Cisco MDS Premier Subscription M9100 5-Year Term
This 5-year Cisco MDS Premier Subscription provides essential software capabilities and support for your Cisco MDS 9000 series switches, ensuring continuous operation and access to advanced features.
- Access to: Advanced features and software updates for enhanced network control and visibility.
- Coverage for: Continued operation and access to critical software functionalities throughout the 5-year term.
- Protection against: Licensing gaps and outdated software that could lead to security vulnerabilities or performance issues.
- Entitlement to: Cisco's ongoing development and support for your storage networking platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco MDS Premier Subscription M9100 5Y is a platform software license that unlocks advanced features and ensures continued support for Cisco MDS 9000 series switches. This subscription provides access to essential software capabilities, ongoing updates, and the assurance of compliance for your storage networking environment over a five-year term.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage critical storage area networks (SANs). It integrates directly with Cisco MDS hardware, providing a foundational layer of software functionality necessary for reliable data center operations and storage management.
- Enhanced Functionality: Unlocks premium software features for advanced traffic management, security, and analytics.
- Extended Support: Guarantees access to software updates, bug fixes, and technical assistance for five years.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain regulatory compliance by ensuring your network software is up-to-date and supported.
- Operational Continuity: Minimizes downtime risk by providing access to the latest stable software releases.
- Predictable Costs: Offers a subscription-based model for predictable budgeting of essential software licensing.
This 5-year Cisco MDS Premier Subscription is the ideal choice for businesses seeking to maintain a secure, compliant, and high-performing storage network without enterprise-level overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Storage Network Features
Enable teams to unlock premium software capabilities for enhanced traffic management, security policies, and diagnostic tools within their storage area network. Streamline the configuration and monitoring of complex storage environments for improved operational efficiency.
data center operations, storage area network management, network infrastructure upgrades, IT resource optimization
Ensure Software Compliance and Security
Streamline the process of maintaining up-to-date software versions across your Cisco MDS switches to meet regulatory requirements and security best practices. Automate the access to critical security patches and bug fixes, reducing the window of vulnerability for your sensitive data.
regulatory compliance, data security posture, IT risk management, infrastructure lifecycle management
Maintain Continuous Network Operation
Automate the access to ongoing software updates and technical support, preventing unexpected downtime due to unsupported hardware or software configurations. Enable teams to proactively address potential issues with access to the latest stable software releases and expert assistance.
business continuity planning, IT service level agreements, critical infrastructure support, operational stability
Key Features
Platform Software Subscription
Provides access to advanced features and ongoing software updates for Cisco MDS 9000 series switches, ensuring optimal performance and security.
5-Year Term
Guarantees software access and support for an extended period, simplifying long-term planning and budgeting for your storage network.
Premier Features
Unlocks premium functionalities that enhance network visibility, control, and security for critical storage environments.
Cisco Support
Ensures access to technical assistance and bug fixes, minimizing downtime and maintaining operational continuity.
Compliance and Security Updates
Helps meet regulatory requirements and protect sensitive data by keeping your network software current with the latest patches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure storage networks to manage sensitive transaction 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 (PHI) and must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating robust, secure, and continuously updated storage infrastructure to ensure data integrity and availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on efficient data flow for operations, supply chain management, and IoT data processing, requiring stable and performant storage networks that minimize downtime and support evolving data demands.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups manage large volumes of customer data, inventory, and point-of-sale information, demanding reliable storage solutions to ensure continuous operations and protect customer privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco MDS Premier Subscription?
A Cisco MDS Premier Subscription is a licensing agreement that provides access to advanced software features, ongoing updates, and technical support for Cisco MDS 9000 series storage networking switches over a specified term, in this case, five years.
What hardware does this subscription apply to?
This subscription is designed for Cisco MDS 9000 series switches. The specific models supported are typically detailed in Cisco's product documentation, but it generally covers the core MDS platform.
Why is a subscription model beneficial for software licensing?
Subscription models offer predictable operational expenses, continuous access to the latest features and security updates, and often include technical support, which can be more cost-effective and easier to manage than perpetual licenses with separate support contracts.
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.