Cisco MSX NFVIS Device Management Subscription
This monthly subscription provides essential device management capabilities for Cisco NFVIS platforms, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and compliantly.
- Device Management: Gain control over your Cisco NFVIS deployments for optimized performance and stability.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable monthly costs for software licensing, aligning operational expenses with usage.
- Platform Access: Unlock critical management features necessary for maintaining network integrity and security.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure your network devices adhere to vendor support and operational standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco MSX NFVIS Device Management Subscription is a monthly software license that enables essential management functions for Cisco Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) deployments. It provides the necessary software entitlements to monitor, configure, and maintain your virtualized network services running on Cisco hardware.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are deploying or managing Cisco NFVIS environments. It integrates into your existing network stack, providing a foundational layer for managing virtual network functions and ensuring their continuous operation.
- Essential Management Features: Access core functionalities for monitoring device health, performance, and status.
- Configuration Control: Enables granular configuration management for NFVIS devices and deployed network services.
- Subscription Model: Provides a flexible, pay-as-you-go monthly licensing option for predictable budgeting.
- Vendor Compliance: Ensures your NFVIS environment is properly licensed and supported by Cisco.
- Operational Stability: Supports the ongoing operation and maintenance of your virtualized network infrastructure.
This monthly subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable management for their Cisco NFVIS deployments without enterprise-level licensing complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Network Function Management
Enable teams to deploy and manage virtual network functions (VNFs) on Cisco NFVIS platforms. Streamline the configuration and monitoring of these critical network services for improved agility.
On-premises data centers, private cloud environments, edge computing deployments, hybrid cloud infrastructure
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining proper software licensing for Cisco NFVIS devices. Prevent operational disruptions and potential compliance issues by ensuring all management features are properly entitled.
Regulated industries, IT environments with strict audit requirements, businesses undergoing IT modernization
Maintain Network Operational Stability
Support the continuous operation of your virtualized network services with ongoing device management capabilities. Protect against downtime by ensuring your NFVIS platform is monitored and maintained.
Business-critical applications, networks requiring high availability, organizations with remote or distributed sites
Key Features
Monthly Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and flexibility for budgeting and scaling your NFVIS management capabilities.
Cisco NFVIS Device Management
Enables essential control and monitoring functions for your virtualized network infrastructure, ensuring stability and performance.
Software Entitlement
Guarantees access to the necessary software features for managing your Cisco NFVIS platform, ensuring compliance and full functionality.
Vendor Support Alignment
Ensures your network devices are properly licensed and supported by the vendor, mitigating risks associated with unsupported configurations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, making proper management of virtualized network functions on Cisco NFVIS critical for regulatory adherence and operational integrity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain secure and highly available networks for patient data and critical operations, necessitating reliable management of NFVIS for compliance with HIPAA and other regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy edge computing and private networks for operational technology (OT), requiring stable and manageable network functions on platforms like Cisco NFVIS to ensure production uptime.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies need secure, compliant, and cost-effective IT solutions, making monthly subscription models for essential network management tools like Cisco NFVIS device management an attractive option.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NFVIS?
Cisco NFVIS (Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software) is a platform that allows businesses to run network functions, such as firewalls or routers, as virtual machines on standard hardware. This subscription provides the management layer for these NFVIS deployments.
What does 'Device Management' include?
Device management typically includes capabilities for monitoring device health, performance metrics, configuration management, and ensuring the overall stability of the NFVIS platform and the virtual network functions running on it.
Is this a perpetual license?
No, this is a monthly subscription license. This means you pay a recurring fee for the right to use the software management capabilities on a month-to-month basis.
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.