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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 41 Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+
AAA Server Distribution
Displaying the Session Status
Once the implicit distribution session has started, you can check the session statusfrom Fabric Manager
by expanding Switches > Security > AAA, and selecting RADIUS or TACACS+. You see the
distribution status on the CFS tab .
Displaying the Configuration to be Distributed
To display the RADIUS or TACACS+ global and/or server configuration stored in the temporary buffer
using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Switches > Security > AAA, and then select RADIUS or select TACACS+.
Step 2 Click the CFS tab.
You see the distribution status on the CFS tab.
Step 3 Click the pending or running radio button.
Step 4 Click Apply Changes to save the changes.
Step 5 Click the Servers tab to view the pending or running configuration.
Committing the Distribution
The RADIUS or TACACS+ global and/or server configuration stored in the temporary buffer can be
applied to the running configuration across all switches in the fabric (including the originating switch).
To distribute a RADIUS or TACACS+ configuration using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Switches > Security > AAA, and then select either RADIUS or TACACS+. You see the
RADIUS or TACACS+ configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Choose the CFS tab. You see the RADIUS or TACACS+ CFS configuration.
Step 3 Choose commitChanges in the Config Action drop-down list for all switches that you want to enable
CFS for RADIUS or TACACS+.
Step 4 Click Apply Changes to distribute the changes through the fabric.
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Discarding the Distribution Session
Discarding the distribution of a session in progress causes the configuration in the temporary buffer to
be dropped. The distribution is not applied.