Configuring Switch Authentication - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

6. Enter the number of attempts to be made to reach a server before assuming it is unreachable
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Configuring switch authentication

Switch authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the switch database and
the Management application server. You can configure up to three switches and specify the fall
back order if one or more of the switches is not available.
NOTE
Switch authentication is only supported on Fabric OS devices.
To configure switch authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Switch.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter the switch IP address and click OK.
5. Select a switch and click the Up or Down button to set the fall back order.
6. Select a switch and click Delete to remove a switch from the list.
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8. Click Test.
9. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
10. Click Apply to save the configuration.
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in the Attempts field.
Default is 3 attempts.
Click OK to return to the AAA Settings tab.
The Radius Servers and Sequence table displays the following information:
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Network Address—The network address of the TACACS+ server.
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TCP Port—The TCP port number of the LDAP server.
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TimeOut (Sec)—The timeout value in seconds specified when sending an authentication
request to the server. Default is 3.
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Attempts—The number of attempts made to reach a server before determining it is
unreachable. Default is 3.
You can add up to three switches.
Set secondary authentication by selecting one of the following options from the Secondary
Authentication list:
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Local Database
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None
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the switch and verifies user privileges on the
Management application server.
To display the authentication audit trail, refer to
trail" on page 305.
AAA Settings tab
"Displaying the client authentication audit
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