Interface Configuration
7210 SAS M, T, X, R6, R12, Mxp Interface Configuration Guide Page 95
Pre-provisioning a Port
On 7210 SAS chassis based platforms (for example, 7210 SAS-R6 and 7210 SAS-R12) or those 
that provide an expansion slot (for example, 7210 SAS-M), before a port can be configured, the 
slot must be pre-provisoned with an allowed card type and/or the MDA must be preprovisioned 
with an allowed MDA type.
Some recommendations to configure a port include: 
•Ethernet
→ Configure an access port for customer facing traffic on which services are configured. 
An encapsulation type may be specified in order to distinguish services on the port or 
channel. Encapsulation types are not required for network ports.
To configure an Ethernet access port, refer to  on page 103.
→ Configure a network port to participate in the service provider transport or 
infrastructure network. 
To configure an Ethernet network port, refer to  on page 103.
Accounting policies can only be associated with network ports and Service Access 
Ports (SAPs). Accounting policies are configured in the 
config>log>accountingpolicy context.
Once ports are preprovisioned, Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) can be configured to increase 
the bandwidth available between two nodes. Up to four links can be grouped. All physical links in 
a given LAG combine to form one logical connection. A LAG also provides redundancy in case 
one or more links that participate in the LAG fail. For command syntax, see 
Configuring LAG 
Parameters on page 108.