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[Sysname-radius-radius1] server-type extended 
state 
Syntax 
state
 { primary | secondary } { accounting | authentication } { block active } 
View 
RADIUS scheme view 
Parameters 
primary
: Specifies that the server to be set is a primary RADIUS server. 
secondary
: Specifies that the server to be set is a secondary RADIUS server. 
accounting
: Specifies that the server to be set is a RADIUS accounting server. 
authentication
: Specifies that the server to be set is a RADIUS authentication/authorization server. 
block
: Sets the status of the specified RADIUS server to block (that is, the down state). 
active
: Sets the status of the specified RADIUS server to active (that is, the normal working state). 
Description 
Use the state command to set the status of a RADIUS server. 
By default, all RADIUS servers in any customized RADIUS scheme are in the block state; the primary 
RADIUS servers in the default RADIUS scheme "system" are in the active state, and the secondary 
RADIUS servers in "system" are in the block state. 
For the primary and secondary servers (authentication/authorization servers, or accounting servers) in 
a RADIUS scheme, note that: 
z
 
When the switch fails to communicate with the primary server due to some server trouble, the 
switch will turn to the secondary server and exchange messages with the secondary server. 
z
 
After the primary server remains in the block state for a set time (set by the timer quiet command), 
the switch will try to communicate with the primary server again when it receives a RADIUS 
request. If it finds that the primary server has recovered, the switch immediately restores the 
communication with the primary server instead of communicating with the secondary server, and 
at the same time restores the status of the primary server to active while keeping the status of the 
secondary server unchanged. 
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When both primary and secondary servers are in the active or block state, the switch sends 
messages only to the primary server. 
Related commands: radius schemeprimary authenticationsecondary authenticationprimary 
accounting
secondary accounting
Examples 
# Set the status of the secondary authentication server in RADIUS scheme radius1 to active
<Sysname> system-view  
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.