Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Chapter 18 Configuring TACACS+
Configuring TACACS+
To specify a TACACS+ server at login, perform this task:
Configuring the Global TACACS+ Timeout Interval
You can set a global timeout interval that the Nexus 5000 Series switch waits for responses from all
TACACS+ servers before declaring a timeout failure. The timeout interval determines how long the
Nexus 5000 Series switch waits for responses from TACACS+ servers before declaring a timeout failure.
To specify a TACACS+ global timeout interval, perform this task:
Configuring the Timeout Interval for a Server
You can set a timeout interval that the Nexus 5000 Series switch waits for responses from a TACACS+
server before declaring a timeout failure. The timeout interval determines how long the Nexus 5000
Series switch waits for responses from a TACACS+ server before declaring a timeout failure.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# tacacs-server
directed-request
Allows users to specify a TACACS+ server to send the
authentication request when logging in. The default is
disabled.
Step 3
switch(config)# exit
Exits configuration mode.
Step 4
switch# show tacacs-server
directed-request
(Optional) Displays the TACACS+ directed request
configuration.
Step 5
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# tacacs-server timeout
seconds
Specifies the timeout interval for TACACS+ servers.
The default timeout interval is 5 second and the
range is from 1 to 60 seconds.
Step 3
switch(config)# exit
Exits configuration mode.
Step 4
switch# show tacacs-server
(Optional) Displays the TACACS+ server
configuration.
Step 5
switch# copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.