Brocade Communications Systems Network Advisor 12.0.0, User Manual

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AAA Settings tab
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6. Enter the number of attempts to be made to reach a server before assuming it is unreachable
in the Attempts field.
Default is 3 attempts.
7. Click OK to return to the AAA Settings tab.
The Radius Servers and Sequence table displays the following information:
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Network Address—The network address of the server.
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TCP Port—The TCP port number of the LDAP server.
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TimeOut (Sec)—The timeout value in seconds specified when sending an authentication
request to the server. Default is 3.
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Attempts—The number of attempts made to reach a server before determining it is
unreachable. Default is 3.
Configuring switch authentication
Switch authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the switch database and
the Management application server. You can configure up to three switches and specify the fall
back order if one or more of the switches is not available.
NOTE
Switch authentication is only supported on Fabric OS devices.
To configure switch authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Switch.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter the switch IP address and click OK.
You can add up to three switches.
5. Select a switch and click the Up or Down button to set the fall back order.
6. Select a switch and click Delete to remove a switch from the list.
7. Set secondary authentication by selecting one of the following options from the Secondary
Authentication list:
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Local Database
•
None
8. Click Test.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
9. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the switch and verifies user privileges on the
Management application server.
10. Click Apply to save the configuration.
To display the authentication audit trail, refer to “Displaying the client authentication audit
trail” on page 305.