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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring
Configuring
The following example shows how to configure periodic server monitoring:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
tacacs-server host 10.10.1.1 test username user1 password Ur2Gd2BH
idle-time 3
switch(config)#
tacacs-server dead-time 5
switch(config)#
exit
switch#
show tacacs-server
switch#
copy running-config startup-config
Configuring the Dead-Time Interval
You can configure the dead-time interval for all servers. The dead-time interval specifies the
time that the Nexus 5000 Series switch waits, after declaring a server is dead, before sending
out a test packet to determine if the server is now alive.
Note
When the dead-timer interval is 0 minutes, servers are not marked as dead even if they are
not responding. You can configure the dead-timer per group (see the
).
To configure the dead-time interval for all servers, perform this task:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
tacacs-server host
{
ipv4-address
|
ipv6-address
|
host-name
}
test
{
idle-time
minutes
|
password
password
[
idle-time
minutes
] |
username
name
[
password
password
[
idle-time
minutes
]]}
Specifies parameters for server monitoring. The
default username is test and the default password is
test. The default value for the idle timer is 0 minutes
and the valid range is 0 to 1440 minutes.
Note
For periodic server monitoring,
the idle timer value must be greater than 0.
Step 3
switch(config)#
tacacs-server dead-time
minutes
Specifies the number minutes before the Nexus
5000 Series switch checks a server that
was previously unresponsive. The default value is 0
minutes and the valid range is 0 to 1440 minutes.
Step 4
switch(config)#
exit
Exits configuration mode.
Step 5
switch#
show tacacs-server
(Optional) Displays the server
configuration.
Step 6
switch#
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.