Chapter 2: Installing the Ridgeline 3.0 Server
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
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CAUTION
If you are running an evaluation version of the Ridgeline 3.0 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.
Reinstalling Ridgeline will reinitialize the database, which erases all information in the database. To
update an evaluation copy of the Ridgeline server to a licensed copy without reinitializing the database,
follow the update procedure described in
“Adding or Upgrading a License Key” on page 23
.
User Permissions
To install the Ridgeline software components as services under Microsoft Windows, or as daemons
under Solaris/Linux, you must have administrator privileges on that system. In addition, if you want to
be able to import user and host information from a Windows Domain Controller, the Ridgeline server
must run with permissions that allow it to get user information from the Domain Controller.
Local Name Resolution for the Server
The system on which Ridgeline is installed must be able to resolve both its own local name and its
domain name. For example if you install Ridgeline on a system named
system1
, then it must be able to
resolve both
system1
and its domain name, such as
system1.company.com.
You can test for this by
attempting to ping the system using both the local name and the domain name. If there are problems
resolving either of these names, make sure the
hosts
file contains the correct information.
Required Patches for Solaris
The Solaris operating environment may require patches for the Ridgeline software to function properly.
Make certain these patches have been installed before you install the Ridgeline server software.
For the most current information on required patches, see the
Ridgeline Release Notes
that accompanies
your Ridgeline software, or go to the Extreme Networks web site at
www.extremenetworks.com
.
Setting the Run Level for Linux
On Linux systems, in order for the Ridgeline database and server components to start automatically at
system boot, the run level on the server must be set to 5.
Installation Overview
The installation process is very similar under all three operating environments: the few differences are
noted as appropriate during the description of the process.
To install the Ridgeline server you will need the following information:
●
The port that the Ridgeline server will use to communicate with the database (default is 10553)
●
The HTTP port for communication with Ridgeline clients (default is 8080)
●
See
“Obtaining a License Key for the Ridgeline Server” on page 10
for more information.