Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 6: Administration Tasks Not Performed in the Web Interface
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• authhost1: IP address of the authentication server. A second
authentication server can be configured with the parameter authhost2.
• accthost1: IP address of a accounting server, which can be used to track how long
users are connected after being authorized by the authentication server. Its use is optional. If
this parameter is not defined, accounting is not be performed. If the same server is used for
authentication and accounting, both parameters must be defined with the same address. A
second accounting server can be configured with the parameter accthost2.
• secret: The shared secret (password) necessary for communication between the MergePoint SP
manager and the servers.
• encrypt: The default is 1, enable encryption. A value of 0 means disable encryption.
• service: The service to be enabled, in this case: raccess.
• protocol: The default is lcp (line control protocol). Specify another parameter if required.
• timeout: The time-out (in seconds) for a authentication query to be answered.
• retries: Defines the number of times a server is tried before another is contacted.
The first server authhost1 is tried for the specified number of times, before the second
authhost2, if configured, is contacted and tried for the specified number of times. If the second
server fails to respond or if no second server is configured, authentication fails.
To configure a authentication server on the MergePoint SP manager:
1. Log into the console as root .
2. Open the /etc/tacplus.conf file for editing.
3. Change the values described under Configuring a authentication server on the
MergePoint SP manager.
NOTE: To configure group access on the authentication server, the service must be defined as
raccess.
4. Save and quit the file.
Switching the Port Speed in the MergePoint SP5324/SP5340
Appliance
You may set a switch port speed individually, or retrieve the current port speed from the
MergePoint SP5324/SP5340 appliance.
To set the switch port speed:
1. Log into the MergePoint SP manager console as root .
2. Set the port speed using the following command:
Sysctl marvell.xxx=value
(Value = auto / 10f / 10h / 100f / 100h / 10F / 10H / 100F / 100H)