Configure CFM MA
Use this procedure to configure a CFM Maintenance Association (MA). An MA represents a logical grouping of monitored entities within its Domain. It can therefore represent a set of Maintenance Endpoints (MEPs), each configured with the same Maintenance Association ID (MAID) and MD Level, established to verify the integrity of a single service instance.
Before you begin
You must configure a CFM MD.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, expand .
 - Click CFM.
 - Click the MD tab.
 - Highlight an existing MD, and then click MaintenanceAssociation.
 - In the MA tab, click Insert.
 - In the fields provided, specify an index value and name for the MA.
 - Click Insert.
 
MA Field Descriptions
Use the data in the following table to use the MA tab.
| 
 Name  | 
 Description  | 
|---|---|
| 
 DomainIndex  | 
 Specifies the maintenance domain entry index.  | 
| 
 AssociationIndex  | 
 Specifies a maintenance association entry index.  | 
| 
 DomainName  | 
 Specifies the MD name.  | 
| 
 AssociationName  | 
 Specifies the MA name.  | 
| 
 NumOfMep  | 
 Indicates the number of MEPs that belong to this maintenance association.  |