing relies on IT infrastructure for operations and data analysis; Cisco ACI in virtualized settings can provide the necessary agility, security, and reliability for these critical systems.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries often operate complex, distributed IT environments that benefit from the automation and centralized management Cisco ACI offers for their virtualized point-of-sale, inventory, and customer management systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)?
Cisco ACI is a data center solution that uses a policy-based approach to automate network provisioning and management, integrating network, compute, and storage resources.
What does 'Standard' license mean for ACI?
The Standard license tier typically includes core features for policy management, automation, and basic security functionalities required for most virtualized data center operations.
Can this license be used for physical servers?
This specific license is designated for virtualized deployments (ACMFORTVIRT). Cisco offers different licensing options for physical ACI deployments.
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.