Cisco C6000/C6800 DNA Essentials License - 7 Year Term
This 7-year Cisco DNA Essentials license subscription unlocks advanced network management and security features for your C6000/C6800 series switches, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- License Term: Enjoy 7 years of uninterrupted access to Cisco DNA Essentials features and software updates.
- Feature Access: Unlock enhanced network visibility, automation, and security capabilities for your core infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and licensing to meet regulatory and operational standards.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your network hardware functions optimally with access to the latest software features and support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C6000/C6800 DNA Essentials license provides a 7-year subscription for essential network automation, visibility, and security features on your Cisco Catalyst 6000 and 6800 series switches.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to manage and secure their network infrastructure efficiently, ensuring compliance and optimal performance without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions.
- Network Automation: Streamline repetitive tasks and simplify network configuration management.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and device performance.
- Security Features: Implement essential security policies and threat detection capabilities.
- Software Updates: Access the latest software releases and feature enhancements for your switches.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a predictable 7-year licensing term with consistent billing.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers a cost-effective way for SMB and mid-market businesses to modernize their network management and security posture.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Simplification
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and freeing up IT resources. Streamline the deployment and management of network policies across your infrastructure.
On-premises data centers, campus networks, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline the monitoring of network performance and traffic patterns to proactively identify and resolve potential issues. Automate the collection of network telemetry for better troubleshooting and capacity planning.
Core network infrastructure, edge device management, multi-vendor network environments, virtualized network services
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and segmentation across your network to protect against threats. Enable teams to gain better visibility into security events and respond more effectively.
Network access control, threat mitigation, compliance reporting, security policy enforcement
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network automation, visibility, and security features for your C6000/C6800 switches.
7-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access and predictable costs for critical network software capabilities.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and minimizes human error in network management.
Network Visibility
Offers insights into network performance and traffic flow for better troubleshooting.
Security Features
Helps enforce security policies and protect the network from threats.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high network uptime, robust security, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Essentials features help address.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical systems, supported by DNA Essentials' security and visibility tools.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring efficiency and minimizing downtime risks.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require efficient network management tools to control access, ensure performance, and maintain security across campus networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network automation, visibility, and security features for Cisco enterprise networking platforms. It is designed to simplify network management and improve operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license (C6000-DNA-E-7Y) is designed for Cisco Catalyst 6000 and 6800 series network switches.
What is the benefit of a 7-year term license?
A 7-year term license provides long-term access to the software features, ensures your network remains current with updates, and offers predictable budgeting for essential network capabilities over an extended period.
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.