Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual page 85

Configuring RADIUS
Note The default idle timer value is 0 minutes. When the idle time interval is 0 minutes, the Cisco NX-OS device
does not perform periodic RADIUS server monitoring.
Before you begin
Enable RADIUS.
Add one or more RADIUS server hosts.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. radius-server host {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | hostname} test {idle-time minutes | password password
[idle-time minutes] | username name [password password [idle-time minutes]]}
3. radius-server deadtime minutes
4. exit
5. (Optional) show radius-server
6. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2 radius-server host {ipv4-address | ipv6-address |
hostname} test {idle-time minutes | password password
[idle-time minutes] | username name [password password
[idle-time minutes]]}
Example:
switch(config)# radius-server host 10.10.1.1 test
username user1 password Ur2Gd2BH idle-time 3
Step 3
radius-server deadtime minutes
Example:
switch(config)# radius-server deadtime 5
Step 4
exit
Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Step 5
(Optional) show radius-server
Example:
Configuring Periodic RADIUS Server Monitoring on Individual Servers
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies parameters for individual server monitoring. The
default username is test, and the default password is test.
The default value for the idle timer is 0 minutes, and the
valid range is from 0 to 1440 minutes.
Note For periodic RADIUS server monitoring, you
must set the idle timer to a value greater than 0.
Specifies the number of minutes before the Cisco NX-OS
device checks a RADIUS server that was previously
unresponsive. The default value is 0 minutes, and the valid
range is from 1 to 1440 minutes.
Exits configuration mode.
Displays the RADIUS server configuration.
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