Purpose
Command or Action
The default value for the idle timer is 0 minutes, and the
valid range is from 0 to 1440 minutes.
Example:
switch(config)#
tacacs-server test username user1
password Ur2Gd2BH idle-time 3
For periodic server monitoring, the
idle timer value must be greater than 0.
Note
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
switch#
show tacacs-server
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
(Optional)
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
Step 6
switch#
copy running-config startup-config
Related Topics
Configuring Periodic Server Monitoring on Individual Servers
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Configuring Periodic Server Monitoring on Individual Servers
You can monitor the availability of individual servers. The configuration parameters include the
username and password to use for the server and an idle timer. The idle timer specifies the interval in which
a server receives no requests before the Cisco NX-OS device sends out a test packet. You can
configure this option to test servers periodically, or you can run a one-time only test.
Test parameters that are configured for individual servers take precedence over global test parameters.
Note
To protect network security, we recommend that you use a username that is not the same as an existing
username in the database.
Note
The default idle timer value is 0 minutes. When the idle time interval is 0 minutes, periodic server
monitoring is not performed.
Note
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