This guide describes system concepts and provides configuration examples to configure the boot option file (BOF), and perform system and file management functions on the following 7210 SAS platforms, operating in one of the modes described in Table: Supported modes of operation and configuration methods. If multiple modes of operation apply, they are explicitly noted in the topic.
Unless explicitly noted otherwise, this guide uses 7210 SAS-Dxp to refer to the 7210 SAS-Dxp 12p, 7210 SAS-Dxp 16p, and 7210 SAS-Dxp 24p platforms.
7210 SAS-D
7210 SAS-Dxp 12p (2SFP+ 4SFP 6Tx)
7210 SAS-Dxp 16p (2SFP+ 4SFP 10Tx)
7210 SAS-Dxp 24p (2SFP+ 6SFP 16Tx)
7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T
7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T
7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C
See section 7210 SAS modes of operation for information about the modes of operation supported by the 7210 SAS product family.
Unless explicitly noted otherwise, the phrase ‟Supported on all 7210 SAS platforms described in this document” is used to indicate that the topic and CLI commands apply to all the 7210 SAS platforms in the following list, when operating in the specified modes only.
access-uplink mode of operation
7210 SAS-D, 7210 SAS-Dxp, 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T, 7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T, and 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C
network mode of operation
7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T and 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C
When configured in the access-uplink or network mode of operation, the 7210 SAS platform implicitly operates in the standalone mode.