Chapter 1: Installation Overview
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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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.
CAUTION
If you are running an evaluation version of the Ridgeline 3.1 software,
and
you want to retain the
information in your Ridgeline database,
DO NOT REINSTALL th
e Ridgeline software to upgrade to a permanent
license.
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See
“Adding or Upgrading a License Key” on page 40
for instructions on running the License
Manager.
There are several additional (optional) components you may want to install along with your Ridgeline
server: a difference viewer you can use to compare configuration files within the Configuration
Manager; and the SSH enabling key, which enables Ridgeline to use SSH2 instead of Telnet to
communicate to the devices Ridgeline manages (assuming the devices are enabled to use SSH), and to
securely upload and download configuration files.
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See
“Installing a Difference Viewer” on page 46
for instructions on obtaining and installing a
difference viewer.
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See
“Enabling SSH for Secure Communications” on page 46
for information on enabling Ridgeline to
use SSH.
Upgrading the Ridgeline Server
From time to time Extreme Networks may choose to release updates to Ridgeline as a Service Pack
release. On systems with a previously installed base release of the Ridgeline server, you can upgrade to
a service pack release by installing a Ridgeline service pack patch. See
“Upgrading Ridgeline to a
Service Pack Release” on page 10
for details.
NOTE
If you have been running a beta version of the Ridgeline 3.1 software, you must uninstall the beta version
and do a new install of the final version. You cannot upgrade a beta version of the Ridgeline 3.1 software to the
general availability (GA) release of the software.
The Ridgeline Client
The Ridgeline client is an application that is launched from a Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox browser. A browser is also required to display Ridgeline reports and to view the Ridgeline
online help.
The Ridgeline client can run on a different type of system from the server; for example, you can run the
client on a Windows system connected to a Ridgeline server installed on a Linux system.
No software installation is required for a client to connect to the Ridgeline server; however, the
Java 1.6.0_25 and later plug-in is required, and you will be prompted to install it if it is not already
present.
