Sunfire B1600 manual Before You Read This Book, How This Book Is Organized

Preface

This Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide provides information that enables you to understand and use the switch inside the Switch and System Controller (SSC) module in the system chassis. There are two interfaces to the switch: a command-line interface and a web interface. This manual describes both.

The manual is intended for network administrators who are responsible for managing the system chassis. The manual assumes a working knowledge of local area network operations and familiarity with networking protocols.

Before You Read This Book

Before you start configuring the switch:

Install your system chassis by following the instructions in the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Hardware Installation Guide and the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the switch, including management options, hardware features, switching features, and default settings.

Chapter 2 describes how to connect to the switch console and to the alternative web interface.

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