As required, change the STM default settings to meet your operational requirements when creating or running OAM diagnostics tests with the STM.

1. Enable the debug STM mode parameter on the NFM-P user preferences form to access additional forms on the STM that can be used to configure OAM diagnostic test limits and view additional test configuration information. See To configure NFM-P user preferences for more information.

2. Customize the NFM-P system preferences such as the default retention time for db test results and log file. See the NSP System Administrator Guide for more information.

As required, review the appropriate workflow for the OAM diagnostic test you need to run with the STM to determine if any prerequisite steps are required.

1. Review Procedures to configure and perform OAM diagnostic testsin Chapter 90, OAM diagnostic tests.

2. Review Workflow to configure and run Y.1564 bidirectional tests in this chapter.

3. Review Procedures to configure Ethernet CFMin Chapter 91, Ethernet CFM.

Create the individual OAM diagnostic tests to be run as a discrete test or to be used in an STM test policy or STM test suite. See Table 90-1, NFM-P supported OAM diagnostic tests and configurations for a list of all NFM-P supported OAM diagnostic tests that can be configured using the STM and their applicable procedures.

Create or modify an STM test policy to specify which OAM test definitions are to be included in the STM test suite; see To configure an STM test policy.

As required, configure threshold-crossing alarms or NM threshold-crossing alarms as a post-STM OAM diagnostic test or STM test policy creation exercise; see To configure threshold-crossing alarms or NM threshold-crossing alarms for an OAM diagnostic test or STM test policy.

Create or modify an STM test suite; see To create an STM test suite or To modify an STM test suite and view additional information.

As required, configure test limits before running the OAM diagnostic test or test suite to view additional test configuration information after performing the test; see To configure OAM diagnostic test limits on the STM and view additional test configuration information.

Run individual or multiple OAM diagnostic tests from the STM and immediately view the test results; see To run one or more OAM diagnostic tests from the STM and view the test results.

As required, view and compare OAM diagnostic test results on the STM as a post-analysis exercise; see To view and compare OAM diagnostic test results on the STM.

As required, schedule the execution of an STM test suite as a one-time event or as an ongoing task.

1. Create an NFM-P-based schedule before you schedule the execution of an STM test suite; see To configure an NFM-P-based schedule.

2. Associate an STM test suite with an NFM-P-based schedule; see To associate a task with an NFM-P-based schedule.

3. As required, view which STM test suites are associated with an NFM-P-based schedule; see To view scheduled tasks associated with an NFM-P-based schedule.

4. Turn up the STM test suite scheduled task to allow the test suite to execute as per the schedule details; see To turn up or shut down an NFM-P-based scheduled task.

Run an STM test suite from the STM; see To execute an STM test suite. Alternatively, perform To immediately execute an NFM-P-based scheduled task to immediately execute the STM test suite from the Scheduled Task form.

Monitor the diagnostic results from the scheduled test suite and the alarm list for indications of network or service faults and threshold-crossing alarms.

1. View the STM test suite results; see To view STM test suite results.

2. View and compare the STM test suite results for a tested entity; see To view and compare STM test suite results for a tested entity.

Interpret OAM diagnostic test results on the STM; see To interpret OAM diagnostic test results on the STM.

As required, edit or delete an OAM diagnostic test or test suite; see To edit an OAM diagnostic test, To delete an OAM diagnostic test, and To delete an STM test suite.