Configuring Load Balancing

526CHAPTER 22: CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION WITH RADIUS

You can configure the WX switch to distribute authentication requests across RADIUS servers in a server group, which is called load balancing. Distributing the authentication process across multiple RADIUS servers significantly reduces the load on individual servers while increasing resiliency on a systemwide basis.

When you configure load balancing, the first client’s RADIUS requests are directed to the first server in the group, the second client’s RADIUS requests are directed to the second server in the group, and so on. When the last server in the group is reached, the cycle is repeated.

MSS attempts to send accounting records to one RADIUS server, even if load balancing is configured.

To configure load balancing, use the following command:

set server group group-nameload-balance enable

For example, to configure RADIUS servers pelican and seagull as the server group swampbirds with load balancing:

1Configure the members of a server group by typing the following command:

WX1200# set server group swampbirds members pelican seagull success: change accepted.

2Enable load balancing by typing the following command:

WX1200# set server group swampbirds load-balance enable success: change accepted.

The following command disables load balancing for a server group:

clear server group group-nameload-balance

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3Com WX1200 3CRWX120695A Configuring Load Balancing, Clear server group group-nameload-balance

Models: WX1200 3CRWX120695A WX4400 3CRWX440095A WXR100 3CRWXR10095A WX2200 3CRWX220095A