Cisco C9500 DNA Essentials to Advantage 5-Year License | Enterprise Switching — C9500-24Q-E-A-5

Lock in a longer planning horizon for your Catalyst 9500 environment with a 5-year DNA Essentials to Advantage license. This license is designed for teams that want to move from Essentials to Advantage coverage while keeping procurement predictable and the switching platform aligned with enterprise operations. A five-year term reduces annual renewal churn and gives infrastructure leaders a cleaner path for budgeting, lifecycle coordination, and entitlement management. For networks built around Cisco switching, that matters: the license model should support the operating cadence of the platform, not complicate it. This SKU fits organizations that already know the value of the Catalyst 9500 family and want to preserve that investment with a longer-duration licensing commitment. It is a practical choice when the goal is to keep the network on a stable Cisco path while avoiding short-term licensing decisions that add administrative overhead. If your team is standardizing on Catalyst 9500 and wants a multi-year license that supports continuity, this is the right fit for disciplined enterprise procurement. Ideal For Standardizing licensing across Catalyst 9500 switches Planning multi-year network budgets for enterprise switching Reducing annual renewal activity in Cisco environments Maintaining entitlement continuity during platform lifecycle management Why This Product 1 5-year term lowers renewal frequency versus annual licensing 2 Designed for Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching environments 3 Moves coverage from DNA Essentials to Advantage 4 Supports longer-range procurement and lifecycle planning