Troubleshooting Guide

Configuring CFM MD
Use this procedure to configure a Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) Maintenance Domain
(MD). An MD is the part of a network that is controlled by a single administrator. A single MD can
contain several Maintenance Associations (MA).
Procedure
1. From the navigation tree, expand the following folders: Configuration > Edit > Diagnostics.
2. Click CFM.
3. Click the MD tab.
4. Click Insert.
5. In the fields provided, specify an index value, name, and level for the MD.
6. Click Insert.
MD field descriptions
Use the data in the following table to use the MD tab.
Name Description
Index Specifies a maintenance domain entry index.
Name Specifies the MD name.
NumOfMa Indicates the number of MAs that belong to this
maintenance domain.
Level Specifies the MD maintenance level. The default is
4.
NumOfMip Indicates the number of MIPs that belong to this
maintenance domain
Type Indicates the type of domain.
Configuring 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 tree, expand the following folders: Configuration > Edit > Diagnostics.
2. Click CFM.
3. Click the MD tab.
4. Highlight an existing MD, and then click MaintenanceAssociation.
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