Cisco C9400-DNA-E-A-5 5-Year Upgrade License | Catalyst 9400 — C9400-DNA-E-A-5

Move Catalyst 9400 licensing from DNA Essentials to DNA Advanced with a 5-year upgrade license designed for longer planning cycles and fewer procurement interruptions. This is the kind of licensing choice that fits enterprise networks where stability, lifecycle control, and predictable renewal timing matter as much as feature access. A five-year term reduces administrative churn and helps teams lock in a clearer cost profile across the network refresh window. It is a practical fit for organizations standardizing on Cisco Catalyst 9400 infrastructure and looking to preserve advanced software entitlement without revisiting licensing every year. This upgrade license is aimed at environments that have already committed to the Catalyst 9400 platform and need a direct path to higher-tier DNA capabilities. That makes it valuable for infrastructure teams balancing operational continuity, budget discipline, and the need to keep network software aligned with long-term architecture decisions. The result is less renewal overhead and a more deliberate investment in the platform already in place. Ideal For Upgrading Catalyst 9400 deployments from DNA Essentials to DNA Advanced Standardizing licensing across enterprise campus network refreshes Reducing annual renewal overhead in multi-year infrastructure plans Maintaining advanced software entitlement on existing Cisco switching platforms Why This Product 1 Upgrades DNA Essentials to DNA Advanced 2 Five-year term reduces renewal frequency 3 Platform-specific for Catalyst 9400 4 Better fit for long-range network planning