When you connect through a web browser the switch provides HTTP management access with a graphical user interface.

The information provided by SNMP can be displayed by an appropriately configured management application that is able to use SNMP.

1.2Description of Hardware

The SSC includes the switch board, the SC, cooling fans, as well as midplane and rear panel connectors. The SC provides management access to the server chassis and switch board. The SC also drives the system indicators, duplicate copies of which are located on the front and rear of the Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis.

1.2.1Ethernet Ports

1.2.1.1Up-link Ports

Eight external RJ-45 ports support IEEE 802.3x auto-negotiation of speed, duplex mode, and flow control. Each port can operate at 10 Mbit/sec, 100 Mbit/sec, and 1000 Mbit/sec, full- and half-duplex, and control the data stream to prevent buffers from overflowing. The up-link ports can be connected to other IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T compliant devices up to 100 m (328 ft.) away using Category 5 twisted- pair cable. These ports also feature automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, so you can use straight-through cables for all connections. The up-link ports are named NETP0 to NETP7 in the configuration interface.

Note – When using auto-negotiation, the speed, transmission mode, and flow control can be automatically set if this feature is also supported by the connected device. Otherwise, these settings can be manually configured for any connection.

Note – Autonegotiation must be enabled for automatic MDI/MDI-X pinout configuration.

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