Cisco DNA Essentials C9600 SMS-1 Subscription
Cisco DNA Essentials for the C9600 platform provides essential network management capabilities, ensuring your infrastructure operates efficiently and compliantly.
- Access to: Core network automation and assurance features for enhanced visibility and control.
- Coverage for: Subscription term ensuring continuous access to essential software features and updates.
- Protection against: Network misconfigurations and performance degradation through proactive monitoring.
- Entitlement to: Essential software features that simplify network operations and improve user experience.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials subscription license is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches. It unlocks a foundational set of software features focused on network automation, visibility, and assurance, crucial for modern business IT environments.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain essential control over their network infrastructure. It integrates with the Cisco Catalyst 9600 platform, providing a streamlined approach to managing network services and ensuring operational stability.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks for faster deployment and configuration.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health and performance with intelligent analytics.
- Security Features: Implement foundational security policies to protect your network.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management for improved operational efficiency.
- Compliance: Maintain software compliance and access necessary feature updates.
This subscription is ideal for businesses seeking to enhance their network operations without the complexity of enterprise-level solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across the infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce manual errors for faster service delivery.
organizations deploying new network segments, teams managing multi-site networks, businesses standardizing network configurations
Enhance Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Streamline network monitoring by providing deep insights into device health and user experience. Automate troubleshooting workflows to quickly identify and resolve network issues.
businesses experiencing performance degradation, IT departments managing growing user bases, organizations seeking proactive network health monitoring
Ensure Network Compliance and Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance standards across the network. Maintain a consistent security posture and reduce the risk of unauthorized access or misconfigurations.
companies with regulatory compliance requirements, organizations implementing Zero Trust frameworks, teams managing distributed network access
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Provides foundational network automation, assurance, and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 9600 platform.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and support for the duration of the term.
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort in network configuration and deployment, leading to faster changes and fewer errors.
Network Assurance
Offers insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution and improved user experience.
Simplified Management
Centralizes network control, making it easier for IT teams to manage and monitor their infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high network availability and robust security to protect sensitive financial data and ensure compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable, and compliant networks to manage patient data (HIPAA) and support critical medical operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and assurance to maintain operational uptime and integrate IT with operational technology (OT) securely.
Education & Research
Educational institutions require scalable and manageable network solutions to support a large number of users and devices, often with budget constraints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational network automation, assurance, and security capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series switches. It is designed to simplify network operations and enhance visibility.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C9600-DE-SMS1, is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis for the duration of the subscription term.
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.