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Parameters
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
● For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a
number. The range is from 1 to 128.
● For a ten-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
tacacs-server host
Specify a TACACS+ host.
Syntax
tacacs-server host {hostname | ipv4-address | ipv6-address} [port number]
[timeout seconds] [key key]
Parameters
hostname Enter the name of the TACACS+ server host.
ipv4-address |
ipv6-address
Enter the IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) of the TACACS+
server host.
port number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword port then a number as the port to be used by the
TACACS+ server. The range is from zero (0) to 65535. The default is 49.
timeout seconds (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword timeout then the number of seconds the switch
waits for a reply from the TACACS+ server. The range is from 0 to 1000. The
default is 10 seconds.
key key
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key then a string up to 42 characters long as the
authentication key. This authentication key must match the key specified in the
tacacs-server key for the TACACS+ daemon.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
9.3(0.0) Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
To list multiple TACACS+ servers to be used by the aaa authentication login command,
configure this command multiple times.
If you are not configuring the switch as a TACACS+ server, you do not need to configure the port,
timeout and key optional parameters. If you do not configure a key, the key assigned in the tacacs-
server key command is used.
Related
Commands
aaa authentication login — specifies the login authentication method.
tacacs-server key — configures a TACACS+ key for the TACACS server.
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