Apply NCM Ultimate software licensing to a virtualized network-management deployment with a per-VM entitlement. This license is intended for edge-site environments and is associated with federal mission-critical software support services. It addresses deployments where the NCM Ultimate edition is hosted as a virtual machine rather than supplied as dedicated hardware. Cisco E3A-NME-ULT-FM is an NCM Ultimate software license measured per virtual machine. The license metric matters when network-management services are distributed across multiple virtual machines: each VM requiring this entitlement should be counted independently. Its edge-site designation makes the license relevant where management functions extend beyond a central data center to remote or distributed locations. Within the NCM licensing range, this item is distinguished by its Ultimate edition, per-VM metric, edge-site applicability, and federal mission-critical software support-services designation. It is a software entitlement, not a network switch, router, appliance, cable, or physical mounting component. Match the required NCM edition, virtual-machine count, deployment scope, and support-services requirement before selecting the license.