Specifications

Ridgeline 4.0 Device Inventory Limit
Ridgeline 4.0 permits you to manage a maximum of 300 devices in inventory.
This could be significant if you are upgrading from a previous version of Ridgeline (earlier versions of
Ridgeline supported more devices). To avoid problems when installing, you are advised to do one of
the following:
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Reduce your inventory of managed devices to 300, or fewer, prior to upgrading.
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Choose not to migrate your database when performing the upgrade installation. After the upgrade
installation, you will need to re-create an inventory by discovering or adding devices (for
information about discovering and adding devices, see the Ridgeline Reference Guide.)
Retaining the Database when Reinstalling Ridgeline
Caution
If you are running an evaluation version of the Ridgeline 4.0 software, and you want to retain
the information in your Ridgeline database, DO NOT REINSTALL the Ridgeline software to
upgrade to a permanent license.
Reinstalling Ridgeline reinitializes the database, which erases all information in the database. To update
an evaluation copy of the Ridgeline server to a licensed copy without reinitializing the database, see
Adding or Upgrading a License Key.
User Permissions
To install the Ridgeline software components as services under Microsoft Windows as daemons under
Linux, you must have administrator privileges on that system.
Local Name Resolution for the Server
The system on which Ridgeline is installed must be able to resolve both its own local name and its
domain name. For example if you install Ridgeline on a system named system1, then it must be able
to resolve both system1 and its domain name, such as system1.company.com. You can test for
this by attempting to ping the system using both the local name and the domain name. If there are
problems resolving either of these names, make sure the hosts file contains the correct information.
Setting the Run Level for Linux
On Linux systems, for the Ridgeline database and server components to start automatically when
starting the system, the run level on the server must be set to 5.
Installing the Ridgeline 4.0 Server
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide 19