Chapter 3: Installing the Ridgeline 3.1 Server
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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Launching the License Manager
Launch the License Manager and install your Ridgeline licenses. You can do this at any time after you
have installed the Ridgeline server. The server can be running while you do this, but this is not
required. See
“Adding or Upgrading a License Key”
for more detailed instructions.
Adding or Upgrading a License Key
To install an evaluation or permanent license for Ridgeline, or to upgrade an evaluation license to a
permanent license you must run the License Manager. Until you install a license, no client will be able
to connect to the Ridgeline server.
NOTE
You must install a Base 50 license key even if you have purchased additional 50-node or 250-node license
keys. The Base 50 license gives you access to the Ridgeline server; the optional upgrade licenses enable you to
manage additional devices.
To install or upgrade a license, complete the following steps:
1
Run the License Manager:
●
In Windows, from the
Start
menu, select
Start > Programs > Extreme Networks > Ridgeline 3.1
> License Manager
●
On Linux or Solaris, go to the Ridgeline installation directory and run
LicenseManager.
By
default, the Ridgeline installation directory is
/opt/ExtremeNetworks/Ridgeline3.1
.
On Linux, the License Manager symbolic link is found in
/root/ExtremeNetworks/
Ridgeline3.1/License Manager
.
On Solaris, the License Manager is also available in Administrative Tools. Select
Administrative
Tools > Extreme Networks > Ridgeline > License Manager
.
