Specifications

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Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional with SP1 or later, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2008
server, Windows 7 (Ridgeline 32-bit version only) running on an Intel Pentium-compatible CPU.
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A monitor that supports at least 1024 x 768 resolution and 16-bit color. Your system display settings
must be set for at least 65536 colors.
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512 MB RAM minimum (up to 1 GB recommended).
Note
To run the Ridgeline client and server on the same machine, 4 GB RAM is recommended.
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256 MB of disk space, NTFS filesystem recommended.
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Swap space equal to double the amount of memory. For example, if you have 512 MB of RAM, you
should have 1 GB of swap space.
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An Internet browser (Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer) is required to start the Ridgeline
client, display reports, and view the Ridgeline online help.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
The Ridgeline Server
The system requirements for the Ridgeline server on Linux are:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5.
Note
The Linux platform 32-bit version of Ridgeline 4.0 can be installed on the Linux platform
listed above only if it has a 32-bit processor and operating system. The 64-bit version of
Ridgeline 4.0 can only be installed on Intel-based 64-bit systems for the 64-bit Linux
platform listed above. If you try to install 64-bit Ridgeline 4.0 on Itanium- or AMD-based
64-bit machines, you might get an error message.
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4 GB RAM with SWAP set to 1.5 times the RAM
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1 GHz or greater Pentium-compatible processor (2 GHz recommended).
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2 GB disk space available.
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A GUI/desktop environment must be installed on the server machine.
The Ridgeline server software requires the installation of Oracle/Sun JRE 1.6.0_22 (or later). The
Oracle/Sun JRE 1.6.0_22 is included in the server installation and is the version we recommend you use.
Note
Additional disk space may be needed to hold alarm logs and other runtime data. The amount
of space depends on the number of devices and the number of traps and syslog messages
generated by the managed devices.
The Ridgeline Client
The system requirements for the Ridgeline client on Linux are:
Installation Overview
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide 7