configure tacacs server client-ip

configure tacacs [primary | secondary] server [host_ipaddr | host_ipV6addr | hostname] {tcp_port} client-ip [client_ipaddress | client_ipv6address] {vr vr_name}

Description

Configures the server information for a TACACS+ authentication server.

Syntax Description

primary Configures the primary TACACS+ server.
secondary Configures the secondary TACACS+ server.
host_ipaddr The IP address of the TACACS+ server being configured.
host_ipV6addr The IPv6 address of the TACACS+ accounting server being configured.
hostname The host name of the TACACS+ server being configured.
tcp_port The TCP port to use to contact the TACACS+ server.
client_ipaddr The IP address used by the switch to identify itself when communicating with the TACACS+ server.
client_ipV6addr The client IPv6 address used by the switch to identify itself when communicating with the TACACS+ accounting server.
vr_name Specifies the virtual router on which the client IP is located.
Note: User-created VRs are supported only on the platforms listed for this feature in the Switch Engine 32.7.1 Feature License Requirements document.

Default

TACACS+ uses TCP port 49. The default virtual router is VR-Mgmt, the management virtual router.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to configure the server information for a TACACS+ server.

To remove a server, use the following command:

unconfigure tacacs server [primary | secondary]

Use of the hostname parameter requires that DNS be enabled.

Example

The following command configures server tacacs1 as the primary TACACS+ server for client switch 10.10.20.35 using a virtual router interface of VR-Default:

configure tacacs primary server tacacs1 client-ip 10.10.20.35 vr vr-Default

Example

The following command configures IPv6 server 1111::220 as the primary TACACS+ server for client switch 1111::170 using virtual router interface of vr-mgmt:

# configure tacacs primary server 1111::220 client-ip 1111::170 vr vr-mgmt

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

IPv6 support was added in ExtremeXOS 32.6.

Platform Availability

This command is available on all Universal switches supported in this document.