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Ridgeline Datasheet

Ridgeline Datasheet

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Overview: The Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software by Extreme Networks is designed to simplify network management, enhance operational simplicity, and ensure carrier-class availability. It supports a wide range of network management tasks including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of IP-based networks.

Operational Simplicity: Ridgeline offers a flexible and intuitive user interface with features like topology view with alarm integration, firmware, and configuration management. It simplifies network operations through a dockable Windows interface and configuration management tools that archive and reload device configurations.

Carrier-Class Availability: The software provides intelligent alarm systems and real-time statistics to ensure network health. It supports Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) for rapid link failover and includes tools for EAPS configuration verification to prevent misconfigurations.

Secure Management and Communications: Ridgeline supports secure protocols such as SNMPv3, SSH-2, and HTTPS. It offers operator and administration control based on roles, detailed event tracking, and audit logs to enhance security.

Service Extensibility: The software includes a Universal Port Manager for easier deployment of ExtremeXOS Universal Port profiles and supports Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for third-party device discovery.

Network Automation: Ridgeline features job/task management and scheduling, along with flexible scripts and macros to automate provisioning and monitoring tasks.

Extensible Network and Service Management: The Ridgeline InSite Software Development Kit (SDK) and Secure North Bound Interface (NBI) provide APIs for third-party integration, enabling reliable and secure external application-to-management communication.

Network Service Topology Visualization: Ridgeline allows visualization, monitoring, and troubleshooting of network services end-to-end, providing detailed graphical representations and point-and-click provisioning to reduce human error.

Identity Awareness: The software offers centralized reporting of network users and devices, aiding in compliance and internal audits by providing detailed reports on user logon and logoff times, authentication status, and authorizations.

Feature Packs: Ridgeline 3.0 offers optional feature packs for enhanced functionality:

Security Feature Pack 1: Includes Extreme Networks Identity Manager for managing network-wide role-based policies.
Data Center Feature Pack: Incorporates XNV™ for virtualization in data centers.
Service Advisor Feature Pack: Aids carriers in proactive service management and reduces total cost of ownership.

Technical Specifications: The software supports various ExtremeWare/ExtremeXOS versions for Summit and BlackDiamond series switches, with specific requirements for features like 802.1x and SNMPv3 support. Server requirements include Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with specific memory and processor recommendations. Client browser requirements specify Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher and Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher.

Licensing and Scalability: Ridgeline 3.0 Base-50 manages up to 50 devices, with scalability options to manage up to 2000 devices through additional licenses.

Contact and Ordering Information: Extreme Networks provides contact details for various regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Japan. Part numbers and descriptions for Ridgeline 3.0 and its scalability upgrades are provided.

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