3com WX2200 3CRWX220095A User Manual

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Do not use the same name for a RADIUS server and a RADIUS server 
group.

Examples — To set server group shorebirds with members heron, egret, 
and sandpiper, type the following command:

WX1200# set server group shorebirds members heron egret 

success: change accepted.

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Enables or disables load balancing among the RADIUS servers in a server 
group.

Syntax —

 set server group group-name load-balance 

{enable | disable}

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 — Server group name of up to 32 characters.

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load-balance enable | disable 

— Enables or disables load 

balancing of authentication requests among the servers in the group.

Defaults — Load balancing is disabled by default.

Access — Enabled.

History —Introduced in MSS Version 3.0.

Usage — You can optionally enable load balancing after assigning the 
server group members. If you configure load balancing, MSS sends each 
AAA request to a separate server, starting with the first one on the list 
and skipping unresponsive servers. If no server in the group responds, 
MSS moves to the next method configured with set authentication and 
set accounting. 

In contrast, if load balancing is not configured, MSS always begins with 
the first server in the list and sends unfulfilled requests to each 
subsequent server in the group before moving on to the next configured 
AAA method.