Table Of Contents - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

Contents
Chapter 1: Installation Overview............................................................................................................... 5
Installation Overview ................................................................................................................................................5
The Ridgeline Server ........................................................................................................................................5
Upgrading the Ridgeline Server .................................................................................................................6
The Ridgeline Client ..........................................................................................................................................6
System Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................7
Windows Vista/XP/2003 Server/2008 Server/Windows 7 .................................................................................7
The Ridgeline Server ..........................................................................................................................7
The Ridgeline Client ...........................................................................................................................7
Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 ............................................................................................................................8
The Ridgeline Server ..........................................................................................................................8
The Ridgeline Client ...........................................................................................................................8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ...............................................................................................................................8
The Ridgeline Server ..........................................................................................................................8
The Ridgeline Client ...........................................................................................................................9
Browser Requirements for Launching the Ridgeline Client...............................................................................9
Upgrading Ridgeline to a Service Pack Release....................................................................................................10
Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server..................................................................................................10
Evaluation Licenses ........................................................................................................................................10
Permanent Licenses .......................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 2: Installing the Ridgeline 3.0 Server ....................................................................................... 13
Installing the Ridgeline Server................................................................................................................................13
User Permissions ............................................................................................................................................14
Local Name Resolution for the Server ............................................................................................................14
Required Patches for Solaris ..........................................................................................................................14
Setting the Run Level for Linux .......................................................................................................................14
Installation Overview .......................................................................................................................................14
Server Installation Steps .................................................................................................................................15
Adding or Upgrading a License Key .......................................................................................................................23
Adding a License for an Upgrade Product ......................................................................................................24
Starting and Stopping the Ridgeline Server ...........................................................................................................24
Starting the Server on Windows......................................................................................................................24
Starting the Server on Linux or Solaris ...........................................................................................................24
Stopping the Server on Windows ....................................................................................................................25
Stopping the Server on Linux or Solaris..........................................................................................................25
Configuring the Ridgeline Server for NATed Client Connections ...........................................................................25
Installing Ridgeline on a Multi-Homed Server ........................................................................................................26
Setting the EPICENTER_SERVER_ADDRESS Environment Variable ..........................................................26
Configuring a Multi-Homed Server with Separate Management and Client Access Networks .......................27
Configuring the Multi-Homed Server with NAT ........................................................................................28
Configuring the Multi-Homed Server for Client Access from Both Networks ..................................................29
Installing a Difference Viewer .................................................................................................................................29
For Windows .....................................................................................................................................29
For Linux or Solaris...........................................................................................................................29
Enabling SSH for Secure Communications............................................................................................................29
The Ridgeline SSH Enabling Key ...................................................................................................................30
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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