Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

PurposeCommand or Action
(Optional)
Displays the MS-CHAP configuration.
switch# show aaa authentication login
mschap
Step 4
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 5
Related Topics
• About VSAs, page 237
Configuring AAA Accounting Default Methods
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch supports TACACS+ and RADIUS methods for accounting. The switches
report user activity to TACACS+ or RADIUS security servers in the form of accounting records. Each
accounting record contains accounting attribute-value (AV) pairs and is stored on the AAA server.
When you activate AAA accounting, the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch reports these attributes as accounting
records, which are then stored in an accounting log on the security server.
You can create default method lists defining specific accounting methods, which include the following:.
• RADIUS server group—Uses the global pool of RADIUS servers for accounting.
• Specified server group—Uses a specified RADIUS or TACACS+ server group for accounting.
• Local—Uses the local username or password database for accounting.
If you have configured server groups and the server groups do not respond, by default the local database
is used for authentication.
Note
Before you configure AAA accounting default methods, configure RADIUS or TACACS+ server groups as
needed.
To configure AAA accounting default methods, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Configures default accounting method. One or more server
group names can be specified in a space separated list.
switch(config)# aaa accounting
default {group group-list |
local}
Step 2
The group-list argument consists of a space-delimited list of
group names. The group names are of the following:
• radius —Uses the global pool of RADIUS servers for
accounting.
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Configuring AAA Accounting Default Methods