Cisco DCN Advantage Term N9500 M8/M16, 7Y | Support Warranty — C1A1TN9500M816-7Y

Protect long-lived Nexus 9500 M8/M16 environments with a 7-year Cisco DCN Advantage term. This support and warranty offering is built for infrastructure teams that need to keep core switching assets covered across extended refresh cycles, budget windows, and operational handoffs. For enterprise networks, the value is not just coverage — it is continuity. A defined support term helps reduce procurement friction, simplifies lifecycle planning, and keeps critical hardware aligned with vendor-backed service expectations. That matters when the platform sits at the center of campus, data center, or aggregation traffic and downtime carries real cost. Cisco DCN Advantage is suited to organizations that want dependable support coverage without overbuying service tiers they do not need. It gives procurement teams a clean term structure and gives operations teams confidence that the installed base remains under an active support umbrella. For environments where the switch fabric is expected to stay in service for years, this term helps preserve both operational discipline and purchasing clarity. Ideal For Maintain support coverage for a Cisco Nexus 9500 M8/M16 deployment in a data center core Standardize warranty planning across a multi-year network refresh program Keep aggregation or campus switching assets under active vendor support Support procurement planning for long-lived enterprise network infrastructure Why This Product 1 7-year term for long-range lifecycle planning 2 Advantage support tier for Cisco Nexus 9500 M8/M16 3 Cleaner fit for budgeted support coverage than ad hoc renewals 4 Built for enterprise switching environments with extended service needs