Benefits of the network component license model  

1. Scalability: Easily add licenses as your network grows.
   
2. Flexibility: Tailor monitoring efforts to specific devices or features important to your operations.
   
3. Cost efficiency: Pay only for the components you monitor, avoiding unnecessary expenses.
   
4. Comprehensive visibility: Monitor any component using the same licensing structure.
   

FAQ

1. How do I determine how many licenses I need?
   

   Calculate the total number of devices and interfaces you plan to monitor. For example, if you are monitoring ten devices and 100 interfaces on each device, you will need ten network component licenses. However, if you are monitoring ten devices with 200 interfaces each, you will require twenty network component licenses. 
   

2. Is there a cap on the number of components I can monitor?  
   

   Site24x7 is designed to scale, and you can purchase additional licenses as your monitoring requirements grow.

3. Can I get a trial for network component licenses?  
   

   Site24x7 offers new customers a 30-day trial, allowing you to test network monitoring capabilities, including component licensing.

4. If I purchase 100 component licenses, how can I use them?
   

   You can use them in the following ways:

1. Network devices and interfaces: You can monitor a total of 10,000 network interfaces across 100 devices, with each device having up to 100 interfaces. 
   Other combinations include:

1. 50 devices with 200 network interfaces each
2. 10 devices with 1000 network interfaces each
3. 20 devices with 500 network interfaces each
4. Any other combination that totals up to 10,000 network interfaces, but the interface count on each device should not exceed 100 for each license
2. NetFlow interfaces: You can monitor a total of 100 NetFlow interfaces across 100 devices.
   Other combinations include:
1. Ten devices with ten NetFlow interfaces each
2. Five devices with 20 NetFlow interfaces each
3. Two devices with 50 NetFlow interfaces each
4. Any other combination that totals up to 100 NetFlow interfaces
3. NCM devices or IPs: With 100 component licenses, you can monitor 100 NCM devices or IP addresses. This means you can manage the configurations of 100 devices using NCM.
   

5. How does Site24x7's licensing work for stacked switches?

   Site24x7 follows device-based licensing, where one IP equals one network component license (up to 100 interfaces, with an additional component license for the next 100 interfaces). For example, consider a ten-unit stacked switch with a total of 240 interfaces (assuming 24 interfaces per switch). Since it's identified by a single IP address, it is treated as one device. It consumes three network component licenses in total: one license covers the device and its first 100 interfaces, while the remaining 140 interfaces require two additional licenses.