Configuring Tacacs+ Server Authentication - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Configuring TACACS+ server authentication

If you are using a TACACS+ server for authentication, make the following preparations first:
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To configure TACACS+ server authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select TACACS+ Server.
3. Add or edit a TACACS+ server by referring to
4. Rearrange the TACACS+ servers in the table by selecting a server and click the Up or Down
5. Delete a TACACS+ server by selecting the server and click Delete.
6. Test the established active connection with the TACACS+ server by clicking Test.
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8. Set secondary authentication by selecting one of the following options from the Secondary
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Make sure that the server you want to use is on the network that the Management application
manages.
Make sure that the external server and its user accounts have been properly configured. For
example, you must define roles and areas of responsibility (AOR) in the external server to
match the Management application roles and AOR.
FIGURE 109 AAA Settings tab - TACACS+ server
button to move it.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password for the local database and verifies user privileges on
the Management application server.
Authentication list:
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Local Database
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None
AAA Settings tab
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