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

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit > Diagnostics.
  2. Click CFM.
  3. Click the MD tab.
  4. Highlight an existing MD, and then click MaintenanceAssociation.
  5. In the MA tab, click Insert.
  6. In the fields provided, specify an index value and name for the MA.
  7. 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.