Sun Microsystems Solaris 10; The Ridgeline Server; The Ridgeline Client; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

Chapter 1: Installation Overview

Sun Microsystems Solaris 10

The Ridgeline Server.

operating environment on SPARC workstations. The system requirements for the server and client are
as follows:
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
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Up to 4 GB may be needed for very large numbers of devices (1000 or more).
400 Mhz or better processor
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2 GB disk space available.
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2 GB of swap space minimum for the 32-bit version of Ridgeline; for the 64-bit version, we
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recommend a minimum of 4 GB of swap space.
The Ridgeline server software requires the 1.6.0_10 Java runtime package, which is included in the
server installation. No separate installation is needed.
NOTE
Additional disk space may be needed to hold alarm logs and other runtime data. The amount of space
depends on the number of devices and the number of traps and syslog messages generated by the managed
devices.

The Ridgeline Client.

A monitor that supports at least 1024 x 768 resolution, and 16-bit color. Your system display settings
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must be set for at least 65536 colors.
512 MB RAM minimum. (Up to 1 GB recommended.)
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256 MB disk space available.
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Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if you have 512 MB of RAM, you
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should have 1 GB of swap space.
A browser (Mozilla Firefox) is required to launch the Ridgeline client, display reports, and view the
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Ridgeline online help.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

The Ridgeline Server.
Linux version 5. Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported, only on X-86 based platforms. The
system requirements are as follows:
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
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Up to 4 GB may be needed for very large numbers of devices (1000 or more).
1 GHz or greater Pentium-compatible processor (2 GHz recommended).
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2 GB disk space available.
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2 GB of swap space minimum for the 32-bit version of Ridgeline; for the 64-bit version, we
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recommend a minimum of 4 GB of swap space.
A GUI/Desktop environment must be installed on the server machine.
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The Ridgeline server software, version 3.0, is supported on the Sun Solaris
The system requirements for the Ridgeline client on Solaris are as follows:
The Ridgeline server software, version 3.0, is supported on Red Hat Enterprise
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide