Activating the MEP State Machine and the Remote MEP

The MEP state machine must be set to active for the MEP to be operational using the active command. If the MEP state machines are not active, the MEP will not operate.

If the state machine status is active and the MEP configuration is not enabled using the enable command, the MEP will have a Row Status of "Active" in the show cfm md ma mep remote-mep command, but will not perform any functions such as send and receive PDUs or generate defects.

The remote MEP(s) for this service must be enabled in the database for the CFM service to be operational between the two MEPs. Use the remote-mep active command to enable any remote MEPs associated with the local MEP. If you want to remove a remote MEP from defect consideration, for example, while provisioning the network, you can disable the remote MEP using the no remote-mep active command.

This example sets the administrative state for the myMA1 MEP 1000 to active and enables remote MEP 2000 in the MEP database:

System(rw-config)->cfm md string-name myMD1
System(su-config-cfm-md.1)->ma string-name myMA1
System(su-config-cfm-ma.1)->mep 1000
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->active
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->remote-mep active 2000
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->enable
System(su-config-cfm-mep.1000)->