Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Reference Guide

AAA Commands

page 58-30

OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide

Enables/disables accounting for 802.1X authentication sessions. Accounting servers keep track of network 
resources (time, packets, bytes, etc.) and user activity.

aaa accounting 802.1x server1 [server2...] [local]

The name of the RADIUS, TACACS+, or LDAP server used for 802.1X 
accounting. At least one server is required. RADIUS, TACACS+, and 
LDAP server names are set up through the

 

commands.

The names of backup servers for 802.1X accounting. Up to 3 backups 
may be specified (including local); include a space between each server 
name. These backups are only used if server1 becomes unavailable. 
They are polled in the order they are listed in this command. The first 
available server becomes the accounting server.

Local accounting is done through the Switch Logging feature in the 
switch. See 

 for information 

about Switch Logging commands.

Accounting is disabled by default.

OmniSwitch 6400, 6850, 6855, 9000, 9000E

• Use the no form of the command to disable accounting for 802.1X ports.

• Up to 4 accounting servers (total) may be specified. At least one server is required. Each server name 

should be separated by a space.

• The servers may be RADIUS, TACACS+, or LDAP servers, and/or the local Switch Logging facility.

• If local is specified as server1, the switch will only use the local Switching Logging facility for 

accounting.

• If local is specified as a backup, it should be entered last in the list of servers. The Switch Logging 

facility is always available if the switch is up.

• The switch uses only the first available server in the list for accounting. For example, if server1 is not 

available, the switch will use server2. 

• RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP servers may each have an additional backup specified through the 

, and 

 commands.