Configuring AAA Services
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3.
By default, the
Name
box displays the MAC address of the AAA
Card. You can specify a more intuitive name or leave it as is.
4.
(
Optional
) In the
Comment
box, type a comment. By default, this
comment appears as a tool tip when you hover your mouse cursor over
the AAA Service icon in the Performance Manager tree pane.
As with other Span types, you can optionally enable Appliance debug
logging to capture Span-specific debugging information in a file on the hard
drive of the Management Server to aid in troubleshooting during
configuration. Be certain to clear this check box when you no longer need
to store this information, to prevent unnecessary use of hard drive space.
Debug logging can quickly generate a large file.
The file is saved in the ETM System installation directory on the
Management Server computer at the following path:
<INSTALL_DIR>/debug/<macaddress_Spannumber_uniqueid>.dbg
.
To enable debug logging for the AAA Service
1.
In the
AAA Service Configuration
dialog box, click the
Preferences
tab.
2.
In the
Logging
area, select the
Log Appliance Debug Events to
File
check box.
3.
The
Heartbeat Interval
specifies how often the Span contacts the
Management Server. The default heartbeat interval is 1 minute. It is
strongly recommended that you do not change this setting. More
frequent heartbeats increase network load and do not increase
reliability. However, a shorter heartbeat interval decreases the time
until the Management Server becomes aware of a lost connection in
some network configurations. Note that this does not affect the interval
at which any other data is sent (e.g., authentication tokens are sent
immediately).
Enabling Debug
Logging for the
AAA Service
