Cisco WS-X6066-SLB-APC - Content Switching Module Software Manual page 438

Configuring Authentication
Login Authentication:
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tacacs
radius
local
Enable Authentication: Console Session
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tacacs
radius
local
Radius Deadtime:
Radius Key:
Radius Retransmit:
Radius Timeout:
Radius-Server
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172.20.52.3
Console> (enable)
Specifying the RADIUS Deadtime
You can configure the switch so that, when a RADIUS server does not respond to an authentication
request, the switch marks that server as dead for the length of time specified by the deadtime. Any
authentication requests received during the deadtime interval (such as other users attempting to log in to
the switch) are not sent to a RADIUS server marked dead. Configuring a deadtime speeds up the
authentication process by eliminating timeouts and retransmissions to the dead RADIUS server.
If you configure only one RADIUS server, or if all of the configured servers are marked dead, the
deadtime is ignored because there are no alternate servers available.
To set the RADIUS deadtime, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Specify the RADIUS server deadtime interval.
Step 2 Verify the RADIUS configuration.
This example shows how to specify the RADIUS deadtime interval and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set radius deadtime 5
Radius deadtime set to 5 minute(s)
Console> (enable) show radius
Login Authentication:
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tacacs
radius
local
Enable Authentication: Console Session
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tacacs
radius
local
Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide—Releases 6.3 and 6.4
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Console Session Telnet Session
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disabled disabled
enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
enabled enabled
Telnet Session
disabled disabled
enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
enabled enabled
0 minutes
Secret_RADIUS_key
4
10 seconds
Status Auth-port
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primary 1812
Command
set radius deadtime minutes
show radius
Console Session Telnet Session
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disabled disabled
enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
enabled enabled
Telnet Session
disabled disabled
enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
enabled enabled
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