User guide

EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 1-1
1
ExtremeWare Enterprise
Manager Overview
This chapter describes:
• Features of the ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager
™
• ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager 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.
The ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager 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. ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager makes it
easier to perform configuration and status monitoring, create virtual LANs (VLANs),
and implement policy-based networking in enterprise LANs with Extreme Entreats
switches. Leveraging ExtremeWare’s powerful Policy-Based Quality of Service (QoS)
capabilities, ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager offers a comprehensive set of network
management tools that are easy to use from a workstation with a Java-enabled web
browser.