Upgrading Ridgeline To A Service Pack Release; Obtaining A License Key For The Ridgeline Server; Evaluation Licenses - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

Chapter 1: Installation Overview

Upgrading Ridgeline to a Service Pack Release

From time to time Extreme Networks may elect to release updates to the current Ridgeline release as
Service Packs. Service Packs are minor releases that provide fixes for known problems from previous
releases.
A Service Pack is released as a patch release that integrates the Service Pack fixes into an existing base
Ridgeline software installation. If you already have the Ridgeline software installed on your system
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 42
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 3.0 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, as described in
An evaluation license allows you to run the product on a temporary basis. If you want to continue
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using the product beyond the evaluation period, you must obtain a permanent license.
A permanent license has no time limit. Permanent licenses are sold based on the number of devices
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you want Ridgeline to manage.
Both permanent and evaluation license keys are 14-character keys that start with "RS" and are followed
by 12 additional upper- and lower-case alphabetic characters, numbers, and special characters such as
"+". The license key is NOT the same as the activation key, which starts with "RC," and is found on the
license agreement shipped with your purchased product. You use the activation key to obtain a
permanent license key as described below.
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.

Evaluation Licenses

You do not need an activation key to obtain an evaluation license key. To obtain an evaluation license
key, go to
www.extremenetworks.com/go/ridgelinelicense.
Select the option to obtain an evaluation license key. You are asked to enter your name, company
information, and similar information, and an email address to which your license key should be sent.
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for installation instructions.
"Adding or Upgrading a License Key" on page 23.)
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide