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RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Configuring RADIUS Accounting
■ Start-Stop:
• Send a start record accounting notice at the beginning of the account-
ing session and a stop record notice at the end of the session. Both
notices include the latest data the switch has collected for the
requested accounting type (Network, Exec, or System).
• Do not wait for an acknowledgement.
The system option (page 5-22) ignores start-stop because the switch sends
the accumulated data only when there is a reboot, reload, or accounting
on/off event.
■ Stop-Only:
• Send a stop record accounting notice at the end of the accounting
session. The notice includes the latest data the switch has collected
for the requested accounting type (Network, Exec, or System).
• Do not wait for an acknowledgment.
The system option (page 5-22) always delivers stop-only operation because
the switch sends the accumulated data only when there is a reboot, reload,
or accounting on/off event.
For example, to configure RADIUS accounting on the switch with start-stop
for exec functions and stop-only for system functions:
Figure 5-8. Example of Configuring Accounting Types
Syntax: [no] aaa accounting < exec | network | system > < start-stop | stop-only >
radius
Configures RADIUS accounting type and how data will be
sent to the RADIUS server.
Configures exec and system
accounting and controls.
Summarizes the switch’s
accounting configuration.
Exec and System accounting are
active. (Assumes the switch is
configured to access a reachable