Chapter 1: Installation Overview; Installation Overview; The Ridgeline Server - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

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C H A P T E R
This chapter provides an overview of the installation or upgrade of Ridgeline software, and includes the
following sections:
"Installation Overview" on page 5
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"The Ridgeline Server" on page 5
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"The Ridgeline Client" on page 6
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"System Requirements" on page 7
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"Browser Requirements for Launching the Ridgeline Client" on page 10
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"Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server" on page 11
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Installation Overview

Ridgeline is a powerful, yet easy to use, client-server application for the centralized management of a
network of Extreme Networks switches and selected third-party devices. Ridgeline offers a
comprehensive set of network management tools that are easy to use from a client workstation with a
web browser and the appropriate Java plug-in. The Ridgeline software can be installed on systems
running Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008 server, or Windows 7 (Ridgeline 32-
bit version only) on SPARC workstations running Solaris 10, or on systems running Red Hat Enterprise
Linux version 5.
NOTE
This release, Ridgeline 3.1, will be the last release that supports Solaris.
There are several options for installing the Ridgeline 3.1 software, depending on whether you already
have versions of Ridgeline installed, or whether this is a new Ridgeline installation.

The Ridgeline Server

The Ridgeline server requires a license key, installed onto the server, to enable clients to connect to the
server. You can perform the installation successfully without a Ridgeline license, but you will need to
add a license key by running the License Manager, in order to use the Ridgeline product. License key
installation is separate from the Ridgeline server installation.
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
Installation Overview
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