ACI Licensing - Perpetual vs Subscription
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03-09-2020 08:13 AM
Hello everyone,
does anybody of you have a quick overview what the advantages of the subscription based licensing of an ACI Fabric are?
According to the FAQ the only real thing could be the following, but is there a list of features taht are available in the subscription but not in the perpetual ACI license?
"Faster access to innovation: Company competitiveness is tied to strategic use of innovative technology, and Cisco is increasingly delivering the latest features through subscriptions"
What are your recomendations fpr the licencing?
Kind regards
Stefan
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03-11-2020 05:14 AM
Hello again,
I know, here are mostly excellent technical guys but if anybody has a hint I would be very lucky :-)
Kind regards
Stefan

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12-17-2020 06:09 AM
hello the nb-06-aci-dc-nw-sub-offer-faq-ctp-en.pdf link is broken

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04-13-2022 08:56 AM
i also have similar question.

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06-14-2022 10:44 AM
Would be very helpfull if anyone can solve this question, i'm working on a quote an N9K-C9332D-GX2B, that according the datasheet could operate as a leaf or spine, but there is a difference when you are working on the quote. if you select the ACI-Leaf mode you could select the subscription but if you select SPINE mode, CCW make you eliminate the subscription and go for a perpetual license... my only concern is if even i choose subscription or perpetual, do i have the option, when the deployment occur, to select any of the mode, do i?
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06-15-2022 05:17 PM
Perpetual is a full up-front investment of a license which is tied to the device for its life (barring a couple exceptions). Subscription offer recurring value and are transferrable. So if/when you swap out devices, your subscription can be carried onto the next device. Typically a 5-year subscription starts to have financial benefits over perpetual. We are slowly phasing out perpetual licenses. As of today we only offer DCN Advantage & Premier as perpetual, while Subscriptions offer Essentials, Advantage & Premier. Most companies in the IT industry are transitioning to subscription based models.
As for the 9332D, it can function as a Leaf or Spine, but when deployed as a Leaf requires a license. Spines deployed in ACI are not licensed.
Robert
