Cisco DCN 3rd Party Essentials Modular 7Y | Support Warranty — DCN-E-3P-MOD-7Y

Keep third-party infrastructure covered through a long planning horizon with Cisco DCN 3rd Party Essentials Modular 7Y. This support offering is designed for environments where hardware refreshes, vendor transitions, and mixed estates create real operational risk. By extending coverage for 7 years, it helps teams maintain service continuity while avoiding the cost and disruption of premature replacement. For infrastructure leaders, the value is straightforward: fewer support gaps, clearer lifecycle planning, and a more predictable path for sustaining critical systems. Modular coverage is especially useful when you need to align support to business timelines rather than hardware release cycles. It gives procurement and operations teams a cleaner way to manage third-party assets that still have useful service life. Cisco-branded support for third-party essentials is a practical fit for organizations that need disciplined coverage without unnecessary complexity. It supports long-range budgeting, reduces exposure during transitions, and helps keep essential infrastructure available while replacement decisions are deferred or phased. Ideal For Covering third-party infrastructure during a multi-year refresh delay Maintaining support for mixed-vendor environments in enterprise data centers Bridging service continuity while migrating to a new platform Aligning support coverage to long-term capital planning cycles Why This Product 1 7-year term supports longer planning horizons than annual coverage 2 Modular structure fits phased infrastructure transitions 3 Third-party essentials coverage helps reduce support gaps 4 Cisco-backed offering adds procurement confidence