Chapter 1: Installation Overview
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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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.
The system requirements for the Ridgeline client on Microsoft Windows are as
follows:
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Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional with SP1 or later, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008
server, Windows 7 (Ridgeline 32-bit version only) running on an Intel Pentium-compatible CPU.
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A monitor that supports at least 1024 x 768 resolution, and 16-bit color. Your system display settings
must be set for at least 65536 colors.
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512 MB RAM minimum (up to 1 GB recommended).
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256 MB of disk space, NTFS filesystem recommended.
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Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if you have 512 MB of RAM, you
should have 1 GB of swap space.
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A browser (Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer) is required to launch the Ridgeline client,
display reports, and view the Ridgeline online help.
Sun Microsystems Solaris 10
NOTE
This release, Ridgeline 3.1 will be the last release that supports Solaris. To migrate your database to
another operating system, refer to
“Migrating the Database” on page 67
.
The Ridgeline Server.
The Ridgeline server software, version 3.1, is supported on the Sun Solaris
operating environment on SPARC workstations. The system requirements for the server and client are
as follows:
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2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended.
Up to 4 GB may be needed for very large numbers of devices (1000 or more).
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400 Mhz or better processor
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2 GB 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
should have 1 GB of swap space.
The Ridgeline server software requires the installation of Oracle/Sun JRE 1.6.0_22 (or later). The
Oracle/Sun JRE 1.6.0_22 is included in the server installation and is the version we recommend you
use.
