Cisco DNA Center Switching Core License 5-Year Subscription
This 5-year Cisco DNA Center switching core license subscription provides essential software capabilities for managing your business network infrastructure.
- Subscription Term: Enjoy 5 years of continuous access to Cisco DNA Center switching core software features.
- Feature Access: Unlock advanced network management, automation, and visibility capabilities for your switching environment.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date licensing to meet regulatory requirements and vendor support standards.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your network management platform remains functional and supported throughout the subscription period.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Center's switching core capabilities. It grants your organization the necessary software entitlements to manage, automate, and secure your Cisco switching infrastructure.
Designed for businesses that rely on Cisco networking hardware, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals overseeing SMB and mid-market environments. It integrates directly into your existing network stack, providing a centralized platform for policy enforcement and operational insights.
- Software Entitlement: Provides the right to use Cisco DNA Center software for core switching functions.
- Subscription Term: A fixed 5-year period ensures predictable budgeting and continuous access.
- Network Automation: Enables automated provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across your switches.
- Enhanced Visibility: Offers deep insights into network performance, health, and security events.
- Centralized Management: Consolidates network control and monitoring into a single, intuitive platform.
This Cisco DNA Center license subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network operations with advanced automation and management tools.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and deployment times. Streamline the rollout of new network policies and services across your switching infrastructure.
businesses with growing switch deployments, organizations standardizing network configurations, IT teams managing distributed locations, companies seeking operational efficiency
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline network operations by providing deep visibility into device health, traffic patterns, and potential issues. Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to proactively identify and resolve problems.
organizations requiring real-time network insights, businesses with complex network topologies, IT departments focused on performance optimization, companies needing to track network utilization
Ensure Software Compliance and Support
Maintain continuous compliance with Cisco's licensing requirements and ensure access to ongoing software updates and technical support. Protect your investment by staying current with the latest security patches and feature enhancements.
businesses operating in regulated environments, companies with Cisco hardware investments, organizations prioritizing vendor support, IT teams managing critical infrastructure
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Software License
Provides the necessary entitlement to utilize advanced network management and automation features for Cisco switching.
5-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable budgeting and ensures continuous access to software capabilities and updates for a defined period.
Network Automation Capabilities
Reduces manual effort and errors in network configuration, speeding up deployments and policy changes.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Delivers deeper insights into network performance and health, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Centralized Management Platform
Consolidates network control, simplifying operations and improving overall network governance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure networks with strict compliance mandates, making centralized management and automation crucial for operational integrity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure, reliable, and auditable network infrastructure managed through robust platforms.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks supporting critical operations, where automation and visibility are key to maintaining uptime and efficiency.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic user bases and diverse network needs, benefiting from simplified management and policy enforcement to ensure secure access and performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center?
Cisco DNA Center is a network controller and analytics platform that simplifies the design, provisioning, and policy enforcement of your network. This license specifically covers its core switching functionalities.
What does 'Core DNA OA RATABLE' mean?
This refers to the specific licensing model for Cisco DNA Center, indicating it's a subscription-based license (RATABLE) for the core DNA features (CORE DNA) that is eligible for Cisco's One Acquisition (OA) program, covering the switching aspect.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is for the Cisco DNA Center software platform itself, which manages compatible Cisco Catalyst switches. The specific switch models supported are detailed in Cisco's compatibility matrices.
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.