State - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Reference Manual

[Sysname-radius-radius1] server-type extended

state

Syntax
state { primary | secondary } { accounting | authentication } { block | active }
View
RADIUS scheme view
Parameters
primary: Specifies that the server to be set is a primary RADIUS server.
secondary: Specifies that the server to be set is a secondary RADIUS server.
accounting: Specifies that the server to be set is a RADIUS accounting server.
authentication: Specifies that the server to be set is a RADIUS authentication/authorization server.
block: Sets the status of the specified RADIUS server to block (that is, the down state).
active: Sets the status of the specified RADIUS server to active (that is, the normal working state).
Description
Use the state command to set the status of a RADIUS server.
By default, all RADIUS servers in any customized RADIUS scheme are in the block state; the primary
RADIUS servers in the default RADIUS scheme "system" are in the active state, and the secondary
RADIUS servers in "system" are in the block state.
For the primary and secondary servers (authentication/authorization servers, or accounting servers) in
a RADIUS scheme, note that:
When the switch fails to communicate with the primary server due to some server trouble, the
switch will turn to the secondary server and exchange messages with the secondary server.
After the primary server remains in the block state for a set time (set by the timer quiet command),
the switch will try to communicate with the primary server again when it receives a RADIUS
request. If it finds that the primary server has recovered, the switch immediately restores the
communication with the primary server instead of communicating with the secondary server, and
at the same time restores the status of the primary server to active while keeping the status of the
secondary server unchanged.
When both primary and secondary servers are in the active or block state, the switch sends
messages only to the primary server.
Related commands: radius scheme, primary authentication, secondary authentication, primary
accounting, secondary accounting.
Examples
# Set the status of the secondary authentication server in RADIUS scheme radius1 to active.
<Sysname> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
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