Radius Troubleshooting - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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RADIUS Troubleshooting

This section covers troubleshooting and workarounds for common RADIUS problems. It includes
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Radius Server does not start upon enable
Ensure the following have been attempted:
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Radius Server does not reply to my requests
Ensure the following have been attempted:
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Username: restore
Password: restoreDefaultPassword
WARNING: This will wipe out the configuration (except license key) and user data under
"flash:/" and reboot the device
Do you want to continue? (y/n):
Y to delete the current configuration and reset factory defaults.
The switch will login into the Web UI with its reverted default configuration. If you had exported
the switch's previous configuration to an external location, it now can be imported back to the
switch.
Radius Server does not start upon enable
Radius Server does not reply to my requests
Radius Server is rejecting the user
Time of Restriction configured does not work
Authentication fails at exchange of certificates
When using another Brocade Mobility RFS7000 (switch 2) as RADIUS server, access is
rejected
Authentication using LDAP fails
VPN Authentication using onboard RADIUS server fails
Accounting does not work with external RADIUS Accounting server
Import valid server and CA certificates
Add a Radius client in AAA context
Ensure that key password in AAA/EAP context is set to the key used to generate imported
certificates
DO NOT forget to SAVE!
Add a Radius client in Radius server configuration with the Switch's VLAN interface, IP address
and subnet, which have been marked as management
Save the current configuration
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