DATA SHEET Ridgeline Network and Service Management Software Ridgeline™ is a scalable full-featured network and service management tool that simplifies provisioning, configuration, troubleshooting and status monitoring of IP-based networks. IT and network management are challenged more than ever to serve end users with a diverse set of applications and service requirements. This is being driven by prolific communications demands, departmental expansion and the needs of a mobile workforce. To compound the problem, today’s networks are also subject to: • 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 Operational Simplicity • Flexible and intuitive user interface • Topology view with alarm integration • Firmware and configuration management Carrier-Class Availability • Intelligent alarm systems and real-time statistics • Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) provisioning, monitoring and network configuration validation • End-to-end network service provisioning, visualization and monitoring 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 to increase the extensibility of a network by adapting to the changing demands of new services and applications as this age of convergence becomes a true reality. Ridgeline Network and Service Management is a key component 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 achieving network and service • Job/Task management and scheduling management simplicity. Ridgeline is a • Flexible scripts and macros to automate provisioning and monitoring Ridgeline – Data Sheet

Extensible Network and Service Management application that facilitates management of a network of Extreme Networks® products and solutions with the flexibility to manage select third-party • Ridgeline InSite Software Development Kit (SDK) • Secured North Bound Interface (NBI) Ridgeline Features devices as well. Ridgeline provides Ridgeline is a flexible management platform capable of establishing and maintaining networks that are undergoing rapid change due to convergence. to configure, provision, monitor, Ridgeline offers an intuitive user interface and reduces the complexity of managing troubleshoot...

Ridgeline Features control helps define levels of access to Ridgeline features and functions. Operator roles allow the administrator to differentiate access levels for each group of users. INTUITIVE INTERFACE AND DESIGN Simplicity begins with a detailed real-time view of the entire network. Ridgeline topology allows a user to view a network of Ridgeline managed devices and the links between devices as a set of maps. These maps can be organized into sets of submaps that allow a network to be represented as a hierarchical system of campuses, buildings, floors, closets or any logical groupings....

Ridgeline Features CONFIGURATION CHECKER Ridgeline enables the deployment of highly available-ring based architecture using Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) to support complex and demanding applications. Ridgeline provides provisioning tools for designing carrier-class network resiliency and availability for service providers and enterprise networks. Ridgeline meets the goals of operational simplicity and reliability by providing a flexible, intuitive, and point-and-click provisioning interface for network operators to easily create VLANs and resiliency domains. Ridgeline helps...

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 and links will dynamically change in color based on alarm condition. For network services like VLAN translation,...

Ridgeline Features SIMPLIFIED PROVISIONING Powerful visualization capabilities in Ridgeline provide detailed graphical representations of the network coupled with point-and-click provisioning that greatly reduces the likelihood of human error. A user-friendly interface allows the operator to select and provision network-wide VLANs with greater ease. Whether a new department or group needs to be integrated into the network, or existing networks need to be managed, Ridgeline allows VLANs to be created using the appropriate network elements and link segments. Clear inactive links from selected primary...

Ridgeline Features 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 port(s) and see how the deployed versions differ from the ones maintained in Ridgeline....