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  • 1.  HP 2510 radius server fallback / shift time

    Posted Jan 19, 2017 01:40 AM

    Hello

    Facing some issue here need help in HP 2510 switches with radius server.

    Scenario

    have HP 2510 switches

    have 2 radius servers (Microsoft NAP)

    have defined 

    aaa authentication port-access eap-radius
    radius-server host <192.168.1.xxx> key abc123
    radius-server host <192.168.1.yyy> key abc123

    Problem

    Want users to shift from radius server 1 to radius server 2. But

    When shutdown radius server 1 machine, then users / clients are not getting authenticated, they are not getting proper IP address / network conectivity. 

    Tried

    Removed radius-server host <192.168.1.xxx> key abc123 entry then clients get authenticated by radius server 2.

    What can be the issue here ?

    is that fallback / shifting time ? what is that time to shift when one radius server is not available.

    Read HP Access security Guide, chapter # 5, 

    ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/2510-Security-July2007-59914763.pdf

    page 5-19

    If access to a RADIUS server fails during a session, but after the client has been authenticated, the switch continues to assume the server is available to receive accounting data. Thus, if server access fails during a session, it will not receive accounting data transmitted from the switch.

    How switch can shift the session, when ?

    Thanks