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Technical Specifications Extreme Networks Data Sheet Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software IT and network management are challenged more than ever to serve end users with a diverse set of applications and service requirements. This is Operational Simplicity • Flexible and intuitive user interface being driven by prolific communications • Topology view with alarm integration demands, departmental expansion and the needs • Firmware and configuration management of a mobile workforce. To compound the problem, today’s networks are also subject to: Carrier-Class Availability • Intelligent alarm systems and real-time statistics • Proliferation of new converged and mission-critical applications • Constantly changing service offerings • Unpredictable and rapidly growing network traffic • Security issues that threaten network integrity • Pressing requirements for simplicity and expediency in network deployment The demands placed on network management systems are tremendous. An effective system must enhance overall availability by monitoring and dynamically responding to network failures and security threats. It has become equally important for a network management system • Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) provisioning, monitoring and network configuration validation • End-to-end network service provisioning, visualization and monitoring Secure Management and Communications • Operator and administration control based on roles • SNMPv3, SSH-2 and HTTPS protocol support • Audit log • Detailed event tracking of users in network, and reporting Service Extensibility • Universal Port Manager for easier deployment of ExtremeXOS® Universal Port profiles • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)—protocol support Network Automation to increase the extensibility of a network by • Job/Task management and scheduling adapting to the changing demands of new • Flexible scripts and macros to automate provisioning and monitoring services and applications as this age of convergence becomes a reality. Ridgeline Network and Service Management is a key component to achieving network and service Extensible Network and Service Management • Ridgeline InSite Software Development Kit (SDK) • Secured North Bound Interface (NBI) management simplicity. Ridgeline is a powerful yet easy-to-use application that facilitates management of a network of Extreme Networks® products and solutions with the flexibility to manage select third-party devices as well. Ridgeline provides a comprehensive set of features to configure, provision, monitor, troubleshoot and manage a rapidly changing network infrastructure and its elements. Make Your Network Mobile

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Technical Specifications Ridgeline Features notification for all events in the network. Real-time statistics for multiple Operational Simplicity continuous availability of the network. Ridgeline provides a flexible and intuitive user interface that makes Extreme Networks high availability protocol, EAPS, provides rapid link navigation and performing network operations easier. Its dockable failover. Ridgeline helps provision and manage EAPS rings in the network. Windows interface lets the user view critical status...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Technical Specifications Network Automation Scripts The Ridgeline Script feature is a powerful scripting capability that allows the user to automate provisioning of network devices and services. It provides a comprehensive set of programming control structures that allows the user to create complex provisioning workflows. The Ridgeline administrator can assign access levels to control who is allowed to run and modify a script. To use a script, the user simply selects the desired script from the menu, enters the...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Technical Specifications Network Service Topology Visualization As network configuration becomes more complex, the ability to visualize, monitor, and troubleshoot network services end-to-end is critical. Network services like VLAN, VLAN services, and vMAN can be viewed end-to-end via Ridgeline. For example, if a user selects a particular VLAN, the corresponding network devices and links are highlighted on the topology map. Alarm conditions like link failures can also be viewed at a network service level. Devices...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Technical Specifications Universal Port Manager The Universal Port Manager feature for ExtremeXOS-based switches simplifies network deployment of VoIP and dynamic security policies. The Universal Port Manager feature in Ridgeline (Figure 5) helps define and distribute Universal Port profiles for ExtremeXOS-based switches. The auto discovery feature in Universal Port Manager helps in centralized monitoring and management of network-wide profiles. It allows network managers to audit currently deployed profiles on...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Technical Specifications Identity Awareness Ridgeline provides centralized reporting of network users and devices, or identities that are connected to the network. With Ridgeline, network managers can gather user and device information from ExtremeXOS-based switches with Active users in the network Identity Management enabled, then aggregate and analyze the data. For example, Ridgeline provides network-wide visualization and mapping of user identity, computer host User/device details name, IP address, MAC...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Extensible Network and Service Management • Ridgeline InSite Software Development Kit (SDK) • Secure North Bound Interface (NBI) Technical Specifications high-level application and business software. The network-wide information retrieved using the APIs lets network administrators create Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions that bridge the gap between applications and business logic. • Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based message On-Demand Features and Functionality envelope layer • Web Services...

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