RADIUS Authentication and Accounting 
Changing RADIUS-Server Access Order 
Figure 6-27. Example Listing of Active RADIUS Accounting Sessions on the 
Switch 
Changing RADIUS-Server Access Order 
The switch tries to access RADIUS servers according to the order in which 
their IP addresses are listed by the show radius command. Also, when you add 
a new server IP address, it is placed in the highest empty position in the list. 
Adding or deleting a RADIUS server IP address leaves an empty position, but 
does not change the position of any other server addresses in the list. For 
example if you initially configure three server addresses, they are listed in the 
order in which you entered them. However, if you subsequently remove the 
second server address in the list and add a new server address, the new 
address will be placed second in the list. 
Thus, to move a server address up in the list, you must delete it from the list, 
ensure that the position to which you want to move it is vacant, and then re-
enter it. For example, suppose you have already configured the following three 
RADIUS server IP addresses in the switch: 
RADIUS server IP addresses listed in the order 
in which the switch will try to access them. In this 
case, the server at IP address 1.1.1.1 is first. 
Note: If the switch successfully accesses the 
first server, it does not try to access any other 
servers in the list, even if the client is denied 
access by the first server. 
Figure 6-28. Search Order for Accessing a RADIUS Server 
To exchange the positions of the addresses so that the server at 10.10.10.003 
will be the first choice and the server at 10.10.10.001 will be the last, you would 
do the following: 
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