Cisco Cloud APIC Controller License
The Cisco Cloud APIC Controller license provides essential software capabilities for managing your Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) environment, ensuring operational continuity and feature access.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced Cisco Cloud APIC Controller features.
- Billing Model: Recurring subscription ensures continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for virtualized environments managing Cisco ACI deployments.
- Key Value: Maintains compliance, unlocks full feature sets, and guarantees ongoing operational stability.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a per-virtual machine subscription license for the Cisco Cloud APIC Controller. It unlocks the full suite of management and automation capabilities for your Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) deployment, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain centralized control over their data center network infrastructure. It integrates with their existing virtualized environments, providing a unified point of management for complex network policies and services.
- Centralized Network Management: Provides a single pane of glass for policy creation, provisioning, and monitoring across your ACI fabric.
- Automation Capabilities: Enables automated deployment and configuration of network services, reducing manual effort and errors.
- Policy Enforcement: Ensures consistent application of network policies across the entire infrastructure, enhancing security and compliance.
- Scalability Support: Facilitates the scaling of your ACI deployment by simplifying the addition and management of new resources.
- Subscription Benefits: Includes access to software updates, patches, and Cisco's technical support for the duration of the subscription.
This subscription license is ideal for businesses seeking to optimize their Cisco ACI network operations without the overhead of traditional enterprise licensing models.
What This Enables
Enable Centralized Network Policy Management
Enable teams to define, deploy, and manage network policies from a single interface. Streamline the provisioning of network services and security configurations across the entire ACI fabric.
virtualized data centers, multi-tenant environments, hybrid cloud deployments, network automation initiatives
Automate Network Service Deployment
Automate the deployment and configuration of network services, reducing manual intervention and the risk of human error. Streamline application deployment workflows by integrating network provisioning.
devops pipelines, application-centric networking, infrastructure-as-code environments, rapid deployment scenarios
Ensure Network Compliance and Security
Automate the enforcement of security and compliance policies across the network infrastructure. Protect sensitive data by ensuring consistent policy application and reducing the attack surface.
regulatory compliance mandates, security-focused IT operations, risk mitigation strategies, secure network architectures
Key Features
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and support.
Per VM Instance
Allows for flexible and cost-effective licensing based on your specific virtualized deployment needs.
Centralized Management
Offers a single point of control for policy creation, provisioning, and monitoring of the ACI fabric.
Automation Framework
Reduces manual effort and errors in network configuration and service deployment.
Policy Enforcement Engine
Ensures consistent application of security and operational policies across the entire network.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, strict compliance, and high availability, all of which are supported by the centralized policy management and automation capabilities of Cisco ACI.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and auditable network controls that Cisco ACI provides through its policy enforcement.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require reliable and predictable network performance for operational technology (OT) systems, benefiting from the automation and centralized control offered by Cisco ACI.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage complex, multi-tenant networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from the simplified management and scalability that Cisco ACI and its controller license provide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Cloud APIC Controller?
The Cisco Cloud APIC Controller is the centralized management platform for Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). It enables policy-based automation and management of your data center network.
What does 'Per VM Instance' licensing mean?
This licensing model means you purchase a license for each virtual machine instance that runs the Cisco Cloud APIC Controller software. It offers flexibility for scaling your management infrastructure.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the software and ongoing updates for the duration of the subscription term.
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.