Configuring RADIUS Providers

Configuring Properties for RADIUS Providers

Theproperties that you configure in this task are the default settings for allprovider connections of this type
definedin Cisco UCS Manager. If an individual provider includes a setting for any of these properties, Cisco
UCSuses that setting and ignores the default setting.
Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
Step 2 Inthe Admin tab, expand User Management >RADIUS.
Step 3 Completethe following fields in the Properties area:
DescriptionName
Thelength of time in seconds the system should spend trying to
contactthe RADIUS databasebefore it times out.
Enteran integer from 1 to 60 seconds, or enter 0 (zero) to use the
globaltimeout value specified on the RADIUS General tab. The
defaultis 5 seconds.
Timeoutfield
Thenumber of times to retry the connection before the request is
consideredto have failed.
Retriesfield
Step 4 ClickSave Changes.
What to Do Next
Createa RADIUS provider.

Creating a RADIUS Provider

CiscoUCS Managersupports a maximum of 16 RADIUS providers.
Before You Begin
Performthe following configuration in the RADIUS server:
•Configureusers with the attribute that holds the user role and locale information for Cisco UCS Manager.
Youcan choose whether to extend the RADIUS schema for this attribute. If you do not want to extend
theschema, use an existing RADIUS attribute to hold the Cisco UCS user roles and locales. If you prefer
toextend the schema, create a custom attribute, such as the cisco-avpair attribute.
Thevendor ID for the Cisco RADIUS implementation is 009 and the vendor ID for the attribute is 001.
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Configuring RADIUS Providers