Cisco NSO 6.X Lab Server Perpetual Licenses for Non-Production Networks
Secure Cisco NSO 6.X Lab Server perpetual licenses, granting your organization the ability to develop and test network automation without impacting live operations.
- License Term: Perpetual licenses provide ongoing access to Cisco NSO 6.X for non-production environments, eliminating recurring subscription costs.
- Capability Access: Unlocks the full feature set of Cisco NSO 6.X for development, testing, and validation of network automation workflows.
- Environment Focus: Specifically designed for lab, development, and non-production network infrastructure, ensuring safe experimentation.
- Compliance & Stability: Maintain licensing compliance and ensure stability in your development lifecycle by using authorized software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides perpetual licenses for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) version 6.X, specifically for lab and non-production network environments. These licenses enable your IT teams to build, test, and validate network automation scripts and configurations without risk to your live production network.
Ideal for IT Managers and Network Engineers within SMB and mid-market companies, these licenses are crucial for organizations looking to adopt or expand network automation. They fit into your existing development and testing infrastructure, allowing for iterative improvements and new service rollouts.
- Perpetual Licensing: Gain permanent access to Cisco NSO 6.X for your development and lab environments, avoiding ongoing subscription fees.
- Non-Production Focus: Dedicated licenses for lab, staging, and testing purposes, ensuring safe and compliant automation development.
- Feature Unlocking: Enables the full suite of NSO capabilities for building and testing network service models and automation workflows.
- Development Acceleration: Facilitates rapid iteration and validation of automation strategies before deployment to production.
- Cost Efficiency: Provides a cost-effective solution for establishing a dedicated network automation development and testing platform.
Empower your IT professionals with the tools to innovate and optimize your network infrastructure through advanced automation.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation Development
Enable teams to build and test new network automation scripts and workflows in a safe, isolated environment. Streamline the validation process before deploying changes to production networks.
development environments, testing labs, IT operations teams, network engineering departments
Validate Network Service Models
Streamline the creation and validation of network service models that define how network services are provisioned and managed. Automate the testing of these models against various network configurations.
network architecture teams, service provisioning workflows, IT infrastructure management
Facilitate Training and Skill Development
Provide IT professionals with hands-on experience in network automation using Cisco NSO. Automate the setup and teardown of training environments for efficient skill development.
IT training programs, internal skill development, network operations centers
Key Features
Perpetual License Term
Provides indefinite use of Cisco NSO 6.X for non-production environments, eliminating recurring subscription costs and offering long-term cost predictability.
Non-Production Environment Focus
Ensures that development and testing activities do not impact live production networks, mitigating risks of service disruption and downtime.
Full NSO 6.X Feature Set Access
Unlocks all capabilities of Cisco NSO 6.X, allowing for comprehensive development and testing of network automation, service modeling, and orchestration.
Dedicated Development Platform
Establishes a stable and controlled environment for network automation engineers to build, test, and refine automation solutions.
Compliance Assurance
Guarantees adherence to Cisco's licensing terms for non-production use, preventing potential legal or financial penalties.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network operations, making automation critical for efficient service delivery and compliance with stringent regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where automation can improve efficiency and reduce downtime risks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high availability and data security, benefiting from automation to manage complex networks and comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks and often have research initiatives that require flexible and scalable automation capabilities for network infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a powerful network automation and orchestration platform. It enables the configuration, management, and provisioning of network services across multi-vendor network devices.
What does 'non-production' mean for these licenses?
Non-production refers to environments used for development, testing, staging, training, or lab purposes. These licenses are not intended for use on live, customer-facing production networks.
Are these licenses subscription-based?
No, these are perpetual licenses, meaning you own the right to use the software indefinitely for the specified non-production purposes without recurring subscription fees.
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.