server-pooling-mode

Configures the mode used to select the server from a pool of AAA servers. The available methods are failover and load-balance.

In the failover scenario, when a configured AAA server goes down, the server with the next higher index takes over for the failed server.

In the load-balance scenario, when a configured AAA server goes down, the remaining servers distribute the load amongst themselves.

Supported in the following platforms:

  • Access Points — AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h
  • Service Platforms — NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, VX9000

Syntax

server-pooling-mode [failover|load-balance]

Parameters

server-pooling-mode [failover|load-balance]

failover

Sets the pooling mode to failover. This is the default setting.

When a configured AAA server fails, the server with the next higher index takes over the failed server's load.

load-balance

Sets the pooling mode to load balancing.

When a configured AAA server fails, all servers in the pool share the failed server's load, transmitting requests in a round-robin fashion.

Examples

nx9500-6C8809(config-aaa-policy-test)#server-pooling-mode load-balance
nx9500-6C8809(config-aaa-policy-test)#show context
aaa-policy test
 authentication server 5 host 172.16.10.10 secret 0 test2 port 1
 authentication server 5 timeout 10  attempts 3
 accounting server 2 host 172.16.10.10 secret 0 test1 port 1
 server-pooling-mode load-balance
 mac-address-format quad-dot case upper attributes username-password
 accounting server preference auth-server-number
 health-check interval 4000
nx9500-6C8809(config-aaa-policy-test)#

Related Commands

no Resets the method of selecting a server, from the pool of configured AAA servers