Cisco MDS9700 EA Advantage Subscription
The Cisco MDS9700 EA Advantage subscription provides essential software features and ongoing support for your Cisco MDS9700 platform, ensuring operational continuity and access to critical updates.
- Access to: Essential software features and ongoing vendor support for your Cisco MDS9700.
- Coverage for: Continued operation and access to necessary software updates and patches.
- Protection against: Potential operational disruptions due to outdated software or lack of vendor support.
- Entitlement to: Latest software releases and feature enhancements for your storage networking infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco MDS9700 EA Advantage is a subscription-based software license that unlocks advanced features and ensures continued support for the Cisco MDS9700 platform. This license provides access to critical software updates, security patches, and technical assistance, maintaining the optimal performance and reliability of your storage network infrastructure.
This offering is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who rely on robust storage area network (SAN) solutions. It integrates directly with the Cisco MDS9700 chassis, ensuring that your core storage networking hardware remains current, compliant, and fully supported by the vendor.
- Enhanced Functionality: Unlocks specific software features and capabilities for the MDS9700 platform.
- Continuous Support: Provides ongoing access to Cisco technical assistance and expert troubleshooting.
- Software Updates: Ensures you receive critical security patches and software release updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain compliance with regulatory requirements through up-to-date software.
- Operational Stability: Minimizes downtime risk by ensuring your platform runs on supported and current software.
This subscription is the ideal choice for businesses seeking to maintain the performance and security of their Cisco MDS9700 SAN infrastructure without the overhead of managing complex licensing renewals.
What This Enables
Enable advanced storage networking features
Enable teams to unlock and utilize advanced software capabilities on their Cisco MDS9700 platform. Streamline storage traffic management and enhance data availability through feature-rich software.
organizations with high-performance storage requirements, businesses managing large data volumes, teams needing granular control over SAN fabric, environments requiring advanced zoning and security features
Ensure continuous software updates and patches
Streamline the process of receiving and applying critical security patches and software updates for the MDS9700 platform. Automate access to the latest firmware releases to maintain a secure and stable storage environment.
businesses with strict security policies, organizations operating in regulated industries, companies prioritizing system stability, IT departments focused on proactive maintenance
Maintain vendor support for critical infrastructure
Provide IT professionals with direct access to Cisco technical support for troubleshooting and issue resolution on the MDS9700 platform. Ensure continued operational uptime by having expert assistance readily available.
companies dependent on SAN uptime, IT teams managing complex network configurations, businesses requiring rapid response to infrastructure issues, organizations without extensive in-house Cisco expertise
Key Features
Cisco MDS9700 Platform Software
Provides access to essential software features and capabilities for your storage networking hardware.
Subscription-based licensing
Offers predictable costs and ensures continuous access to software and support without large upfront investments.
Access to Software Updates and Patches
Keeps your storage network secure and performing optimally with the latest fixes and enhancements.
Vendor Technical Support
Ensures you can quickly resolve issues with expert assistance from Cisco.
Extended Platform Advantage
Helps maintain the operational life and value of your Cisco MDS9700 infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure storage networks to manage sensitive transaction data and comply with strict regulatory requirements like SOX and PCI DSS.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient records and comply with HIPAA regulations, necessitating reliable and supported SAN infrastructure for critical data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on robust storage solutions for operational data, supply chain management, and IoT data streams, demanding high uptime and consistent performance from their SAN.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups manage large volumes of customer data, inventory, and point-of-sale information, requiring stable and secure storage networks to support daily operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of the Cisco MDS9700 EA Advantage subscription?
The subscription term is typically one year, with options for renewal. Specific terms are detailed at the time of purchase.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco MDS9700 series of modular chassis, enhancing its software capabilities and support.
Can this subscription be transferred to new hardware?
License transferability is subject to Cisco's terms and conditions. Typically, licenses are tied to specific hardware or require a formal transfer process.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.