Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) RTM License for 500 Small Physical Network Elements
This Cisco NSO RTM license subscription enables advanced network automation for up to 500 small physical network elements, ensuring efficient and compliant network operations.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco NSO features for a defined period.
- Capacity: Supports up to 500 small physical network elements within your infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks capabilities for network device configuration, provisioning, and compliance.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines network management tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) RTM License provides essential software capabilities for automating and managing your network infrastructure. This subscription-based license is designed to support up to 500 small physical network elements, granting access to features that enable consistent configuration, rapid service deployment, and ongoing compliance.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for maintaining complex network environments. It integrates into existing network stacks, allowing for centralized control and orchestration of diverse network devices and services, thereby reducing operational overhead.
- Automated Provisioning: Accelerate the deployment of network services and configurations.
- Configuration Management: Ensure consistent and compliant configurations across all managed devices.
- Network Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network state and device compliance.
- Reduced Operational Costs: Minimize manual intervention and associated errors in network operations.
- Subscription Model: Provides predictable costs and access to ongoing software updates and support.
This Cisco NSO license offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade network automation capabilities without the associated overhead, ensuring agility and control.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Network Device Configuration
Enable teams to automate the configuration of network devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors. Streamline the deployment of new services and updates across your network infrastructure.
On-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, cloud-connected networks, hybrid IT environments
Streamline Network Service Provisioning
Streamline the process of provisioning network services, from initial setup to ongoing changes. Automate complex workflows that span multiple network devices and technologies.
Businesses with rapid service deployment needs, organizations managing multi-vendor networks, IT teams focused on agility
Automate Network Compliance and Auditing
Automate network compliance checks and reporting, ensuring devices adhere to security policies and regulatory standards. Protect against configuration drift and maintain an auditable trail of all network changes.
Regulated industries requiring strict compliance, organizations with internal security mandates, IT departments focused on risk mitigation
Key Features
Network Configuration Automation
Automate the deployment and management of network device configurations, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors.
Service Orchestration
Orchestrate complex network services across multiple devices and vendors, accelerating service delivery.
Compliance Assurance
Maintain network compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements through automated checks and remediation.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and access to the latest software features and support.
Scalability for Small Elements
Supports a significant number of small physical network elements, ideal for growing or distributed infrastructures.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and compliant network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and meet strict regulatory demands like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain secure and available networks to support critical patient care systems and comply with HIPAA regulations for data privacy.
Retail & Hospitality
These sectors often operate with distributed networks across many locations, requiring efficient automation for consistent service delivery and compliance with payment card industry standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable and secure networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, necessitating automated management to ensure uptime and prevent disruptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO RTM?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) RTM is a software platform that enables network automation. RTM stands for 'Release Train Management', indicating a specific lifecycle management approach for the software. This license allows you to use NSO for managing your network devices.
What does '500 XSMALL PHYSICAL NETWORK ELEMENTS' mean?
This refers to the capacity of the license. It allows you to manage and automate up to 500 physical network devices that are categorized as 'XSMALL' by Cisco, typically smaller routers, switches, or other network appliances.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license. You pay a recurring fee for the duration of the subscription term to use the software and receive updates and support.
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.