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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 6 Security Commands
tacacs-server host
tacacs-server host
To configure server host parameters, use the
tacacs-server host
command. To revert to the
defaults, use the
no
form of this command.
tacacs-server host
{
hostname
|
ipv4-address
|
ipv6-address
}
[
key
[
0
|
7
]
shared-secret
]
[
port
port-number
]
[
test
{
idle-time
time
|
password
password
|
username
name
}]
[
timeout
seconds
]
no tacacs-server host
{
hostname
|
ipv4-address
|
ipv6-address
}
[
key
[
0
|
7
]
shared-secret
]
[
port
port-number
]
[
test
{
idle-time
time
|
password
password
|
username
name
}]
[
timeout
seconds
]
Syntax Description
Command Default
Idle time: disabled.
Server monitoring: disabled.
Timeout: 1 second.
Test username: test.
Test password: test.
hostname
server Domain Name Server (DNS) name. The maximum
character size is 256.
ipv4-address
server IPv4 address in the
A
.
B
.
C
.
D
format.
ipv6-address
server IPv6 address in the
X
:
X
:
X
::
X
format.
key
(Optional) Configures the server's shared secret key.
0
(Optional) Configures a preshared key specified in clear text (indicated by 0)
to authenticate communication between the client and server.
This is the default.
7
(Optional) Configures a preshared key specified in encrypted text (indicated
by 7) to authenticate communication between the client and
server.
shared-secret
Configures a preshared key to authenticate communication between the
client and server. The maximum length is 63 characters.
port
port-number
(Optional) Configures a server port for authentication. The range
is from 1 to 65535.
test
(Optional) Configures parameters to send test packets to the
server.
idle-time
time
(Optional) Specifies the time interval (in minutes) for monitoring the server.
The time range is 1 to 1440 minutes.
password
password
(Optional) Specifies a user password in the test packets. The maximum size
is 32.
username
name
(Optional) Specifies a user name in the test packets. The maximum size is 32.
timeout
seconds
(Optional) Configures a server timeout period (in seconds)
between retransmissions to the server. The range is from 1 to 60
seconds.
