The test parameters are distributed across switches. The test parameters are not distributed to any switch in
the fabric.
Note
Before you begin
Enable .
Add one or more server hosts.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
tacacs-server host
{
ipv4-address
|
ipv6-address
|
hostname
}
test
{
idle-time minutes
|
password password
[
idle-time minutes
] |
username name
[
password password
[
idle-time minutes
]]}
3.
tacacs-server dead-time minutes
4.
exit
5.
(Optional)
show tacacs-server
6.
(Optional)
copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
Specifies parameters for individual server monitoring. The
default username is test, and the default password is test.
tacacs-server host
{
ipv4-address
|
ipv6-address
|
hostname
}
test
{
idle-time minutes
|
password password
Step 2
The default value for the idle timer is 0 minutes, and the
valid range is from 0 to 1440 minutes.
[
idle-time minutes
] |
username name
[
password password
[
idle-time minutes
]]}
Example:
For periodic server monitoring, the
idle timer value must be greater than 0.
Note
switch(config)#
tacacs-server host 10.10.1.1 test
username user1 password Ur2Gd2BH idle-time 3
Specifies the number of minutes before the Cisco NX-OS
device checks a server that was previously
tacacs-server dead-time minutes
Example:
Step 3
unresponsive. The default value is 0 minutes, and the valid
range is from 0 to 1440 minutes.
switch(config)#
tacacs-server dead-time 5
Exits configuration mode.
exit
Example:
Step 4
switch(config)#
exit
switch#
Displays the server configuration.
(Optional)
show tacacs-server
Example:
Step 5
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Configuring
Configuring Periodic Server Monitoring on Individual Servers
