Default Settings; Enabling Ldap - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Default Settings

• Ensure that the Cisco NX-OS device is configured as an LDAP client of the AAA servers.
Default Settings
The following table lists the default settings for LDAP parameters.
Table 4: Default LDAP Parameter Settings
Parameters
LDAP
LDAP authentication method
LDAP authentication mechanism
Dead-interval time
Timeout interval
Idle timer interval
Periodic server monitoring username
Periodic server monitoring password

Enabling LDAP

By default, the LDAP feature is disabled on the Cisco NX-OS device. You must explicitly enable the LDAP
feature to access the configuration and verification commands for authentication.
To enable LDAP, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# feature ldap
Enables LDAP.
Step 3 switch(config)# exit
switch#
Exits configuration mode.
Step 4
switch# copy running-config startup-config
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