This document uses the term ‟preprovisioning” in the context of preparing or preconfiguring entities such as chassis slots, cards, Media Dependent Adapters (MDAs), ports, and interfaces, before initialization. These entities can be installed while remaining administratively disabled (shutdown). When the entity is in a no shutdown state (administratively enabled), then the entity is considered to be provisioned.
For consistency across platforms, XRS Media Adapters (XMAs) and Compact XMAs (C-XMAs) are modeled as MDAs.
Unless specified otherwise:
The term ‟card” is used generically to refer to both Input Output Modules (IOMs) and XCMs.
The term ‟MDA” is used generically to refer to both MDAs and XMAs.
Nokia routers provide the capability to configure chassis slots to accept specific card and MDA types and set the relevant configurations before the equipment is actually installed. The preprovisioning capability allows you to plan your configurations as well as monitor and manage your router hardware inventory. Ports and interfaces can also be preprovisioned. When the functionality is needed, the cards can be inserted into the appropriate chassis slots when required.