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Configuring a New Directory Server..............................................................................................................280
Editing LDAP Client Properties .....................................................................................................................283
Deleting a Directory Server ...........................................................................................................................285
Viewing Network User Information .......................................................................................................................286
Network User Dashboard Reports ................................................................................................................286
Users Table ...................................................................................................................................................287
Active Users Tab....................................................................................................................................288
Inactive and Active Users Tab ...............................................................................................................289
Displaying Network User Details ..........................................................................................................................290
Displaying Identity Management Reports.............................................................................................................292
Chapter 18: Managing Network Device Configurations and Updates ...............................................293
Archiving Device Configurations...........................................................................................................................293
Baseline Configurations .......................................................................................................................................294
Identifying Changes in Configuration Files....................................................................................................295
Automatic Differences Detection ...................................................................................................................295
Device Configuration Management Log ...............................................................................................................296
Managing Firmware Upgrades .............................................................................................................................297
Automated Retrieval of Firmware Updates from Extreme.............................................................................297
Detection of Firmware Obsolescence for Network Components...................................................................297
Appendix A: Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................299
Troubleshooting Aids............................................................................................................................................299
About Ridgeline Window ...............................................................................................................................299
Enabling the Java Console ...........................................................................................................................300
Ridgeline Client Issues .........................................................................................................................................300
Ridgeline Database ..............................................................................................................................................301
Ridgeline Server Issues .......................................................................................................................................302
VLAN Management ..............................................................................................................................................305
Alarm System .......................................................................................................................................................305
Ridgeline Inventory...............................................................................................................................................307
Printing .................................................................................................................................................................307
Reports .................................................................................................................................................................308
Configuration Manager .........................................................................................................................................308
Appendix B: Configuring Devices for Use With Ridgeline .................................................................309
Configuring Ridgeline as a Syslog Receiver ........................................................................................................309
Setting Ridgeline as a Trap Receiver ...................................................................................................................310
The Ridgeline Third-party Device Integration Framework ....................................................................................310
Ridgeline Inventory Integration .....................................................................................................................311
The Abstract Type Library XML file........................................................................................................311
The OID folder .......................................................................................................................................314
The dpsimages.zip File ..........................................................................................................................314
Telnet Integration ..........................................................................................................................................315
Alarm Integration ...........................................................................................................................................316
Editing the Events.xml file ......................................................................................................................316
Adding the MIB(s) to Ridgeline ..............................................................................................................317
Launching Third Party Applications...............................................................................................................317
Appendix C: Using SSH for Secure Communication ..........................................................................319
Overview of Tunneling Setup ...............................................................................................................................319
Step 1: Install PuTTY on the Ridgeline Client ......................................................................................................320
Step 2: Configure the PuTTY Client .....................................................................................................................320
Step 3: Installing OpenSSH Server ......................................................................................................................323
Step 4: Configure Microsoft Firewall to Allow SSH Connects ..............................................................................328
Step 5: Initiate Ridgeline Server/Client Communication.......................................................................................330
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