Procedure 16-3.2: Configure Maintenance Domains (MD)

- Overview

Use this procedure to create, delete, or modify a Maintenance Domain (MD).

Step
 
1

From the Navigation menu, select Service OA&M → Maintenance Domain → Configuration.

Result:

The Maintenance Domain Configuration window displays.


2

Enter the parameters as required. See Table 16-8, Maintenance Domain Configuration parameters.


3

Click Submit to modify the existing MD or add new MD. Click Delete to delete the existing MD.


End of steps

MD Configuration parameters
Table 16-8: Maintenance Domain Configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

SNMP

MD Name

A drop-down list containing all existing Maintenance Domain Names plus “Create”. When “Create” is selected, a new MD name is entered in the MD Name entry below. This is to create a new MD name. The default value is “Create”. Uses Step-Retrieve-All-MD-names procedure to acquire all existing MD Names in the system.

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Step-Retrieve-All-MDNames

MD Name

Maintenance Domain Name. A text string with 1 to 43 characters. There is no default value. The MD Name must be unique in the system.

If there is any MA associated with the MD, then the MD Name can not be modified.

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Step-Is-MA-on-MD

MD Level

Valid values: an integer in the range of 0-7.

If there is any MA associated with the MD, then the MD Level can not be modified.

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Step-Is-MA-on-MD

Format

The format of the MD name that is used in the MA ID in CFM PDUs. Valid values: String or Null

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