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About Distributed Systems
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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server
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If you are using network device groups (NDGs), this table does not appear on
the initial page, but is accessed through the Network Device Group table. For
more information about this interface configuration, see Advanced Options,
page 3-4.
• AAA Servers—This table lists each AAA server that is configured on the
network together with its IP address and associated type.
If you are using NDGs, this table does not appear on the initial page, but is
accessed through the Network Device Groups table. For more information
about this interface configuration, see Advanced Options, page 3-4.
• Network Device Groups—This table lists the name of each NDG that has
been configured, and the number of AAA clients and AAA servers assigned
to each NDG. If you are using NDGs, the AAA Clients table and AAA
Servers table do not appear on the opening page. To configure a AAA client
or AAA server, you must click the name of the NDG to which the device is
assigned. If the newly configured device is not assigned to an NDG, it belongs
to the (Not Assigned) group.
This table appears only when you have configured the interface to use NDGs.
For more information about this interface configuration, see Advanced
Options, page 3-4.
• Proxy Distribution Table—You can use the Proxy Distribution Table to
configure proxy capabilities including “domain” stripping. For more
information, see Proxy Distribution Table Configuration, page 4-34.
This table appears only when you have configured the interface to enable
Distributed Systems Settings. For more information about this interface
configuration, see Advanced Options, page 3-4.
About Distributed Systems
Cisco Secure ACS can be used in a distributed system; that is, multiple
Cisco Secure ACSes and authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
servers can be configured to communicate with one another as primary, backup,
client, or peer systems. This enables you to use powerful features such as the
following:
• Proxy
• Fallback on failed connection