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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
The Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis includes two (Switch and System Controller
(SSC) modules. The SSC includes a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet switch. The
16 internal full-duplex Gigabit ports on this switch provide high-capacity
connectivity within the chassis, while the eight external full-duplex Gigabit ports
connect to the wider network.
This chapter contains the following sections:
■Section 1.1, “Overview” on page 1-2
■Section 1.2, “Description of Hardware” on page1-3
■Section 1.3, “Features of the Switch” on page 1-6
■Section 1.4, ��Switch Default Settings” on page 1-9