Configuring aaa accounting – Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide (Supporting R2.2.0.0) User Manual
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AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
Configuring AAA Accounting
Use the Security > AAA > Accounting page to enable accounting of requested services for billing or
security purposes, and also to display the configured accounting methods, the methods applied to
specific interfaces, and basic accounting information recorded for user sessions.
CLI References
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Command Usage
AAA authentication through a RADIUS or TACACS+ server must be enabled before accounting is
enabled.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Configure Global
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Periodic Update - Specifies the interval at which the local accounting service updates
information for all users on the system to the accounting server. (Range: 1-2147483647
minutes)
Configure Method
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Accounting Type – Specifies the service as:
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802.1X – Accounting for end users.
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Exec – Administrative accounting for local console, Telnet, or SSH connections.
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Method Name – Specifies an accounting method for service requests. The “default” methods
are used for a requested service if no other methods have been defined. (Range: 1-64
characters)
Note that the method name is only used to describe the accounting method configured on the
specified RADIUS or TACACS+ servers. No information is sent to the servers about the method
to use.
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Accounting Notice – Records user activity from log-in to log-off point.
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Server Group Name - Specifies the accounting server group. (Range: 1-64 characters)
The group names “radius” and “tacacs+” specifies all configured RADIUS and TACACS+ hosts
(see
“Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication”
on page 848). Any other group name
refers to a server group configured on the Security > AAA > Server (Configure Group) page.
Configure Service
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Accounting Type – Specifies the service as 802.1X, Command or Exec as described in the
preceding section.
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802.1X
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Method Name – Specifies a user defined accounting method to apply to an interface. This
method must be defined in the Configure Method page. (Range: 1-64 characters)
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Exec
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Console Method Name – Specifies a user defined method name to apply to console
connections.
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Telnet Method Name – Specifies a user defined method name to apply to Telnet
connections.