Cisco Nexus N9K OpenStack Plug-in Annual Subscription
The Cisco Nexus N9K OpenStack Plug-in annual subscription unlocks advanced network automation capabilities for your data center infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock the full potential of your Cisco Nexus switches for OpenStack integration, enabling dynamic network provisioning and management.
- Annual Subscription Term: Provides a predictable, one-year licensing period for budget management and continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Integration: Designed to enhance Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, allowing them to function as a network resource provider within OpenStack environments.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network operations, reduce manual configuration errors, and accelerate service deployment cycles within your OpenStack cloud.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is an annual subscription license for the Cisco Nexus 9000 (N9K) OpenStack Plug-in. It provides the necessary software entitlement to integrate Cisco Nexus switches with OpenStack cloud orchestration platforms, enabling advanced network automation and programmability.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations managing private or hybrid cloud environments. It fits within data center network architectures where OpenStack is used for cloud management, allowing for the dynamic provisioning and management of network services for virtualized workloads.
- OpenStack Integration: Enables Cisco Nexus switches to be managed directly by OpenStack Neutron, providing network services for cloud tenants.
- Network Automation: Automates the provisioning, configuration, and management of network resources within an OpenStack environment.
- Dynamic Service Delivery: Facilitates rapid deployment and modification of network services to support virtual machines and applications.
- Enhanced Visibility: Provides deeper insight into network behavior and performance within the context of cloud workloads.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures you are running licensed software and have access to Cisco's technical support for the duration of the subscription.
This annual subscription is the right choice for mid-market teams seeking to enhance their OpenStack cloud deployments with intelligent, automated network services from Cisco.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation in OpenStack
Enable teams to automate the deployment and management of network services for virtual machines and applications within an OpenStack environment. Streamline the provisioning of complex network configurations, reducing manual intervention and potential errors.
private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized data centers, network function virtualization
Accelerate Cloud Service Delivery
Streamline the process of delivering network resources to tenants and applications in an OpenStack cloud. Automate the creation, modification, and deletion of network segments, security policies, and load balancing services.
application development lifecycles, dynamic workload provisioning, IT service catalog integration, agile IT operations
Enhance Network Programmability
Automate the integration of Cisco Nexus switches into your OpenStack orchestration workflows. Enable programmatic control over network devices, allowing for greater flexibility and customization of network services.
software-defined networking initiatives, infrastructure as code practices, custom cloud automation scripts, advanced network telemetry
Key Features
OpenStack Neutron Integration
Allows your OpenStack cloud to directly manage and provision network services on Cisco Nexus switches, simplifying network operations.
Automated Network Provisioning
Reduces manual configuration time and errors by automating the setup of network segments, VLANs, and security policies.
Dynamic Network Service Management
Enables rapid deployment and modification of network services to match the lifecycle of virtual machines and applications.
Annual Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and essential support for your network infrastructure.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Support
Optimized for Cisco's high-performance Nexus 9000 switches, ensuring reliable and efficient cloud networking.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly automated and secure network environments to manage sensitive data and ensure compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust, compliant, and scalable network solutions to manage patient data (HIPAA) and support critical medical applications with high availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation to support IoT devices, real-time data processing, and the integration of IT and operational technology (OT) systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often deploy large-scale private cloud environments to support research computing, student services, and administrative functions, requiring efficient network management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Nexus N9K OpenStack Plug-in?
It is a software license that enables Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches to integrate with and be managed by the OpenStack cloud platform. This allows for automated network provisioning and management within your cloud environment.
What does an annual term license mean?
An annual term license provides you with the right to use the software for a period of one year. It typically includes access to software updates and technical support during that term.
Who is the target user for this license?
This license is intended for IT professionals and managers in mid-market organizations who are operating private or hybrid clouds using OpenStack and require advanced network automation capabilities for their Cisco Nexus 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.