Chapter 2: Getting Started With Ridgeline; Starting Ridgeline - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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This chapter covers how to use some of the basic features of the Ridgeline system:

Starting Ridgeline

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How to get help
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Working with Ridgeline windows
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Ridgeline user roles
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Adding devices to Ridgeline
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Using Network Views
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Displaying device inventory information
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Viewing device properties
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Opening a Telnet session to a device from Ridgeline
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Managing device configurations and firmware
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Using the Ridgeline Alarm Manager
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Using Basic Reports
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Starting Ridgeline
The Ridgeline software consists of a server component that runs on a Windows, Solaris or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux server, and a client component, which can be launched from a Web browser.
Once the Ridgeline server is running, multiple clients can connect to it. The Ridgeline software supports
multiple administrator users, with different roles that determine the Ridgeline functions each user can
perform.
This chapter assumes you have successfully installed (or upgraded to) the current Ridgeline software
version—version 3.0 or later—and that the Ridgeline server is running.
If you have not yet installed version 3.0, see the Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide for instructions.
The Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide is included in the Ridgeline product package along with the
Ridgeline software CD, and is also available in Adobe PDF format on the CD, and from the Extreme
Networks web site.
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