Configuring Periodic Radius Server Monitoring - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring RADIUS
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.
The test 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.
The default idle timer value is 0 minutes. When the idle time interval is 0 minutes, the Cisco Nexus 5000
Note
Series switch does not perform periodic RADIUS server monitoring.
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# radius-server host
{ipv4-address | ipv6-address |
host-name} test {idle-time minutes |
password password [idle-time minutes]
| username name [password password
[idle-time minutes]]}
switch(config)# radius-server deadtime
minutes
switch(config)# exit
switch# show radius-server
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
Configuring Periodic RADIUS Server Monitoring
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies parameters for server monitoring. The default
username is test and the default password is test. The
default value for the idle timer is 0 minutes. The valid
range is 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
Nexus 5000 Series switch checks a RADIUS server
that was previously unresponsive. The default value
is 0 minutes. The valid range is 1 to 1440 minutes.
Exits configuration mode.
(Optional)
Displays the RADIUS server configuration.
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