Cisco C9500 DNA Essentials License with Support
This 3-year Cisco DNA Essentials license with support unlocks advanced network management and security features for your C9500 platform, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network automation, security policies, and visibility tools for your Cisco C9500 switches.
- Continuous Operation: Ensure your network infrastructure remains operational and supported with 3 years of Cisco software updates and technical assistance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and security posture with up-to-date software and support for critical network functions.
- Predictable IT Spend: Benefit from a subscription-based model for software licensing, simplifying budgeting and IT expense management.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C9500 DNA Essentials license with 3-year support provides essential software capabilities and ongoing technical assistance for your Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-density switches. This subscription unlocks features crucial for modern network management, including basic automation, security, and assurance functionalities, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
This licensing is designed for businesses that own and operate their IT infrastructure, including IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates directly with your Cisco C9500 hardware, providing a foundation for network visibility, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting within your own data center or campus network environment.
- Essential Network Software: Provides core DNA Essentials features for automation, security, and assurance on Cisco C9500 switches.
- 3-Year Subscription Term: Guarantees access to software features and support for a defined period, simplifying license management.
- Includes Cisco Support: Entitles you to technical assistance and software updates from Cisco for the duration of the subscription.
- High-Density Platform Support: Tailored for the high-performance Cisco C9500 Series, ideal for demanding network environments.
- Simplified IT Operations: Reduces the complexity of managing network software and support contracts.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers SMB and mid-market organizations a cost-effective way to enhance their network infrastructure with essential software capabilities and reliable support.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks, such as configuration deployment and policy updates, across their Cisco C9500 switches. Streamline network operations and reduce manual errors by centralizing management through Cisco DNA Center.
on-premises data center, campus network, wired infrastructure, network segmentation
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain better visibility into network traffic patterns on your Cisco C9500 platform. Protect your business operations by implementing granular access controls and threat detection capabilities.
internal IT operations, security policy enforcement, network access control, threat mitigation
Improve Network Performance and Assurance
Streamline network troubleshooting and performance monitoring with advanced analytics and reporting tools. Ensure optimal network uptime and user experience by proactively identifying and resolving potential issues on your C9500 switches.
network performance monitoring, proactive issue resolution, IT service delivery, business continuity
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks core network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco C9500 switches, simplifying IT management.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable access to software features and support for a defined period, aligning with IT budgeting cycles.
Cisco Software Support
Entitles users to technical assistance and software updates, ensuring network stability and security.
High-Density Platform Compatibility
Optimized for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, delivering performance for demanding network environments.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers a flexible and manageable approach to acquiring and renewing essential network software licenses.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and high availability to meet strict regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps address.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical devices and systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand resilient and secure network infrastructure to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring production uptime and data integrity.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require scalable, secure network solutions to support teaching, research, and administrative functions efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational capabilities for network automation, security, and assurance on Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. It is designed to simplify network operations and enhance visibility.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-density switches. The MPN indicates compatibility with these platforms.
What does the 3-year support include?
The 3-year support typically includes access to Cisco technical assistance, software updates, bug fixes, and hardware replacement options as per Cisco's support policies for the duration of the subscription.
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.