User Permissions; Local Name Resolution For The Server; Required Patches For Solaris; Setting The Run Level For Linux - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

Chapter 2: Installing the Ridgeline 3.0 Server
CAUTION
If you are running an evaluation version of the Ridgeline 3.0 software, and you want to retain the
information in your Ridgeline database, DO NOT REINSTALL the Ridgeline software to upgrade to a permanent
license.
Reinstalling Ridgeline will reinitialize the database, which erases all information in the database. To
update an evaluation copy of the Ridgeline server to a licensed copy without reinitializing the database,
follow the update procedure described in

User Permissions

To install the Ridgeline software components as services under Microsoft Windows, or as daemons
under Solaris/Linux, you must have administrator privileges on that system. In addition, if you want to
be able to import user and host information from a Windows Domain Controller, the Ridgeline server
must run with permissions that allow it to get user information from the Domain Controller.

Local Name Resolution for the Server

The system on which Ridgeline is installed must be able to resolve both its own local name and its
domain name. For example if you install Ridgeline on a system named
resolve both and its domain name, such as
system1
attempting to ping the system using both the local name and the domain name. If there are problems
resolving either of these names, make sure the

Required Patches for Solaris

The Solaris operating environment may require patches for the Ridgeline software to function properly.
Make certain these patches have been installed before you install the Ridgeline server software.
For the most current information on required patches, see the Ridgeline Release Notes that accompanies
your Ridgeline software, or go to the Extreme Networks web site at

Setting the Run Level for Linux

On Linux systems, in order for the Ridgeline database and server components to start automatically at
system boot, the run level on the server must be set to 5.

Installation Overview

The installation process is very similar under all three operating environments: the few differences are
noted as appropriate during the description of the process.
To install the Ridgeline server you will need the following information:
The port that the Ridgeline server will use to communicate with the database (default is 10553)
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The HTTP port for communication with Ridgeline clients (default is 8080)
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See "Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server" on page 10
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"Adding or Upgrading a License Key" on page
system1.company.com.
file contains the correct information.
hosts
23.
, then it must be able to
system1
You can test for this by
www.extremenetworks.com
for more information.
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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