Cisco MDS Premier Subscription M9700 7-Year
This 7-year Cisco MDS Premier Subscription provides advanced features and ongoing support for your data center network infrastructure, ensuring operational continuity and compliance.
- Access to: Advanced features and software updates for enhanced data center network capabilities.
- Coverage for: Continued hardware and software support, minimizing downtime risks.
- Protection against: Outdated software and unsupported hardware, maintaining security posture.
- Entitlement to: Expert technical assistance for prompt issue resolution and network optimization.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco MDS Premier Subscription M9700 7Y is a platform software license that unlocks advanced functionalities and provides comprehensive support for Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches over a 7-year term. This subscription ensures your data center network operates at peak performance with access to the latest software features, security patches, and expert technical assistance.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage critical data center storage networking. It integrates directly with Cisco MDS hardware, providing a vital layer of operational assurance and feature enablement for environments requiring high availability and advanced traffic management.
- Extended Support: Guarantees 7 years of access to Cisco TAC and software updates.
- Advanced Features: Unlocks premium functionalities for storage network optimization.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain regulatory compliance through up-to-date software.
- Operational Continuity: Minimizes downtime with proactive support and timely fixes.
- Predictable Costs: Bundles software access and support into a single, manageable subscription.
This 7-year Cisco MDS Premier Subscription offers SMB and mid-market teams essential features and support for a predictable cost, ensuring their data center network remains secure and efficient.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Storage Network Features
Enable teams to unlock premium functionalities like advanced diagnostics, traffic analysis, and enhanced security features within their Cisco MDS storage network. Streamline network management and optimize performance for critical business applications.
data center operations, storage area networks, business continuity planning, network performance optimization
Ensure Software Compliance and Security
Automate the process of staying current with Cisco's latest software releases, security patches, and feature updates for MDS switches. Maintain a strong security posture and meet regulatory compliance requirements without manual oversight.
IT infrastructure management, cybersecurity posture, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation
Guarantee Long-Term Operational Support
Provide teams with 7 years of guaranteed access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and hardware support for their MDS switches. Protect against unexpected hardware failures and software issues with prompt, expert assistance.
business continuity, IT asset lifecycle management, mission-critical systems, proactive support
Key Features
7-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to software features and support, ensuring continuity and predictable budgeting for your data center network.
Access to Cisco Premier Features
Unlocks advanced functionalities for enhanced network performance, security, and management capabilities within the Cisco MDS environment.
Ongoing Software Updates and Patches
Ensures your network runs on the latest, most secure software versions, mitigating vulnerabilities and improving stability.
Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Support
Provides expert help for troubleshooting and issue resolution, minimizing downtime and ensuring rapid recovery.
Hardware Support Entitlement
Offers peace of mind by covering potential hardware issues, ensuring the physical components of your storage network remain operational.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure storage networks to manage sensitive data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making advanced features and continuous support critical.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of patient data and must adhere to HIPAA compliance, necessitating robust, reliable, and secure storage networks with guaranteed support and up-to-date software.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on uninterrupted operations and data integrity for production and supply chain management, demanding high-performance storage networks with minimal downtime and consistent support.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups manage large volumes of transaction data and customer information, requiring scalable and secure storage solutions that can adapt to peak loads and maintain compliance with data privacy standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco MDS Premier Subscription?
A Cisco MDS Premier Subscription is a licensing and support package that provides access to advanced software features and ongoing technical assistance for Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches over a specified term, in this case, 7 years.
What hardware does this subscription apply to?
This subscription is designed for Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches, which are commonly used in enterprise data center storage networks. The specific compatibility should be verified against your existing hardware model.
Why is a subscription model beneficial for network software?
Subscription models offer predictable costs, continuous access to the latest features and security updates, and bundled support, which helps maintain operational efficiency and compliance without large, upfront capital expenditures.
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.