Cisco Virtual Machine Migration from AHV Base License
This Cisco platform software license enables virtual machine migration from AHV base environments, ensuring your business operations continue uninterrupted during transitions.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to essential VM migration capabilities.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for environments utilizing Cisco's virtualization solutions.
- Key Value: Facilitates compliance and ensures feature access for critical infrastructure tasks.
- Operational Benefit: Supports continued operation and planned infrastructure updates without disruption.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license provides the foundational capabilities required for migrating virtual machines from an AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) base environment. It unlocks essential features for managing and executing VM moves, ensuring a streamlined transition process for your IT infrastructure.
This licensing is intended for businesses that own and operate their IT infrastructure, including SMBs and mid-market companies. It fits within environments that are looking to transition workloads or consolidate virtualized resources, requiring specific tooling to manage the migration process effectively.
- VM Migration Enablement: Grants access to core functionalities for moving virtual machines.
- AHV Environment Support: Specifically designed for migrations originating from AHV.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates.
- Platform Licensing: Covers the software capabilities needed for migration tasks.
- Operational Continuity: Helps minimize downtime and risk during infrastructure changes.
This Cisco license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to manage virtual machine migrations efficiently and reliably.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Machine Migration from AHV
Enable teams to initiate and manage the transfer of virtual machines from an AHV hypervisor environment to a new platform. Streamline the process of workload relocation, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
virtualized environments, infrastructure modernization, data center consolidation, workload mobility
Support Infrastructure Modernization Projects
Support organizations undertaking infrastructure modernization by providing the necessary tools for migrating virtualized workloads. Facilitate transitions to newer hardware or hypervisor platforms with confidence.
IT upgrade cycles, technology refresh initiatives, cloud migration planning, hybrid cloud deployments
Manage Hypervisor Environment Transitions
Businesses migrating between different hypervisor technologies can utilize this license to manage the movement of their virtual machines. Ensure data integrity and application availability throughout the transition.
multi-hypervisor environments, platform standardization efforts, disaster recovery site preparation, business continuity planning
Key Features
Virtual Machine Migration Capabilities
Facilitates the secure and efficient transfer of virtual machines between environments, reducing risk and complexity.
AHV Base Environment Support
Provides specific functionality tailored for migrations originating from Acropolis Hypervisor, ensuring compatibility.
Subscription Licensing Model
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support, aligning with modern IT budgeting.
Platform Software Entitlement
Grants the necessary rights to use the software features required for migration tasks, ensuring compliance.
Operational Continuity Assurance
Helps maintain business operations during infrastructure changes by enabling smooth and controlled workload transitions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust migration tools to ensure continuous service availability and data integrity during infrastructure updates, adhering to strict regulatory compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high availability for critical patient systems and comply with HIPAA regulations, making secure and efficient VM migration essential for system upgrades.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable IT operations for production lines and supply chain management, necessitating migration solutions that minimize downtime during technology refreshes.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often manage diverse IT environments and undergo regular technology updates, requiring flexible tools to migrate virtualized research data and learning platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'AHV Base' refer to in this license?
AHV Base refers to the foundational Acropolis Hypervisor environment from which virtual machines will be migrated. This license is specifically designed to facilitate these outbound migrations.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, providing access to the software capabilities for a defined term with predictable billing.
What kind of support is included with this license?
This license provides access to the software features. Separate support contracts or entitlements may be required for technical assistance and updates, depending on your overall Cisco agreement.
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.