Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide
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1.8.3.1
TACACS Server
Supermicro switches allow for the configuration of multiple TACACS servers. One of these servers
provides the authentication support.
Follow the steps below to configure a TACACS server.
Step Command
Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2
tacacs-server
host
<ip-address>
[single-
connection] [port <tcp port (1-65535)>] [timeout
<time out in seconds>] key <secret key>
Configures the TACACS server.
ip-address –
TACACS server’s IP-address
single-connection –
When this option is
specified,
only one connection to one
of the configured TACACS servers is
permitted.
port
– Specifies the TCP port, from 1-
65535
timeout
- Specifies the TACACS server
timeout, from 0 – 255 seconds
key –
Authentication key with a
maximum length of 64 characters.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show tacacs
Displays the TACACS configuration.
Step 5
write startup-config
Optional step – saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The
“no tacacs-server host <ip-address>”
command deletes the TACACS server.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the TACACS server.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)#
tacacs-server host 10.10.10.1 port 500 timeout 200 key key123
SMIS(config)# end
SMIS#
show tacacs
Server : 1
Address: 10.10.10.1
