maid-format

Sets the Maintenance Association Identifier (MAID) format for a particular maintenance association (MA).

Syntax

maid format [ long | default ]

Command Default

The default maid format is short.

Parameters

long: Specifies maid format as long.
default: Specifies maid format as default.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of this command reverts back the maid format to short.

You cannot change the MAID format after a MEP is configured under an MA. You must first delete the MEP and then change the MAID format.

Examples

The following example sets the MAID format to long.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# protocol cfm  
device(config-cfm)# domain name md1 level 4 
device(config-cfm-md-md1)# ma-name ma1 id 30 vlan-id 30 priority 7 
device(config-cfm-md-md1)# maid-format long