Cisco ONE EA Advanced Perpetual Nexus 7009/10/18 | Nexus 7000, Enterprise — E2C1-NEX70002A

Preserve software entitlement across Cisco Nexus 7009, 7010, and 7018 deployments with Cisco ONE EA Advanced Perpetual licensing. This program is designed for organizations that want durable access to advanced capabilities without recurring subscription pressure, making it a strong fit for long-lived switching platforms and capital-planned infrastructure refresh cycles. For teams managing core data center switching, perpetual licensing helps simplify ownerJTFp models and reduce renewal churn. It supports procurement strategies that favor upfront investment, while keeping the software relationJTFp tied to the installed Nexus environment. That matters when the platform is already embedded in production and the goal is to extend value, not replatform prematurely. This entitlement is positioned for enterprise buyers who need clarity, continuity, and a licensing structure that matches the operational life of the hardware. It is especially relevant where change control is strict, budgets are allocated across multi-year cycles, and the switching layer must remain stable and supportable over time. Ideal For Extending software entitlement on existing Cisco Nexus 7009/7010/7018 switching estates Supporting capital procurement models that favor perpetual licensing over subscription renewals Standardizing licensing across long-lived enterprise data center switching platforms Maintaining continuity for production network cores during multi-year infrastructure planning Why This Product 1 Perpetual ownerJTFp instead of recurring subscription renewal 2 Scoped for Nexus 7009, 7010, and 7018 environments 3 Better fit for long-lived installed switching estates 4 Supports capital planning for enterprise network procurement