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Extreme Networks Data Sheet:
Ridgeline Service Advisor Feature Pack
Operational Simplicty
Network operators need a way to view not only the devices in their network, but also the inter-device connections.
Ridgeline provides a flexible and intuitive user interface that makes anvigation and performing netowrk operations
easy.
Configuration management archives and reloads device con-
figuration and performs configuration differentials or baselin-
ing for auditing purposes. Firmware management obtains
BootROM, software versions and availability information, and
performs multi-step upgrades—at once or scheduled—for
single or multiple devices.
The Ridgeline Alarm Manager provides fault detection and
alarm handling for the network devices monitored. The Alarm
Manager provides a set of predefined, enabled alarms that
immediately report conditions such as authentication or login
failures, device problems, reachability problems, or device
reboots.
The Alarm Manager also lets network operators define their
own alarms and conditions, such as repeated occurrences or
exceeding threshold values. Operators can enable and disable
individual alarms as well as specify the actions to be taken
when an alarm occurs.
Network operators need a way to view not only the devices in
their network, but also the inter-device connections. Ridgeline
provides a flexible and intuitive user interface that makes navi-
gation and performing network operations easy. Its dockable
window interface lets the user view critical status as well as
configuration of different devices simultaneously. The topology
view in Ridgeline displays every element of the network and
the connections between them in Layer 2 and Layer 3 with an
alarm context.
Ridgeline provides a Java-based client/server model that allows
multi-user access. The client is automatically updated when
there is a new version available on the server. For deployments
with multiple Ridgeline servers, the user can designate one of
the servers to be the primary, which will collect status from
other servers and present them in a consolidated view.
Reduce operating costs with
easy-to-use management
software.
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Flexible and intuitive user interface for
ease of use
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Detailed topology view with alarm
integration to provide network health
at a glance
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Inventory, firmware/software and con-
figuration manager to manage devices
and software
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Customizable alarm system to enable
operators to view problems and
troubleshoot the network
Figure 1: Operational Simplicity
