Cisco DNA Advantage C9600 Software Subscription
Cisco DNA Advantage C9600 SMS-1 provides advanced software capabilities and subscription-based licensing for your Cisco network infrastructure, ensuring continuous feature access and support.
- Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a defined license term, ensuring predictable costs and access.
- Platform Support: Specifically designed for Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches.
- Compliance & Operation: Maintain network compliance and ensure uninterrupted service with up-to-date software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Advantage C9600 SMS-1 is a platform software subscription that unlocks advanced features for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches. This subscription provides access to enhanced network automation, security policies, and operational analytics, ensuring your network operates at peak performance and security.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who require sophisticated network management tools. It integrates directly into the Cisco Catalyst 9600 platform, providing a foundation for intelligent network operations and proactive management within your existing IT environment.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and simplify network configuration.
- Advanced Security Features: Implement granular security policies and threat detection.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance and user behavior.
- Software Subscription Model: Ensures access to the latest features and ongoing support.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches.
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to elevate their network's intelligence and operational efficiency.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and provisioning tasks across the infrastructure. Streamline deployment and management of network services, reducing manual errors and operational burden.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, teams managing multi-site deployments, businesses standardizing network configurations, environments requiring rapid service deployment
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies and segmentation across the network. Protect against evolving threats by leveraging integrated security analytics and threat intelligence.
businesses with strict security compliance needs, organizations handling sensitive data, environments with a high volume of user and device traffic, companies implementing zero-trust architectures
Gain Deeper Network Visibility
Streamline the collection and analysis of network telemetry data for improved performance insights. Provide IT professionals with actionable intelligence to proactively identify and resolve network issues.
IT departments focused on performance optimization, companies with critical application uptime requirements, environments with complex traffic patterns, teams needing to justify IT investments with data
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and assurance, simplifying management and improving operational efficiency.
Advanced Security Analytics
Offers enhanced threat detection and mitigation capabilities, helping to protect your network from sophisticated cyber threats.
Network Assurance Engine
Delivers proactive insights into network health and performance, enabling faster troubleshooting and improved user experience.
Software Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and support, providing predictable costs and long-term value.
Catalyst 9600 Series Optimization
Tailored specifically for the Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches, maximizing the performance and capabilities of your core network infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Requires robust security and compliance features to protect sensitive financial data and meet regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Needs secure and reliable network operations to support critical patient care systems and comply with HIPAA regulations for data privacy.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Benefits from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) environments and ensure uptime for production lines.
Education & Research
Requires scalable and secure network solutions to support a large number of users, devices, and diverse applications while managing budget constraints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco networking platforms, including automation, security, and analytics. It is designed to provide intelligent network capabilities for modern businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C9600-DA-SMS1, applies to the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches. It enhances the functionality of these high-performance core and distribution switches.
What is the benefit of a software subscription model?
A subscription model ensures you always have access to the latest software features, security updates, and ongoing support. It also provides predictable operational expenses compared to perpetual licensing models.
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.