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, and includes the
following topics:
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 9
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Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server on page 10
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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.
There are several options for installing the Ridgeline 3.0 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 into 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.
You can run the License Manager at any time to add or upgrade licenses.
The installation process is very similar under Windows, Solaris, or Linux.
See "Installing the Ridgeline Server" on page 13
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Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
Installation Overview
for detailed instructions.
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