Administrator Guide

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Security Commands 945
deadtime — Length of time in minutes, for which a RADIUS server is
skipped over by transaction requests. (Range: 0–2000 minutes). Deadtime
is used to mark an unavailable RADIUS server as dead until this user-
configured time expires. Deadtime is configurable on a RADIUS server
basis.
Default Configuration
The default dead time is 0 minutes.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
If only one RADIUS server is configured, it is recommended that the
deadtime interval be left at 0. If a RADIUS server is currently active and
responsive, that server will be used until it no longer responds. RADIUS
servers whose deadtime interval has not expired are skipped when searching
for a new RADIUS server to contact.
Example
The following example sets the minimum interval for a RADIUS server will
not be contacted after becoming unresponsive.
console(config)#radius server deadtime 10
radius server
Use the radius server command to specify a RADIUS server, and enter
RADIUS Server Configuration mode. To delete the specified RADIUS server,
use the no form of this command.
Syntax
radius server [acct | auth] {ip–address | hostname}
no radius server {ip–address | hostname}
acct | auth—The type of server (accounting or authentication).
ip–address—The RADIUS server host IP address.