Sunfire B1600 manual Using the Web Interface

3.1Using the Web Interface

The Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis switch provides an embedded HTTP web agent. Using a web browser, you can configure the switch and view statistics to monitor network activity. The web agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a standard web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above).

Note – You can also use the command-line interface (CLI) to manage the switch over a serial connection to the console port or though Telnet. For more information about using the CLI, see Chapter 4, “Command-Line Reference.”

To access the switch from a web browser, perform the following tasks:

1.Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of-band serial connection, BOOTP or DHCP protocol.

For information on how to do this, refer to the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide.

2.Set a user name and password using an out-of-band serial connection.

Access to the web agent is controlled by the same user names and passwords as the command-line interface. (For information on how to do this, refer to the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide.)

Note – If the path between your management station and the switch does not pass through any device that uses the Spanning Tree Algorithm, you can set the switch port connected to your management station to use fast forwarding to improve the switch’s response time to management commands issued through the web interface. (See “Admin Edge Port” on page 3-129.)

3.Type the IP address of the switch into the address bar of your web browser. A login dialog box opens.

4.Type a user name and password in the appropriate text fields.

5.Click OK.

If the user name and password are accepted, the System Identity page (home page) opens and you have access to switch configuration.

Note – You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password. After the third failed attempt, the current connection is terminated.

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