Cisco Secure DDoS Additional Datacenters - Term License - 1 License

Protect your organization against volumetric and application-layer DDoS threats by extending Cisco’s proven Secure DDoS protection to additional datacenters. This Term License for 1 License integrates with the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0, delivering scalable, policy-driven defense across a distributed footprint. Designed for enterprises with multiple sites, this license simplifies expansion, maintains consistent protection standards, and ensures centralized visibility and control as your datacenter portfolio grows.

• Extend Cisco Secure DDoS protection to additional datacenters with a flexible, term-based license that aligns with the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0. This enables organizations to scale coverage as their footprint expands while preserving the same protection standards, mitigation capabilities, and reporting quality that already exist across the core network. The licensing model is designed for deliberate growth, making it easier to forecast costs and manage renewals within the EA framework.
• Seamless integration with existing Cisco DDoS Protection deployments. The Additional Datacenters license is designed to slot into your current architecture without forcing a redesign. You retain the same mitigation engines, scrubbing policies, threat intelligence feeds, and centralized management interfaces, ensuring a consistent security posture across all sites. This reduces onboarding time and minimizes the operational overhead required to bring new datacenters under protection.
• Centralized policy, visibility, and governance across sites. Add datacenters to a single, unified management plane where you can apply uniform security policies, track incidents in real time, and generate cross-site reports. With consolidated dashboards and correlations, security teams gain holistic insight into attack patterns, service impact, and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies across your distributed environment.
• Fast, automated mitigation to minimize downtime and protect mission-critical applications. Cisco Secure DDoS leverages cloud-based scrubbing and on-premises detection capabilities to identify volumetric floods and application-layer attacks quickly. The Additional Datacenters license helps ensure that new locations receive the same rapid response, enabling you to protect customer-facing services, APIs, and collateral systems with minimal risk of service degradation.
• Budget-friendly procurement and renewal under EA 3.0. By purchasing a term license for additional datacenters, you gain predictable budgeting aligned with your existing EA program. This approach helps avoid surprises in licensing costs while ensuring ongoing access to Cisco’s advanced DDoS protection, threat intelligence, and software updates within the EA ecosystem.

Techncial Details of Cisco Secure DDoS Additional Datacenters

• License type: Term
• Licenses included: 1
• Coverage: Additional Cisco Secure DDoS Datacenters
• EA compatibility: Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0
• Support and updates: Provided under EA terms during the license term

How to install Cisco Secure DDoS Additional Datacenters

• Step 1 — Confirm eligibility and EA alignment: Verify that your organization participates in the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0 and has an available term license for adding a datacenter. Confirm that the datacenter location, IP ranges, and network topology align with your current DDoS protection strategy to ensure seamless policy translation and consistent protection across sites.
• Step 2 — Procure and attach the license entitlement: Through your Cisco procurement channel, obtain the 1-license entitlement for Additional Datacenters and apply it within the Cisco DDoS Protection management portal. Validate that the license status reflects as active and linked to the appropriate EA contract to guarantee ongoing compliance and support eligibility.
• Step 3 — Define and map the datacenter scope: In the management console, specify the datacenter to be protected, including IP prefixes, subnets, and any dedicated application fronts that require mitigation. Align the new scope with existing policies to preserve uniform detection thresholds, rate-limiting rules, and scrubbing policies across all locations.
• Step 4 — Integrate with existing policies and telemetry: Associate the new datacenter with your current DDoS protection policies, alerting configurations, and reporting templates. This ensures seamless telemetry flow, consistent incident categorization, and consolidated reporting so security teams can compare site performance and threat activity side-by-side.
• Step 5 — Validate coverage and conduct post-deployment checks: Run validation tests to confirm traffic is routed correctly to Cisco scrubbing centers, confirm telemetry is reaching your SIEM or SOC dashboards, and review early attack simulations or real events to calibrate mitigation thresholds without impacting legitimate traffic.
• Step 6 — Monitor, tune, and maintain protection: After deployment, monitor the datacenter’s protection status within the EA-enabled portal, review daily trends, and adjust policies as your traffic patterns evolve. Regular maintenance ensures that new threats are mitigated with the same speed and accuracy as your existing sites.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Cisco Secure DDoS Additional Datacenters – Term License? It is a term-based license that extends Cisco Secure DDoS protection to additional datacenters under the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0, allowing scalable expansion without renegotiating existing protections.
• How many licenses are included? The package includes a single license for one additional datacenter as part of the term, enabling you to broaden coverage while maintaining centralized control through EA 3.0.
• Is this license compatible with EA 3.0? Yes, the Additional Datacenters license is designed to operate within the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) 3.0 framework, leveraging existing EA terms for procurement, support, and updates.
• What kind of support is included? Support and software updates are provided under the terms of the EA and your existing Cisco support contracts during the license term, ensuring continuity of protection and access to threat intelligence.
• Can I upgrade or renew after the term ends? Renewal or upgrade options are typically available through the EA channel partner and Cisco sales teams. Renewal may involve extending protection to additional sites or adjusting coverage based on evolving security needs and licensing availability.