Configuring Periodic Radius Server Monitoring - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Periodic RADIUS Server Monitoring

Command or Action
Step 2
switch(config) #radius-server host {ipv4-address
| ipv6-address | host-name} acct-port udp-port
Step 3 switch(config)# radius-server host {ipv4-address
| ipv6-address | host-name} accounting
Step 4 switch(config)# radius-server host {ipv4-address
| ipv6-address | host-name} auth-port udp-port
Step 5 switch(config)# radius-server host {ipv4-address
| ipv6-address | host-name} authentication
Step 6 switch(config)# exit
Step 7 switch(config)# show radius-server
Step 8 switch# copy running-config startup-config
The following example shows how to configure the accounting and authentication attributes for a RADIUS
server:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.1.1 acct-port 2004
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.1.1 accounting
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.2.2 auth-port 2005
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.2.2 authentication
switch(config)# exit
switch# show radius-server
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Configuring Periodic RADIUS Server Monitoring
You can monitor the availability of RADIUS servers. These parameters include the username and password
to use for the server and an idle timer. The 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. You can configure
this option to test servers periodically.
For security reasons, we recommend that you do not configure a test username that is the same as an
Note
existing user in the RADIUS database.
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Purpose
(Optional)
Specifies a UDP port to use for RADIUS accounting
messages.The default UDP port is 1812. The range is from 0
to 65535.
(Optional)
Specifies that the specified RADIUS server it to be used only
for accounting purposes. The default is both accounting and
authentication.
(Optional)
Specifies a UDP port to use for RADIUS authentication
messages. The default UDP port is 1812. The range is from 0
to 65535.
(Optional)
Specifies that the specified RADIUS server only be used for
authentication purposes. The default is both accounting and
authentication.
Exits configuration mode.
(Optional)
Displays the RADIUS server configuration.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
Configuring RADIUS
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