Cisco HDP-EPL Storage License - 2 Year Subscription
This Cisco HDP-EPL platform license provides essential storage capacity management for your business infrastructure over a 2-year subscription term.
- License Term: Subscription for 2 years, ensuring continuous access to storage capabilities.
- Billing Model: Annual subscription billing for predictable IT budgeting.
- Capacity Enabled: Provides per TB pricing for storage, allowing scalable resource allocation.
- Platform Focus: Designed for Cisco's High-Density Platform (HDP) environments.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco HDP-EPL license is a platform software subscription that unlocks storage capabilities for your Cisco infrastructure. It provides a per Terabyte (TB) pricing model for storage capacity, billed annually over a 2-year term, ensuring you have the necessary resources for your data storage needs while maintaining compliance.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to manage and scale storage within their Cisco High-Density Platform deployments. It integrates into existing data center environments, supporting critical business operations that rely on efficient and compliant data storage solutions.
- Scalable Storage: Enables per TB pricing for storage, allowing businesses to scale capacity as needed.
- Predictable Costs: Annual subscription billing over a 2-year term provides clear budgeting.
- Feature Access: Unlocks specific storage management features within the Cisco HDP environment.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain compliance by ensuring proper licensing for storage resources.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to essential storage functionalities.
This Cisco HDP-EPL license is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking controlled, compliant, and scalable storage solutions for their Cisco infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Scalable Data Storage Capacity
Enable teams to provision and manage storage capacity based on a per TB model. Streamline the allocation of resources to meet growing data demands without overprovisioning.
on-premises data centers, virtualized environments, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud infrastructure
Ensure Licensing Compliance for Storage
Automate the process of maintaining accurate licensing for storage resources within the Cisco HDP. Protect against potential audit findings and operational disruptions caused by licensing gaps.
regulated industries, IT asset management, infrastructure modernization, business continuity planning
Access Advanced Storage Management Features
Unlock specific software features designed for enhanced storage management and performance tuning on Cisco HDP systems. Improve data accessibility and operational efficiency.
performance-sensitive workloads, data archiving strategies, disaster recovery planning, server consolidation projects
Key Features
Per TB pricing for storage
Allows businesses to scale storage capacity precisely as needed, optimizing costs and avoiding over-allocation.
2-year subscription term
Provides a defined period of access to storage capabilities, simplifying long-term planning and ensuring continuity.
Annual billing
Facilitates predictable budgeting and financial management for essential storage resources.
Platform software license
Unlocks specific storage management features and functionalities within the Cisco HDP environment.
Compliance assurance
Helps organizations maintain proper licensing for their storage infrastructure, mitigating audit risks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust data storage solutions with strict compliance and auditability, making licensed Cisco HDP storage essential for managing sensitive transaction data and regulatory requirements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of patient data that must be stored securely and compliantly, necessitating licensed platforms like Cisco HDP for efficient data management and adherence to HIPAA regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on large datasets for operational efficiency, IoT data, and supply chain management, requiring scalable and licensed storage solutions to support their complex IT environments.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage significant volumes of confidential client data, demanding secure, compliant, and scalable storage solutions to protect sensitive information and meet retention policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco HDP-EPL license?
The Cisco HDP-EPL license is a platform software subscription that provides per Terabyte (TB) pricing for storage capacity on Cisco High-Density Platform (HDP) systems over a 2-year term.
What does 'platform-licensing' mean for this product?
It signifies that this is a license for the underlying platform software, enabling specific features and capacity management capabilities rather than a per-device or per-user license.
How is this license billed?
This license is billed on an annual subscription basis over the 2-year term, providing predictable costs for your storage infrastructure.
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.