Web Management Guide-R05

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Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Connectivity Fault Management
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Figure 307: Configuring Detailed Settings for Maintenance Associations
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 MEPs 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