Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual page 4

Creating the Device Inventory ................................................................................................................................32
Using Discovery ..............................................................................................................................................33
Adding Devices Individually ............................................................................................................................34
Setting Up Default Device Contact Information...............................................................................................35
Using Network Views..............................................................................................................................................36
Device Groups and Port Groups .....................................................................................................................38
Map Views.......................................................................................................................................................38
Displaying Device Inventory Information ................................................................................................................39
Viewing Device Properties......................................................................................................................................40
Opening a Telnet Session to a Device ...................................................................................................................41
Collecting Device Information for Extreme Support ........................................................................................43
Managing Device Configurations and Firmware.....................................................................................................44
Using the Ridgeline Alarm Manager.......................................................................................................................45
Predefined Alarms...........................................................................................................................................45
The Alarm Log Browser ..................................................................................................................................46
Using Basic Ridgeline Reports ...............................................................................................................................46
Chapter 3: Organizing Devices and Ports Into Groups ........................................................................ 51
About Ridgeline Groups .........................................................................................................................................51
Displaying Groups in the Network Views Folder .............................................................................................51
Group Membership Guidelines .......................................................................................................................53
Managing Device Groups and Port Groups............................................................................................................53
Creating a Group.............................................................................................................................................53
Adding a Device to a Device Group ................................................................................................................54
Adding Ports to a Port Group ..........................................................................................................................55
Adding Ports from a Single Device to a Port Group.................................................................................55
Adding Ports from Multiple Devices to a Port Group................................................................................57
Copying or Moving Groups .............................................................................................................................58
Removing Devices or Ports from Groups........................................................................................................59
Modifying the Properties of a Group ...............................................................................................................59
Displaying Group Details.................................................................................................................................60
Exporting Group Information ...........................................................................................................................61
Chapter 4: Using Map Views ................................................................................................................... 63
About Network Topology Maps ..............................................................................................................................63
Map Elements .................................................................................................................................................65
Device Nodes ...................................................................................................................................65
Subgroup Nodes...............................................................................................................................66
Hyper Nodes .....................................................................................................................................66
Decorative Nodes .............................................................................................................................66
Text Nodes .......................................................................................................................................66
Clouds...............................................................................................................................................66
Links .................................................................................................................................................66
Navigating Maps .............................................................................................................................................68
Zooming In and Out on a Map .................................................................................................................68
Using the Navigation Box.........................................................................................................................68
Creating Maps ........................................................................................................................................................69
Creating a Map for a Device Group ................................................................................................................70
Specifying Map Properties ..............................................................................................................................70
Laying Out the Map .........................................................................................................................................71
Creating User-Defined Links ...........................................................................................................................71
Removing Inactive Links from the Map ...........................................................................................................72
Adding Graphic Elements to the Map .............................................................................................................73
Adding a Device Annotation ............................................................................................................................74
Exporting Maps ...............................................................................................................................................74
Deleting Maps .................................................................................................................................................75
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