Obtaining A License Key For The Ridgeline Server; Evaluation License - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server

when a Service Pack is released, you can add the Service Pack fixes by installing the patch release. See
"Installing a Service Pack Release" on page 60 for installation instructions.
If the Service Pack you want to install is for a different base release than the one currently installed on
your system, first install the base release and then install Service Pack patch.
After you upgrade the Ridgeline 3.1 server to a Service Pack release, if any files are necessary to run the
Ridgeline client on your system, they are downloaded and installed automatically when you launch the
client.
Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server
To log in to the Ridgeline server from a Ridgeline client, Ridgeline must be configured with a valid
license. You can install the software without a license key, but you cannot connect to it from a Ridgeline
client. (If you install the product without a license key, you can add the key later using the License
Manager, described in "Installing a Permanent License When an Evaluation License is Already
Installed" on page 12).
Ridgeline licenses allow you to use all of the standard features of the product, including discovery and
visualization of the devices in your network, scripting, and point-and-click provisioning for VLANs and
EAPS domains. Additional feature licenses are available from Extreme Networks that unlock additional
Ridgeline features, including: identity management, VM support, and service provider features, such as
E-LINE, E-LAN, VMAN (PB), PBB and VPLS discovery, monitoring, and provisioning for an unlimited
number of devices. For more information about the various types of software licenses available for
Ridgeline, refer to the Ridgeline Release Notes.
You can get two types of licenses from Extreme Networks, an evaluation license and a permanent
license at . Select the option for the license key you want.
www.extremenetworks.com/go/ridgelinelicense

Evaluation License

An evaluation license allows you to run the product on a temporary basis. If you want to continue using
the product beyond the evaluation period, you must obtain a permanent license.
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