Configuring Cisco CNS AR


The configuration of AR is dependent on the product licensing. Every copy of AR requires a license. When you begin configuring AR, you create a cluster. You must enter your license the first time you configure each cluster. A cluster is nothing more than the AR server. The following bullet points highlight important information as to the licensing of AR:

  • If you have a permanent license, you will not see the license prompt again unless you reinstall and overwrite the database.

  • If you have a time-limited license that you are using to access AR, you have a license that will expire. When the license key expires, you will not be able to configure or manage AR. The server itself, however, will continue to function normally. To obtain a time-limited license, email car-license@cisco.com.

  • If you have an invalid or missing licensing key, you will not be able to configure or manage AR.

You can follow these steps to log in to AR and enter a valid license:

Step 1.

To begin configuring AR, you need to issue the aregcmd command in Solaris. This invokes the CLI used to configure AR.

Step 2.

You need to log in to the cluster. The only case in which you would enter a cluster name is if you are accessing an AR server that is not on the same device as the CLI. If you leave the cluster blank, you log in to the local AR server.

Step 3.

Enter the username. The default username is admin.

Step 4.

Enter the password. The default password is aicuser.

Step 5.

Next, you are prompted for your activation key. Enter the valid activation key. This completes your login to AR. This is seen in Example 14-3.

Example 14-3. Entering a Valid License
 # ./aregcmd Cisco CNS Access Registrar 3.0R5 Configuration Utility Copyright (C) 1995-2002 by Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved. Cluster: User: admin Password:aicuser Logging in to localhost Your current license key is invalid. Please enter a valid license key: 6N16-SJIT-61RI-VU1A 

Step 6.

This completes the basic setup of AR. You can verify the status of AR by issuing the arstatus command. This is seen in Example 14-4.

Example 14-4. Checking the Status of AR
 # ./arstatus AR MCD lock manager running (pid: 178) AR Server Agent running     (pid: 171) AR MCD server running       (pid: 175) AR RADIUS server running    (pid: 183) 




Cisco Access Control Security(c) AAA Administrative Services
Cisco Access Control Security: AAA Administration Services
ISBN: 1587051249
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 173

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