3-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide •June 2003
3.1 Using the Web Interface
The Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis switch provides an embedded HTTP web
agent. Using a web browser, you can configurethe 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 froma 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 TreeAlgorithm, 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 – Youare allowed three attempts to enter the correct password. After the third
failed attempt, the current connection is terminated.