Cisco PI 3.x LF, AS & APIC-EM Management Platform License
This Cisco platform license unlocks advanced network management capabilities for your business infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and security.
- Feature Access: Unlock the full suite of Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.x features for enhanced network visibility and control.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date licensing to meet regulatory requirements and avoid service disruptions.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration management for your IT team.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports the management of a growing network environment, adapting to your business needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription-based platform license provides access to Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) 3.x, including Assurance (AS) and Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Modules (APIC-EM) capabilities. It enables comprehensive network monitoring, management, and troubleshooting for Cisco environments.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this license integrates into existing Cisco network deployments, offering centralized control and deep insights into network health and application performance.
- Centralized Network Management: Consolidate monitoring and control of your Cisco network devices from a single interface.
- Advanced Troubleshooting: Quickly identify and resolve network issues with intelligent diagnostics and reporting.
- Application Performance Visibility: Understand how applications perform on your network with APIC-EM integration.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network policies to ensure quality of service and security.
- License Compliance: Ensure your Cisco software deployment is properly licensed and compliant with vendor requirements.
This Cisco license is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to enhance their network management capabilities without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Monitoring
Enable teams to gain deep visibility into network performance and device health. Streamline the identification and resolution of potential issues before they impact operations.
on-premises networks, hybrid cloud environments, multi-vendor device management, Cisco-centric infrastructure
Automate Configuration Management
Streamline the deployment and management of network configurations across multiple devices. Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual errors and save IT staff time.
growing businesses, distributed office locations, standardized network deployments, IT infrastructure upgrades
Enhance Application Performance Insights
Automate the monitoring of application traffic and performance across the network. Provide IT professionals with the data needed to troubleshoot application-related network problems.
businesses with critical applications, performance-sensitive operations, cloud-based application delivery, user experience monitoring
Key Features
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.x Core Functionality
Provides essential network monitoring, fault detection, and performance management for Cisco networks.
Cisco Assurance (AS) Capabilities
Offers advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting tools to quickly resolve network issues and ensure service quality.
APIC-EM Integration
Enables application-aware networking by providing visibility into application traffic and performance on the network.
Subscription Billing Model
Allows for predictable operational expenses and access to the latest software updates and features throughout the subscription term.
Platform Licensing
Grants the right to use the management software on your designated network infrastructure, ensuring compliance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure networks to manage sensitive data and transactions, making robust Cisco management tools essential for compliance and uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations rely on uninterrupted network services for patient care systems and data management, necessitating proactive monitoring and rapid issue resolution provided by Cisco management platforms.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy complex Cisco networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring centralized management to ensure production continuity and system reliability.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from Cisco's management tools to ensure consistent performance, security, and efficient resource allocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI)?
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is a network management solution that provides a unified platform for managing Cisco's network devices. It offers capabilities for monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration.
What is APIC-EM?
APIC-EM, or Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Modules, is a component that provides application visibility and control on the network. It helps understand application behavior and performance.
What does 'LF, AS & APIC-EM' mean in the product title?
This indicates the license includes the core Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) platform (LF), the Assurance (AS) module for enhanced troubleshooting, and the APIC-EM module for application awareness.
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.