Table Of Contents - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

Table of Contents

Preface.........................................................................................................................................................9
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................9
Terminology ......................................................................................................................................................9
Conventions ...........................................................................................................................................................10
Related Publications...............................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Ridgeline Overview................................................................................................................ 13
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................13
Ridgeline Features .................................................................................................................................................13
Inventory Management ...................................................................................................................................16
Network Views ................................................................................................................................................17
Device Groups and Port Groups .....................................................................................................................17
Map Views.......................................................................................................................................................17
Ridgeline Scripts .............................................................................................................................................17
The Alarm Manager ........................................................................................................................................17
The Configuration Manager and the Firmware Manager ................................................................................18
The IP/MAC Address Finder ...........................................................................................................................18
Real-Time Statistics ........................................................................................................................................18
Ridgeline Reports............................................................................................................................................19
Role-based Access Management ...................................................................................................................19
Distributed Server Mode .................................................................................................................................19
EAPS Monitoring and Configuration Verification.............................................................................................20
Ridgeline Software Architecture .............................................................................................................................20
Extreme Networks Switch Management.................................................................................................................21
SNMP and MIBs..............................................................................................................................................21
The Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB......................................................................................................22
Traps and Smart Traps ...................................................................................................................................22
Device Status Polling ......................................................................................................................................22
Telnet Polling ...........................................................................................................................................22
Edge Port Polling Using the MAC Address Poller....................................................................................23
Updating Device Status with the Ridgeline Database..............................................................................23
Extreme Networks Device Support .................................................................................................................23
Third-Party Device Support .............................................................................................................................23
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Ridgeline ............................................................................................. 25
Starting Ridgeline ...................................................................................................................................................25
Starting the Ridgeline Server ........................................................................................................................26
Starting the Ridgeline Server in a Linux or Solaris Environment .............................................................26
Launching the Ridgeline Client .......................................................................................................................26
Getting Help ...........................................................................................................................................................29
Working with Ridgeline Windows ...........................................................................................................................29
Modifying Table Views ....................................................................................................................................31
Sorting Table Rows..................................................................................................................................31
Resizing Table Columns ..........................................................................................................................31
Moving Table Columns ............................................................................................................................31
Removing Columns From a Table ...........................................................................................................31
Moving Tabbed Windows in Ridgeline ............................................................................................................32
Ridgeline User Roles..............................................................................................................................................32
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
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