Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual page 49

Configuring RADIUS
The test idle timer specifies the interval during which a RADIUS server receives no requests before the Cisco
Nexus 5000 Series switch sends out a test packet.
The default idle timer value is 0 minutes. When the idle time interval is 0 minutes, the Cisco Nexus 5000
Note
Series switch does not perform periodic RADIUS server monitoring.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# radius-server host {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | host-name} test {idle-time minutes |
password password [idle-time minutes] | username name [password password [idle-time minutes]]}
3. switch(config)# radius-server deadtime minutes
4. switch(config)# exit
5. (Optional) switch# show radius-server
6. (Optional) switch# copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# radius-server host {ipv4-address
| ipv6-address | host-name} test {idle-time
minutes | password password [idle-time minutes]
| username name [password password [idle-time
minutes]]}
Step 3 switch(config)# radius-server deadtime minutes
Step 4
switch(config)# exit
Step 5
switch# show radius-server
Step 6 switch# copy running-config startup-config
To configure periodic RADIUS server monitoring, perform this task:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.1.1 test username user1 password Ur2Gd2BH idle-time
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switch(config)# radius-server deadtime 5
switch(config)# exit
switch# show radius-server
switch# copy running-config startup-config
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Configuring Periodic RADIUS Server Monitoring
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies parameters for server monitoring. The default username
is test and the default password is test. The default value for the
idle timer is 0 minutes. The valid range is 0 to 1440 minutes.
Note For periodic RADIUS server monitoring, you must set
the idle timer to a value greater than 0.
Specifies the number of minutes before the Cisco Nexus 5000
Series switch checks a RADIUS server that was previously
unresponsive. The default value is 0 minutes. The valid range is
1 to 1440 minutes.
Exits configuration mode.
(Optional)
Displays the RADIUS server configuration.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
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