User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 1-1

EPICenter Overview

This chapter describes:

• Features of the ExtremeWare EPICenter

™

SE software.

• EPICenter software components.

• Hardware and software requirements.

Introduction

Today's corporate networks commonly encompass hundreds or thousands of systems,

including individual end user systems, servers, network devices such as printers, and

internetworking systems. Extreme Networks

™

recognizes that network managers have

different needs, and delivers a suite of ExtremeWare

™

management tools to meet those

needs.

EPICenter is a powerful yet easy-to-use application suite that facilitates the management

of a network of Summit

™

and BlackDiamond

™

switches, as well as selected third-party

switches.EPICentermakesiteasierto perform configurationand status monitoring, create

virtual LANs (VLANs), and implement policy-based networking inenterprise LANs with

Extreme Networks switches. EPICenter offers a comprehensive set of network

management tools that are easy to use from a workstation configured with a web browser

and the Java plug-in.

EPICenter leverages the three-tierclient/server architecture framework represented by

Javaapplets,andcanbe accessedusing MicrosoftInternetExploreror NetscapeNavigator

with Sun’s Java Plug-in. The EPICenter application and database support two of the most