About Configuring Server Groups - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Server Groups
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The AAA server monitoring feature can mark an AAA server as dead. You can configure a period of time
in minutes to elapse before the switch sends requests to a dead AAA server. (See the
Monitoring" section on page
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About Configuring Server Groups

You can configure these server groups at any time but they only take effect when you apply them to an
AAA service. You configure AAA policies for CLI users or Fabric Manager or Device Manager users.
Configuring Server Groups
To configure a RADIUS or TACACS+ server group using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches > Security, and then select AAA.
Step 1
You see the AAA configuration in the Information pane shown in
screen in
You see the RADIUS or TACACS+ server groups configured.
Figure 41-6
Click Create Row to create a server group.
Step 2
You see the Create Server dialog box.
Step 3 Select the radius radio button to add a RADIUS server group or select tacacs+ to add a TACACS+ server
group.
Step 4 Supply server names for the ServerIdList field.
Step 5 Set the DeadTime field for the number of minutes that a server can be nonresponsive before it is marked
as bypassed. See the
Step 6 Click Create to create this server group.
Step 7 Click the Applications tab to assign this server group to an application (see
You can associate a server group with all applications or you can specify certain applications.
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Figure 41-6, click the Server Groups tab.
AAA Server Groups
"About Bypassing a Nonresponsive Server" section on page
Chapter 41 Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+
"AAA Server
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