Cisco DEFENSEPRO X90-HP-40G Software Upgrade Option
This Cisco software license upgrade enables your DEFENSEPRO X90-HP platform to operate at 40G speeds, significantly boosting network security capacity and performance.
- Enhanced Capacity: Access to 40G throughput for increased threat detection and mitigation capabilities.
- Performance Boost: Unlock higher performance to handle demanding network traffic and complex security policies.
- License Compliance: Ensures your security platform is properly licensed for its operational capacity.
- Future-Proofing: Prepares your network infrastructure for evolving threat landscapes and higher bandwidth needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license upgrade for Cisco's DEFENSEPRO X90-HP security appliance. It specifically enables the transition from a 20G capacity to a 40G capacity, unlocking higher throughput for threat detection and prevention services.
This upgrade is designed for businesses that have experienced significant network growth or face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. It ensures that IT Managers and IT Professionals can maintain optimal security posture and network performance without needing to replace their existing hardware.
- Increased Throughput: Enables the appliance to handle up to 40 Gigabits per second of traffic.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Supports higher capacity for real-time analysis of network traffic for threats.
- Scalability: Allows businesses to scale their security capabilities with their network demands.
- Software Option: Delivered as a software license, simplifying the upgrade process.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable costs for ongoing access to security features and updates.
This Cisco software upgrade is the ideal solution for mid-market organizations seeking to maximize their existing security hardware investment and enhance network defense capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Higher Network Security Throughput
Enable teams to process significantly more network traffic through their existing security appliance. This ensures that advanced threat detection and prevention services can operate at full capacity without becoming a bottleneck.
Organizations with growing network traffic, businesses requiring high-performance security, teams managing large data flows, environments with increasing threat sophistication.
Scale Security Capabilities Without Hardware Replacement
Streamline the process of scaling security infrastructure by upgrading software capacity instead of purchasing new hardware. This allows businesses to adapt their security posture to meet evolving demands cost-effectively.
Mid-market companies, businesses focused on IT budget optimization, organizations with existing Cisco DEFENSEPRO investments, IT departments managing multiple security layers.
Maintain Compliance with Performance Standards
Automate the process of ensuring security platforms meet performance requirements for compliance and operational needs. This upgrade guarantees the appliance can handle the necessary traffic analysis for regulatory adherence and business continuity.
Businesses in regulated industries, organizations with strict uptime requirements, IT teams responsible for security audits, companies needing to demonstrate robust security controls.
Key Features
40G Throughput Capacity
Significantly increases the volume of network traffic that can be inspected for threats in real-time, preventing performance degradation.
Software-Based Upgrade
Allows for a cost-effective capacity increase on existing hardware, avoiding the expense and complexity of a full hardware replacement.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to software updates and support for the licensed term.
Enhanced Security Services
Unlocks the full potential of the DEFENSEPRO platform to deliver advanced threat prevention and detection at higher speeds.
Platform Compatibility
Designed to integrate seamlessly with the Cisco DEFENSEPRO X90-HP hardware, ensuring a smooth transition.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-throughput security to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance with stringent regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making 40G capacity essential for threat analysis.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of sensitive patient data (PHI) and must comply with HIPAA, necessitating robust, high-capacity security solutions to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and manufacturing networks are increasingly targeted. High-capacity security is needed to protect operational technology (OT) environments from cyber threats without impacting production uptime.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups process large volumes of customer transaction data and require strong security to protect against data theft and maintain PCI DSS compliance, especially with growing online and in-store digital footprints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the 20G and 40G versions of the DEFENSEPRO X90-HP?
The primary difference is the maximum throughput capacity. The 20G version handles up to 20 Gigabits per second of traffic, while the 40G version can handle up to 40 Gigabits per second. This upgrade allows your existing appliance to process more traffic for security inspection.
Does this upgrade require new hardware?
No, this is a software license upgrade. It enables your existing Cisco DEFENSEPRO X90-HP appliance to operate at its higher 40G capacity without requiring a hardware replacement.
What is the license term and billing model?
This is a subscription-based license. The term length will be specified at the time of purchase, and billing is recurring according to that term.
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.