Cisco Prime Performance Manager License for MDS 9500
This Cisco Prime Performance Manager license provides essential management capabilities for your Cisco MDS 9500 platform, ensuring optimal network performance and compliance for one year.
- License Term: Annual subscription provides continuous access to critical network management features.
- Platform Coverage: Specifically designed for Cisco MDS 9500 series hardware, ensuring compatibility and full functionality.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced performance monitoring and management tools for your storage network infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to Cisco's licensing requirements and supports regulatory needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a one-year subscription license for Cisco Prime Performance Manager, specifically enabling management and monitoring capabilities for Cisco MDS 9500 series hardware. It grants the right to manage these devices, ensuring that your storage network infrastructure operates efficiently and compliantly.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-sized businesses utilize this license to gain visibility and control over their data center storage networks. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing the necessary software entitlements to operate and maintain critical storage hardware.
- Performance Monitoring: Gain deep insights into the performance metrics of your Cisco MDS 9500 switches.
- Management Rights: Secure the entitlement to manage and configure your MDS 9500 devices through the Prime Performance Manager platform.
- Subscription Term: A 1-year subscription ensures continuous access to the software and its features.
- Compliance: Maintain proper licensing with Cisco, avoiding operational disruptions or audit risks.
- Network Visibility: Enhance your understanding of traffic patterns and potential bottlenecks within your storage network.
This Cisco license is the right choice for businesses needing to maintain and manage their Cisco MDS 9500 storage infrastructure effectively.
What This Enables
Enable Performance Monitoring for Storage Networks
Enable teams to gain deep visibility into the performance metrics of their Cisco MDS 9500 storage switches. Streamline the identification and resolution of potential bottlenecks or performance degradation issues.
data center operations, storage area network management, network infrastructure monitoring, IT operations management
Ensure Cisco MDS 9500 Management Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining proper licensing for Cisco MDS 9500 hardware, preventing compliance gaps and potential audit risks. Maintain entitlement to manage critical storage infrastructure without interruption.
it asset management, network hardware lifecycle, regulatory compliance, IT infrastructure governance
Streamline Storage Network Control
Streamline the configuration and management of Cisco MDS 9500 devices through a centralized platform. Improve operational efficiency by providing IT professionals with the necessary rights to manage their storage environment.
network device management, IT service delivery, data center operations, infrastructure administration
Key Features
Cisco MDS 9500 Right to Manage
Secure the official entitlement to manage your Cisco MDS 9500 series storage switches, ensuring full functionality and support.
Performance Monitoring Capabilities
Gain critical insights into traffic patterns, latency, and throughput to optimize your storage network's performance.
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides continuous access to management features and software updates for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Compliance Assurance
Helps maintain adherence to Cisco licensing policies, mitigating risks associated with non-compliance.
Centralized Management Interface
Facilitates easier administration and monitoring of your MDS 9500 devices through the Cisco Prime Performance Manager platform.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust and compliant storage network management to ensure high availability and data integrity for critical transactions and sensitive customer information.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of patient data, necessitating reliable and well-managed storage infrastructure to meet strict regulatory compliance and ensure continuous access to medical records.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on efficient data flow for operations and supply chain management, requiring stable and performant storage networks to support production systems and IoT data.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses process significant transaction volumes and customer data, demanding well-managed storage to support point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer loyalty programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Prime Performance Manager?
Cisco Prime Performance Manager is a software solution designed to monitor and manage the performance of Cisco networking devices, including storage area network (SAN) switches like the MDS 9500 series.
What does 'Right to Manage' mean in this context?
It signifies that this license grants you the legal entitlement to use the Cisco Prime Performance Manager software to manage your specified Cisco MDS 9500 hardware.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a one-year subscription license, meaning you have access to the management capabilities for the duration of the term.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.