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

• You can configure a maximum of 64 TACACS+ servers on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Configuring TACACS+
TACACS+ Server Configuration Process
To configure TACACS+ servers, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Enable TACACS+.
Step 2
Establish the TACACS+ server connections to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Step 3
Configure the preshared secret keys for the TACACS+ servers.
Step 4
If needed, configure TACACS+ server groups with subsets of the TACACS+ servers for AAA authentication
methods.
Step 5
If needed, configure any of the following optional parameters:
• Dead-time interval
• Allow TACACS+ server specification at login
• Timeout interval
• TCP port
Step 6
If needed, configure periodic TACACS+ server monitoring.
Enabling TACACS+
By default, the TACACS+ feature is disabled on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. To explicitly enable
the TACACS+ feature to access the configuration and verification commands for authentication, perform this
task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enables TACACS+.switch(config)# feature tacacs+
Step 2
Exits configuration mode.switch(config)# exit
Step 3
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 4
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About Configuring TACACS+
Configuring TACACS+