Periodically Validating A Tacacs+ Server; Displaying Tacacs+ Server Statistics; About Users Specifying A Tacacs+ Server At Login; Allowing Users To Specify A Tacacs+ Server At Login - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters
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You can configure this option to test the server periodically, or you can run a one-time only test.

Periodically Validating a TACACS+ Server

To configure the switch to periodically test a TACACS+ server using Fabric Manager, see the
"Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters" section on page

Displaying TACACS+ Server Statistics

To display TACACS+ server statistics using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches > Security > AAA, and then select TACACS+.
Step 1
You see the TACACS+ configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Choose the Statistics tab.
You see the TACACS+ server statistics.

About Users Specifying a TACACS+ Server at Login

By default, an MDS switch forwards an authentication request to the first server in the TACACS+ server
group. You can configure the switch to allow the user to specify which TACACS+ server to send the
authenticate request. If you enable this feature, the user can log in as username@hostname, where the
hostname is the name of a configured TACACS+ server.

Allowing Users to Specify a TACACS+ Server at Login

To configure the switch to allow users to specify a TACACS+ server at login using Fabric Manager,
follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Switches > Security > AAA, and then select TACACS+.
You see the TACACS+ configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Defaults tab.
You see the TACACS+ default settings.
Step 3 Check the DirectedReq check box.
Step 4 Click the Apply Changes icon to save the changes.
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