System Requirements
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 Solaris are as follows:
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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 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.
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A browser (Mozilla Firefox) is required to launch the Ridgeline client, display reports, and view the
Ridgeline online help.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
The Ridgeline Server.
The Ridgeline server software, version 3.1, is supported on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux version 5. The system requirements are as follows:
NOTE
The Linux platform 32-bit version of Ridgeline 3.1 can be installed on the Linux platform listed above,
regardless of whether it is a 32-bit or 64-bit machine/OS. The 64-bit version of Ridgeline 3.1 can only be
installed on Intel-based 64-bit systems for the 64-bit Linux platform listed above. If you try to install 64-bit
Ridgeline 3.1 on Itanium- or AMD-based 64-bit machines, the Linux OS might report an error message.
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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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1 GHz or greater Pentium-compatible processor (2 GHz recommended).
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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.
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A GUI/Desktop environment must be installed on the server machine.
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.
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.
