Cisco DNA Advantage 32C with EX Platform License
This Cisco DNA Advantage 32C with EX license subscription unlocks advanced network automation and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain entitlement to Cisco DNA Center automation, assurance, and security functionalities.
- Subscription Term: Operates on a subscription basis, ensuring continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Specific: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port models, enhancing their operational capacity.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain network compliance and bolster security posture with integrated policy enforcement and threat detection.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DNA Advantage 32C with EX license is a subscription-based software entitlement for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port switches. It unlocks the full suite of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) features, including advanced automation, network assurance, and security capabilities, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations who manage complex network infrastructures. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, providing a unified platform for network management, policy enforcement, and performance monitoring, thereby reducing operational overhead and enhancing user experience.
- Network Automation: Streamline network configuration, provisioning, and management through a centralized controller.
- Network Assurance: Gain deep visibility into network health and performance with AI-driven analytics and troubleshooting.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular security policies, segment networks, and detect threats proactively.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and security patches.
- Simplified Licensing: Consolidate network software management under a single, subscription-based entitlement.
This Cisco DNA Advantage license empowers mid-market businesses to achieve enterprise-grade network control and intelligence without the associated complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, such as device provisioning and configuration updates, through a centralized platform. Streamline network-wide policy deployment and ensure consistent configurations across all managed devices.
wired networks, campus environments, data center interconnects, network segmentation
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to proactively identify and resolve performance issues. Provide IT staff with actionable insights to optimize network traffic and user experience.
high-performance networks, user experience monitoring, proactive troubleshooting, network health dashboards
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Implement granular security policies and network segmentation to isolate critical assets and limit the blast radius of security incidents. Automate threat detection and response workflows for faster incident mitigation.
zero-trust frameworks, regulatory compliance, threat intelligence integration, access control policies
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and accelerates network deployment and changes.
Network Assurance Engine
Provides deep visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Identity Services Engine (ISE) Integration
Enforces granular security policies and provides network access control based on user and device identity.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures access to the latest features, updates, and security patches, simplifying license management.
Catalyst 9500 Series Platform Support
Optimizes the capabilities of high-performance, enterprise-grade switching hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Requires robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Advantage helps address through advanced security and assurance features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Demands secure and reliable network operations to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous access to critical systems, supported by Cisco's security and assurance capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Benefits from network automation and segmentation to manage complex operational technology (OT) and IT environments, enhancing efficiency and security in production settings.
Education & Research
Needs to manage large, diverse user populations and devices with varying access requirements, which can be streamlined through DNA Center's policy-based automation and security features.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco networking hardware, including automation, assurance, and security capabilities. It is designed to simplify network management and improve operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, E2N-C95003-B-A, is for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port switches. The '32C' in the product code indicates support for 32-port configurations.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides foundational capabilities for network automation and basic assurance. DNA Advantage builds upon Essentials by adding more advanced features like enhanced security, deeper analytics, and broader automation capabilities.
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.