Cisco C6500 DNA Premier License
Secure your network infrastructure with Cisco C6500 DNA Premier licensing, providing advanced features for seven years to enhance operational efficiency and security.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain entitlement to Cisco's premier software capabilities for network automation, analytics, and security.
- Extended Term Coverage: Benefit from a 7-year license term, ensuring long-term access to software updates and support for predictable budgeting.
- Platform Optimization: Enhance the performance and manageability of your Cisco Catalyst 6500 series platform with integrated software intelligence.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory compliance and bolster your security posture through continuous software updates and advanced threat detection.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco C6500 DNA Premier license provides a 7-year subscription to advanced software features designed to optimize and automate network operations on Cisco Catalyst 6500 series platforms. It unlocks capabilities for network assurance, security, and programmability, ensuring your network is secure, efficient, and compliant.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this licensing solution integrates directly into existing Cisco network hardware. It supports businesses that rely on their network for critical operations, offering enterprise-grade network intelligence without the overhead of a dedicated enterprise IT team.
- Network Automation: Streamline repetitive tasks and reduce manual configuration errors.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular access controls and threat mitigation strategies.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance and user behavior.
- Centralized Management: Simplify policy deployment and network-wide visibility.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous updates and feature enhancements over a 7-year term.
This Cisco DNA Premier license is the right choice for mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network management and security posture with predictable, long-term software access.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and policy deployments across their infrastructure. Streamline day-to-day operations and reduce the potential for human error in network management.
on-premises data centers, campus networks, hybrid cloud environments, distributed branch offices
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain visibility into network traffic patterns to detect and respond to threats. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
business-critical applications, sensitive data environments, regulated industries, remote workforce support
Improve Network Performance and Visibility
Streamline network operations by gaining deep insights into application performance and user experience. Proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact business productivity.
high-availability systems, performance-sensitive workloads, user-centric services, large-scale deployments
Key Features
Cisco DNA Premier Software
Provides access to the highest tier of Cisco's network automation, security, and analytics features for comprehensive network control.
7-Year Term License
Ensures long-term access to software capabilities and updates, offering predictable costs and continuous improvement for your network infrastructure.
Catalyst 6500 Series Support
Optimizes the performance and manageability of your existing Cisco Catalyst 6500 series hardware investment.
Network Assurance and Analytics
Delivers deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Advanced Security Features
Strengthens your security posture through granular policy enforcement, threat detection, and segmentation capabilities.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, all of which are addressed by Cisco DNA Premier's advanced features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and efficiency in production.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices, requiring scalable solutions for security, performance monitoring, and efficient management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is the highest software subscription tier for Cisco networking platforms, offering advanced capabilities for automation, security, analytics, and assurance. It is designed to simplify and enhance network operations.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C6500-DNA-P-7Y, is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 series of network switches.
What is the benefit of a 7-year term license?
A 7-year term license provides long-term access to software features and updates, ensuring your network remains current and secure. It also allows for predictable budgeting over an extended period, avoiding frequent renewal cycles.
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.