Cisco Prime Optical 10 3-Year Software Subscription
This Cisco Prime Optical 10 software subscription provides essential network management capabilities for your business infrastructure over a three-year term.
- License Term: Covers a three-year period, ensuring continuous access to software features and support.
- Platform Licensing: Unlocks advanced features and capacity for Cisco's optical networking platforms.
- Right to Manage: Grants the necessary entitlements to manage and operate your Cisco optical network.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable operational expenses with a clear, recurring billing model.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license subscription for Cisco Prime Optical 10, providing the entitlement to manage and operate specific Cisco optical networking hardware. The subscription covers a three-year term, ensuring access to software features and ongoing operational capabilities.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to gain visibility and control over their optical network infrastructure, integrating it into their existing data center or network operations environment.
- Software Subscription: Provides a three-year license for Cisco Prime Optical 10.
- Network Management: Enables comprehensive monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting of optical networks.
- Capacity & Features: Unlocks specific capabilities and capacity limits defined by the license tier.
- Compliance & Operation: Ensures legal and operational use of Cisco optical network management software.
- Predictable Costs: Subscription model offers clear budgeting and operational expense management.
This Cisco software subscription is ideal for businesses needing to manage their optical network infrastructure efficiently and cost-effectively.
What This Enables
Enable Network Visibility and Control
Enable teams to gain deep visibility into optical network performance and health. Streamline the configuration and management of optical devices to reduce manual errors and operational overhead.
data center operations, network infrastructure management, IT operations centers, private cloud deployments
Ensure Software Compliance
Maintain compliance with Cisco's licensing requirements for optical network management software. Avoid potential disruptions or penalties by ensuring you have the correct entitlements for your deployed hardware.
regulated industry IT environments, IT asset management, network security posture
Automate Network Operations
Automate routine network management tasks, such as monitoring and basic configuration, freeing up IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives. Improve response times to network events through centralized management.
business continuity planning, IT resource optimization, proactive network maintenance
Key Features
Three-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable software access and operational budgeting for an extended period, reducing the need for frequent renewals.
Right to Manage Entitlement
Confirms your legal authorization to operate and manage specific Cisco optical networking hardware using the Prime Optical software.
Platform Software License
Unlocks the core functionalities and capacity of Cisco Prime Optical 10 for your business's network management needs.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers a clear, recurring cost structure that aligns with operational expenses, simplifying financial planning.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support critical transaction processing and data management, making robust optical network management essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on uninterrupted network connectivity for patient care systems and sensitive data, necessitating efficient management of their optical network backbone.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often rely on extensive networks for automation and control systems, where stable optical network performance is crucial for maintaining production efficiency.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large data volumes and complex network demands, requiring effective tools to oversee their optical network infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'Right to Manage' mean?
The 'Right to Manage' entitlement signifies that your subscription license grants you the legal permission to use the Cisco Prime Optical software to monitor, configure, and manage the specified Cisco optical networking hardware.
What hardware does Cisco Prime Optical 10 manage?
Cisco Prime Optical 10 is designed to manage Cisco's optical networking platforms. The specific hardware compatibility is detailed in Cisco's product documentation, and this license is tied to the capacity defined in the SKU.
Is this a perpetual license?
No, this is a software subscription license with a defined term of three years. Upon expiration, renewal will be required to continue using the software and its associated features.
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.