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Distributing AAA Server Configuration
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Starting a Distribution Session on a Switch
A distribution session starts the moment you begin a RADIUS/TACACS+ server or global configuration.
For example, the following tasks start an implicit session:
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After you issue the first configuration command related to AAA servers, all server and global
Note
configurations made (including the configuration that caused the distribution session start) are stored in
a temporary buffer—not in the running configuration.
To specify the global timeout and start an implicit session for RADIUS servers, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# radius-server
timeout 30
To specify the global timeout and start an implicit session for TACACS+ servers, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# tacacs-server
timeout 30
switch(config)# no tacacs-server
timeout 30
Displaying the Session Status
Once the implicit distribution session has started, you can check the session status using the show radius
distribution status command.
switch# show radius distribution status
distribution : enabled
session ongoing: yes
session owner: admin
session db: exists
merge protocol status: merge activation done
last operation: enable
last operation status: success
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Specifying the global timeout for RADIUS servers.
Specifying the global timeout for TACACS+ servers.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies the time (in seconds) between retransmissions to the
RADIUS server. The default timeout is one (1) second. The time
range in seconds is 1 to 60.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the global timeout period for the switch to wait for
a response from all servers before it declares a timeout failure.
Deletes the configured timeout period and reverts to the
factory default of 5 seconds.
Chapter 28
Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+
OL-8222-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
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