Tacacs+ Server Configuration Process; Configuring Tacacs; Enabling Tacacs - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring TACACS+

• You can configure a maximum of 64 TACACS+ servers on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Configuring TACACS+

TACACS+ Server Configuration Process

To configure TACACS+ servers, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Enable TACACS+.
Step 2 Establish the TACACS+ server connections to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Step 3 Configure the preshared secret keys for the TACACS+ servers.
Step 4 If needed, configure TACACS+ server groups with subsets of the TACACS+ servers for AAA authentication
methods.
Step 5 If needed, configure any of the following optional parameters:
• Dead-time interval
• Allow TACACS+ server specification at login
• Timeout interval
• TCP port
Step 6 If needed, configure periodic TACACS+ server monitoring.

Enabling TACACS+

By default, the TACACS+ feature is disabled on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. To explicitly enable
the TACACS+ feature to access the configuration and verification commands for authentication, perform this
task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature tacacs+
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
About Configuring TACACS+
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables TACACS+.
Exits configuration mode.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
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