Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual page 67

Configuring TACACS+
The default idle timer value is 0 minutes. When the idle time interval is 0 minutes, periodic TACACS+
Note
server monitoring is not performed.
To configure periodic TACACS+ server monitoring, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# tacacs-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)# tacacs-server dead-time minutes
4. switch(config)# exit
5. (Optional) switch# show tacacs-server
6. (Optional) switch# copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# tacacs-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)# tacacs-server dead-time minutes
Step 4 switch(config)# exit
Step 5 switch# show tacacs-server
Step 6
switch# copy running-config startup-config
The following example shows how to configure periodic TACACS+ server monitoring:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# tacacs-server host 10.10.1.1 test username user1 password Ur2Gd2BH idle-time
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switch(config)# tacacs-server dead-time 5
switch(config)# exit
switch# show tacacs-server
switch# copy running-config startup-config
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Configuring Periodic TACACS+ 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 and the valid range is 0 to 1440 minutes.
For periodic TACACS+ server monitoring, the idle timer
Note
value must be greater than 0.
Specifies the number minutes before the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch checks a TACACS+ server that was previously
unresponsive. The default value is 0 minutes and the valid range
is 0 to 1440 minutes.
Exits configuration mode.
(Optional)
Displays the TACACS+ server configuration.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
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