Adding a radius server to the switch configuration, Enabling or disabling radius service, Deleting a radius server from the configuration – HP StorageWorks 2.128 SAN Director Switch User Manual

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Fabric OS 5.x administrator guide

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Adding a RADIUS server to the switch configuration

1.

Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2.

Issue the following command:

switch:admin> aaaConfig --add server [-p port] [-s secret] [-t timeout]
[-a pap | chap]

Enabling or disabling RADIUS service

1.

Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2.

Issue the following command:

switch:admin> aaaConfig --radius on | off

Specifying

on

enables the service; specifying

off

disables it.

At least one RADIUS server must be configured before you can enable RADIUS service.
If no RADIUS configuration exists, turning it on triggers an error message. When the command succeeds,

the event log indicates that the configuration is enabled or disabled.

Deleting a RADIUS server from the configuration

1.

Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2.

Issue the following command:

switch:admin> aaaConfig --remove server | all

where

server

is a list of servers by either name or IP address. Enter either the name or IP address of

the server to be removed.

3.

At the prompt, enter

y

to complete the command.

When the command succeeds, the event log indicates that the server is removed.

Changing a RADIUS server configuration

1.

Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2.

Issue the following command:

switch:admin> aaaConfig --change server [-p port] [-s secret] [-t timeout]

[-a pap | chap]

where:

server

Is either a server name or an IP address. Avoid duplicating server listings

(that is, listing the same server once by name and again by IP address).

Up to five servers can be added to the configuration.

-p port

Is an optional argument; enter a server port. The default is port

1812

.

-s secret

Is an optional argument; enter a shared secret. The default is

sharedsecret

. Secrets can be 8 to 40 alphanumeric characters. Make

sure that the secret matches that configured on the server.

-t timeout

Is an optional argument; enter the length of time (in seconds) that the

server has to respond before the next server is contacted. The default is 3

seconds. Timeout values can range from 1 to 30 seconds.

-a[pap|chap]

Specifies

PAP

or

CHAP

as the authentication protocol.

where:

server

Is a list of servers by either name or IP address. Enter either the name or IP

address of the server to be changed.

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