Web Management Guide-R04

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Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Connectivity Fault Management
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Configuring
Maintenance
End Points
Use the Administration > CFM (Configure MEP – Add) page to configure
Maintenance End Points (MEPs). MEPs, also called Domain Service Access Points
(DSAPs), must be configured at the domain boundary to provide management
access for each maintenance association.
Command Usage
CFM elements must be configured in the following order: (1) maintenance
domain at the same level as the MEP to be configured (see "Configuring CFM
Maintenance Domains"), (2) maintenance association within the domain (see
"Configuring CFM Maintenance Associations"), and (3) finally the MEPs using
the MEP List.
An interface may belong to more than one domain, or to different MAs in
different domains.
To change the MEP’s MA or the direction it faces, first delete the MEP, and then
create a new one.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
MD Index – Domain index. (Range: 1-65535)
MA Index – MA identifier. (Range: 1-2147483647)
MEP ID – Maintenance end point identifier. (Range: 1-8191)
MEP Direction – Up indicates that the MEP faces inward toward the switch
cross-connect matrix, and transmits CFM messages towards, and receives them
from, the direction of the internal bridge relay mechanism. If the Up option is
not selected, then the MEP is facing away from the switch, and transmits CFM
messages towards, and receives them from, the direction of the physical
medium.
Interface – Indicates a port or trunk.
Web Interface
To configure a maintenance end point:
1. Click Administration, CFM.
2. Select Configure MEP from the Step list.
3. Select Add from the Action list.
4. Select an entry from MD Index and MA Index.
5. Specify the MEPs assigned to each MA, set the MEP identifier, the direction in
which the MEP faces, and the physical interface serving as the DSAP.