Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage 5 Year License
This 5-year Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage license unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your core network infrastructure.
- License Term: Provides 5 years of access to Cisco's DNA Advantage software features and ongoing support.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based licensing ensures predictable operational expenses and continuous feature updates.
- Platform Focus: Specifically designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular core switches.
- Value Proposition: Enables advanced network programmability, enhanced security policies, and deep visibility into network operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 9600 DNA Advantage 5 Year License is a subscription entitlement that activates advanced software features on Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular core switches. It provides access to a suite of capabilities focused on network automation, assurance, security, and programmability, ensuring your core network operates efficiently and securely over its term.
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 Catalyst 9600 platform to deliver intelligent network services, streamline operations through automation, and maintain a strong security posture, supporting business-critical applications and services.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across the network.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular security policies, threat detection, and segmentation with Trustworthy Solutions.
- Network Assurance: Gain deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience with advanced analytics.
- Programmability: Enable custom applications and integrations through open APIs for greater network control.
- Compliance & Support: Ensures access to software updates, security patches, and Cisco TAC support for the licensed duration.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and control, ensuring your core infrastructure is secure, automated, and highly available.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, such as device provisioning and configuration changes, across the Catalyst 9600 platform. Streamline network operations and reduce the risk of human error in complex environments.
large-scale campus networks, data center core deployments, multi-site enterprise environments, networks requiring rapid configuration changes
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and advanced threat detection mechanisms. Protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry regulations through enhanced network segmentation and visibility.
organizations with strict security mandates, businesses handling sensitive customer data, regulated industries, networks requiring zero-trust principles
Improve Network Performance and Assurance
Automate network monitoring and gain deep insights into network health and user experience. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure business-critical applications run optimally.
performance-sensitive applications, businesses reliant on high network availability, environments with fluctuating traffic demands, IT teams focused on proactive issue resolution
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network management, automation, and assurance, simplifying complex operations.
Advanced Security Features
Offers granular policy enforcement, threat intelligence, and segmentation to protect against evolving cyber threats.
Network Analytics and Assurance
Delivers deep visibility into network performance and user experience, enabling proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Software Programmability
Enables automation and customization through open APIs, allowing integration with other IT systems.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the latest software features and security updates.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, all of which are supported by DNA Advantage's advanced security and assurance features for their core network.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure, reliable, and auditable network infrastructure that DNA Advantage helps provide through enhanced security and visibility.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require highly reliable and secure networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, benefiting from DNA Advantage's automation and assurance capabilities to maintain uptime and security.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large, dynamic user bases and diverse applications, benefiting from DNA Advantage's ability to automate network management and provide granular security controls across campus networks.
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, focusing on network automation, assurance, security, and programmability. It is designed to simplify network operations and enhance security posture.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular core switches. The MPN C9600-DNA-A-5Y indicates its compatibility with this platform.
What is the benefit of a 5-year license term?
A 5-year license term provides long-term access to advanced features and ensures continuous support and software updates for your core network infrastructure, offering budget predictability and operational stability.
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.