Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect License
This Cisco platform license subscription provides essential capabilities for managing your UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, ensuring operational continuity and feature access for your business network.
- Access to Core Features: Unlock essential management and operational capabilities for your Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects.
- Subscription Term: Provides ongoing access to software features and potential updates for the duration of your subscription.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your Cisco hardware is running licensed software, meeting vendor and potentially regulatory requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Maintains the full functionality of your fabric interconnects, critical for data center operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license specifically for the Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects. It enables the core software functionalities required to operate and manage these critical data center components, ensuring they perform as intended and remain compliant with vendor requirements.
Businesses with a Cisco UCS environment, particularly those utilizing the 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, will use this license to maintain full operational capability. It is essential for IT Managers and IT Professionals responsible for data center infrastructure, ensuring that their network fabric operates efficiently and securely.
- Platform Licensing: Enables the core software features for Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects.
- Subscription Billing: Provides ongoing access to software capabilities on a recurring billing cycle.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks necessary functions for fabric management and operation.
- Compliance: Ensures your hardware is properly licensed, avoiding potential operational issues.
- Scalability Support: Facilitates the continued operation of your fabric interconnects as your infrastructure grows.
This Cisco subscription license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to maintain full, compliant operation of their UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects.
What This Enables
Enable Core Fabric Interconnect Functionality
Enable teams to manage and operate their Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects with all necessary software features. This ensures the network fabric performs optimally for critical business applications and services.
data center operations, server virtualization, network fabric management, IT infrastructure management
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Streamline the process of maintaining vendor compliance for your Cisco UCS hardware. This subscription license provides the necessary entitlements, preventing potential operational disruptions or support issues.
IT asset management, hardware lifecycle management, compliance auditing, IT operations
Support Ongoing Data Center Operations
Automate the renewal of essential software capabilities for your fabric interconnects. This subscription model guarantees continued access to features vital for day-to-day data center functions and stability.
business continuity planning, IT service delivery, infrastructure uptime, network stability
Key Features
Cisco UCS 6100 Series Platform License
Grants the necessary software entitlements to operate the core functions of your Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects.
Subscription Billing Model
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software features through a recurring billing cycle.
Vendor Compliance
Ensures your Cisco hardware is properly licensed, meeting vendor requirements and avoiding potential operational risks.
Core Feature Enablement
Unlocks the essential management and operational capabilities required for your fabric interconnects.
Operational Continuity
Maintains the full functionality of your fabric interconnects, critical for reliable data center operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and compliant IT infrastructure to manage sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted trading and customer service operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data security and compliance with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating reliable and properly licensed infrastructure for patient records and operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable and efficient data center operations for production management, supply chain logistics, and operational technology systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often manage large datasets and complex computing needs, requiring robust and scalable data center infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software license for Cisco UCS?
A platform software license for Cisco UCS enables the core operating software and management features for your Cisco Unified Computing System hardware, such as fabric interconnects. This specific license applies to the UCS 6100 Series.
Why is a subscription model used for this license?
The subscription model provides ongoing access to software features and potential updates for a defined term. It allows for predictable budgeting and ensures continuous support and functionality for your Cisco infrastructure.
What happens if I don't have this license?
Operating Cisco UCS hardware without the required licenses can lead to non-compliance with Cisco's terms of service, potential limitations on features, and issues with receiving technical support or software updates.
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.