Sample STM SAA accounting files configuration

SAA accounting file configuration scenario

This sample describes the configuration of SAA accounting files that are to be collected following the generation of an NE schedulable test of VLL services.

A network provider wants to use the NFM-P to view test result information for an NE schedulable test of VLL services, and wants the NFM-P to process the OAM results MIB entries and produce a compressed XML record that is stored in SAA accounting files on the nodes.

To perform this task, an NFM-P administrator creates an NE schedulable test for VLL services that records test result information in SAA accounting files. The administrator creates one accounting policy, one file policy, one test policy, and one test suite.

Sample SAA accounting files configuration steps

The following steps describe the end-to-end configuration for this sample. For clarity, only the configuration steps required for the sample are described. See the procedures in Procedures to use the STM for complete STM configuration information.

Create an accounting policy
 
1 

Choose Tools→Statistics→Accounting Policies from the NFM-P main menu. The Accounting Policies form opens.

2 

Click Create. The Accounting Policy (Create) form opens.

3 

Configure the parameters in Table 89-8, Accounting policy parameters using the supplied values.

Table 89-8: Accounting policy parameters

Parameter

Value

Comment

Displayed Name

SAA Accounting Policy

—

Type

NE Schedulable Tests

You must choose this value to allow the configuration of SAA accounting files

4 

Create a file policy.

  1. Click Select in the File panel, The Select a File Policy form opens.

  2. Click Create. The File Policy (Create) form opens.

  3. Configure the required parameters. For this sample, enter SAA File Policy as the Displayed Name.

  4. Click OK. The form closes and the policy is listed on the Select a File Policy form.

5 

Select the newly-created SAA File Policy entry and click OK. The Accounting Policy (Create) form displays the new file policy in the File panel.

6 

Click Apply, then click Switch Mode to change the configuration mode to Released.

7 

Distribute the SAA Accounting policy to the NEs for which you require the SAA accounting statistics records. See To release and distribute a policy.

8 

Close the forms.

Create a test policy
 
9 

Choose Tools→Service Test Manager (STM) from the NFM-P main menu. The Service Test Manager (STM) form opens.

10 

Click Create and choose Test Policy. The Test Policy (Create) form opens.

11 

Configure the parameters in Table 89-9, Test policy parameters using the supplied values.

Table 89-9: Test policy parameters

Parameter

Value

Comment

Name

SAA Test Policy

—

NE Schedulable

enabled

You must enable this parameter to allow the configuration of SAA accounting files.

Entity Type

VLL Service

—

Accounting Files

enabled

You must enable this parameter to allow the configuration of SAA accounting files.

12 

Add a test definition to the policy.

  1. Click on the Test Definitions tab.

  2. Click Add and choose Service→Add VCCV Ping. The VCCV Ping Definition (Create) form opens.

  3. Configure the required parameters on the General, Test Parameters, and Results Configuration tabs.

  4. Click OK to close the form. The VCCV Ping test definition is listed on the Test Policy (Create) form.

13 

Click OK to close the Test Policy (Create) form. The Service Test Manager (STM) form is displayed.

Create a test suite
 
14 

Click Create on the Service Test Manager (STM) form and choose Test Suite. The Test Suite (Create) form opens.

15 

Configure the parameters in Table 89-10, Test suite parameters using the supplied values.

Table 89-10: Test suite parameters

Parameter

Value

Comment

Name

SAA Test Suite

—

Entity Type

VLL Service

—

NE Schedulable

enabled

You must enable this parameter to allow the configuration of SAA accounting files.

16 

Add the test policy you configured in Stage 11.

  1. Click on the Test Policy tab, then click Add.

  2. Choose the SAA Test Policy entry and click OK. The test policy is listed on the Test Policy tab.

17 

Choose the NEs for which you require the SAA accounting statistics records.

  1. Click on the Tested Entities tab, then click Add.

  2. Choose the NEs that were selected for accounting policy distribution in Stage 7 and click OK. The NEs are listed on the Tested Entities tab.

18 

Click Apply to save the changes. Additional buttons appear and the form name changes to Test Suite (Edit).

19 

Click on the Generated Tests tab.

20 

Click Generate Tests. The NFM-P generates a test for each NE listed on the Tested Entities tab. The tests are listed on the form as they are generated.