Cisco PI 3.X LF, AS & APIC-EM Management Platform License
This Cisco platform license subscription provides essential management capabilities for your Cisco network infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and feature access.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.X features.
- Platform Coverage: Enables management of Cisco network devices and services.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting tools.
- Compliance & Operation: Ensures your network management tools remain current and compliant.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription license provides access to Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) 3.X, including Assurance (AS) and Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Modules (APIC-EM) capabilities. It is designed to offer enhanced network visibility, control, and automation for businesses managing Cisco environments.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to maintain optimal network performance, troubleshoot issues efficiently, and ensure their network management software is up-to-date and fully supported. It integrates into existing Cisco network architectures, providing a centralized platform for device management.
- Advanced Network Monitoring: Gain deep insights into network health and performance.
- Streamlined Configuration: Simplify and automate device configuration tasks.
- Proactive Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve network issues before they impact users.
- Security Policy Management: Enforce application-aware network policies with APIC-EM.
- License Compliance: Maintain an up-to-date and compliant software environment.
This Cisco license subscription is ideal for businesses seeking to optimize their network operations and ensure robust management capabilities without the overhead of traditional enterprise solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Monitoring and Visibility
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network performance and health across their entire Cisco infrastructure. Streamline the identification of bottlenecks and potential issues before they affect business operations.
on-premises networks, hybrid cloud environments, multi-site deployments, managed IT infrastructure
Automate Device Configuration and Compliance
Streamline the deployment and management of network device configurations across the organization. Automate compliance checks and policy enforcement to reduce manual errors and ensure adherence to IT standards.
growing businesses, distributed workforces, regulated industries, IT standardization initiatives
Enhance Application Performance Management
Automate the delivery of application-aware network policies to ensure critical business applications receive the necessary network resources. Improve user experience by prioritizing traffic for key business services.
service-oriented businesses, data-intensive operations, cloud-dependent applications, performance-sensitive environments
Key Features
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.X Platform
Provides a unified platform for managing Cisco network devices, simplifying operations and reducing complexity.
Assurance (AS) Capabilities
Offers enhanced network health monitoring and performance analytics, enabling proactive issue resolution.
APIC-EM Integration
Enables application-aware network policy control, ensuring critical business applications perform optimally.
Subscription Licensing
Provides access to the latest software features and updates, ensuring your management tools remain current and supported.
Centralized Management
Reduces the need for multiple disparate tools, offering a single pane of glass for network oversight.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure networks to manage sensitive data and transactions, making robust network management tools essential for compliance and operational continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers rely on uninterrupted network services for patient care systems and data management, necessitating tools that ensure network reliability and compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks supporting critical operational technology (OT), requiring advanced visibility and control to maintain production uptime and security.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from centralized management and performance optimization to support academic and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Prime Infrastructure?
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is a network management solution that provides a unified platform for monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco networks. It helps IT teams maintain network health and performance.
What does the 'LF, AS & APIC-EM' designation mean?
LF likely refers to a licensing framework, AS stands for Assurance, and APIC-EM refers to Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Modules. Together, they indicate a license that includes advanced monitoring, analytics, and application policy management features.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software and its features for a defined term. This model ensures you always have access to the latest 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.