Extreme Networks X695 Core Feature License for GuestVM, BGP-EVPN
This Extreme Networks platform license unlocks advanced GuestVM and BGP-EVPN capabilities for your X695 switches, ensuring robust network segmentation and control.
- Feature Access: Enables critical network virtualization and routing protocols for enhanced traffic management.
- Subscription Term: Provides continuous access to advanced features on a recurring billing cycle.
- Platform Specific: Designed exclusively for the Extreme Networks X695 hardware platform.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your network infrastructure remains up-to-date with essential software features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Extreme Networks X695 Core Feature License is a subscription-based software entitlement that unlocks advanced functionalities for the X695 network switch platform. This license specifically enables features such as Guest Virtual Machine (GuestVM) support and Border Gateway Protocol Ethernet VPN (BGP-EVPN), crucial for modern network segmentation, virtualization, and advanced routing.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and optimizing their network infrastructure. It integrates directly with the Extreme Networks X695 hardware, providing enhanced capabilities for data center, campus, and service provider environments that require sophisticated Layer 3 routing and network virtualization.
- Advanced Routing: Enables BGP-EVPN for scalable and efficient Layer 3 VPN services.
- Network Virtualization: Supports GuestVM to run virtualized network functions or applications directly on the switch.
- Enhanced Segmentation: Facilitates granular network segmentation for improved security and traffic isolation.
- Subscription Model: Offers flexible, recurring access to essential software features.
- Platform Integration: Specifically tailored for the Extreme Networks X695 switch series.
This license provides essential advanced features for businesses needing sophisticated network control and virtualization on their Extreme Networks X695 infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Segmentation
Enable teams to implement granular network segmentation using BGP-EVPN. This allows for better isolation of traffic between different user groups or applications, enhancing security and performance.
data center deployments, campus networks, service provider edge, private cloud environments
Deploy Network Virtualization
Streamline the deployment of virtualized network functions or applications directly on network hardware using GuestVM. This reduces the need for separate physical servers and simplifies network architecture.
edge computing deployments, network function virtualization (NFV), distributed IT infrastructure, consolidated hardware environments
Enhance Layer 3 Routing Scalability
Automate the management of complex Layer 3 routing in large or dynamic networks with BGP-EVPN. This protocol provides efficient scalability and traffic engineering capabilities.
large enterprise networks, multi-site campus networks, service provider core, high-performance computing clusters
Key Features
BGP-EVPN Support
Provides scalable and efficient Layer 3 VPN services for modern data center and campus networks.
GuestVM Capability
Allows running virtualized applications or network functions directly on the switch, reducing hardware footprint.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to updated software features.
Platform Specific License
Ensures full compatibility and optimized performance for the Extreme Networks X695 hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation and high availability to protect sensitive data and meet strict regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, segmented networks to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure reliable access to critical systems for patient care.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from advanced routing and virtualization to support complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring performance and security for critical manufacturing processes.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large, diverse networks requiring advanced segmentation to isolate student, faculty, and research data, while supporting high-bandwidth applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription-based license. The term is determined at the time of purchase, providing access to the features for the duration of the subscription period.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Extreme Networks X695 series of network switches.
Can this license be transferred to other hardware?
Platform licenses are typically tied to the specific hardware model they are purchased for and are not generally transferable to different hardware platforms.
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.