Cisco SWSS Upgrades DCNM SAN License for MDS 9 | Support Services — CON-ECMU-SM95K

Maintain continuity for Cisco MDS SAN management with SWSS upgrades tied to DCNM licensing. In environments where fabric visibility and administrative control matter, keeping support and licensing current is not administrative overhead — it is operational risk management. This service helps preserve access to the management capabilities your storage network depends on while keeping entitlement status aligned with Cisco support requirements. For enterprise storage teams, the real value is stability. SAN infrastructure often spans multiple arrays, hosts, and change windows, so license and support drift can create avoidable friction during upgrades, audits, or incident response. By keeping DCNM licensing under active SWSS coverage, you reduce the chance of management gaps and keep your operational model consistent across the lifecycle of the fabric. This is a practical fit for organizations that treat SAN management as a controlled platform, not an afterthought. It supports procurement teams that need clean renewal paths and infrastructure leaders who want predictable coverage for critical MDS environments. When the storage network is central to application availability, maintaining the right support posture is part of protecting the business. Ideal For SAN teams maintaining Cisco MDS management access across renewal cycles Storage infrastructure environments requiring current DCNM support entitlement Procurement programs standardizing license and support renewals for MDS fabrics Enterprise data centers managing controlled lifecycle coverage for SAN administration Why This Product 1 Keeps DCNM licensing aligned with active support coverage 2 Designed for Cisco MDS 9000 SAN environments 3 Better fit for lifecycle control than ad hoc renewals 4 Supports enterprise storage operations with predictable entitlement management