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Cisco MDS 9222i with ACS

If you want to configure tacacs+ on the Cisoc MDS9222i Series you have to enable first the feature.
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feature tacacs+
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After this the commands to configure the Tacacs+ are available.
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feature tacacs+
!
tacacs+ distribute
tacacs-server timeout 10
tacacs-server host 10.0.243.247 key 0 secertkey
tacacs-server host 10.0.243.248 key 0 secretkey
tacacs+ commit
!
aaa group server tacacs+ AAA-Servers
server 10.0.243.247
server 10.0.243.248
deadtime 5
!
aaa authentication login default group AAA-Servers
aaa authentication login console local
aaa authentication login error-enable
!
ip route 10.0.243.247 255.255.255.255 10.0.160.1 interface mgmt0
ip route 10.0.243.248 255.255.255.255 10.0.160.1 interface mgmt0
!
interface mgmt0
ip address 10.0.160.99 255.255.255.0
switchport description Management
switchport speed 100
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On the ACS side you have to configure the shell profile with the following role:
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shell:roles="network-admin"
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If you feel this helps a bit or may be not ? Please leave a comment.