Cisco Catalyst 9500 DNA Advantage 3 Year License
This 3-year Cisco Catalyst 9500 DNA Advantage license unlocks advanced network security, automation, and analytics capabilities for your core network infrastructure.
- License Term: 3-year subscription providing continuous access to advanced features and updates.
- Billing Model: Annual subscription simplifies budgeting and ensures ongoing access to software.
- Platform: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, enhancing your high-density campus core.
- Value: Enables proactive threat defense, policy automation, and deep network insights for operational efficiency.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 DNA Advantage license is a 3-year subscription that provides advanced software features for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches. It unlocks capabilities such as enhanced security policies, network automation, advanced analytics, and programmability, crucial for modern enterprise networks.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations who manage complex network environments. It integrates with the Cisco DNA Center to provide a centralized platform for network management, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting, supporting business-critical applications and services.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular access control, threat detection, and mitigation policies.
- Network Automation: Automate provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across the network.
- Application Assurance: Gain visibility into application performance and user experience.
- Programmability: Enable custom network solutions and integrations through APIs.
- Compliance: Maintain up-to-date software and features to meet regulatory requirements.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and control, ensuring a secure and efficient network foundation for your business growth.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Security Features
Enable teams to implement granular security policies, detect and respond to threats proactively, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Streamline security posture management across the campus network.
core network infrastructure, security policy enforcement, threat detection and response, regulatory compliance
Automate Network Provisioning and Configuration
Streamline the deployment and management of network devices through automated workflows and templates. Reduce manual errors and speed up service delivery for new applications and users.
network operations, IT service delivery, infrastructure automation, rapid deployment scenarios
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to gain insights into application performance and user experience. Enable teams to quickly identify and resolve network issues.
network performance monitoring, IT troubleshooting, application assurance, operational intelligence
Key Features
Cisco DNA Assurance
Provides deep visibility into network health and application performance, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Stealthwatch Learning Network License
Offers advanced threat detection and analytics by learning normal network behavior and identifying anomalies.
Identity Services Engine (ISE) Integration
Enables granular access control and policy enforcement based on user and device identity.
Network Automation and Orchestration
Simplifies network management through automated provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures continuous access to the latest features, security updates, and support for predictable budgeting.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which DNA Advantage features help address.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations, necessitating secure network segmentation, access control, and audit trails provided by DNA Advantage.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to ensure operational uptime and security for critical manufacturing processes and IoT devices.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require scalable, secure network solutions that can be automated to support research and learning environments efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. It focuses on security, automation, and analytics to enhance network operations and performance.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, which are high-performance, fixed-configuration core and distribution layer switches.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network management and security features. DNA Advantage builds upon Essentials by adding advanced capabilities like network analytics, application assurance, advanced threat defense, and programmability.
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.