Cisco ACS Recovery Procedure
In this post we will cover the recovery procedure steps of a Cisco ACS aka Secure Access Server. I assume you have the ACS Recovery disc, that you have physical access to the appliance and a valid Cisco license key. If you lost the recovery disc, I think it is possible to download an ISO file from cisco.com and burn it into a CD-ROM. What does Cisco ACS do? Cisco Access Secure Server is a AAA server from Cisco that integrates with your IT infrastructure and provides authentication, authorization and accounting. It is sure a more robust TACACS+ alternative . What could cause an ACS to crash? because it is based on Linux, an improper power off of the appliance may corrupt the database. Using an unsupported Internet browser is also risky. I faced this scenario in the past and the GUI went crazy. So I had to restore the box completely. Thank God I had backups! Cisco ACS recovery steps First, I attach a keyboard and monitor to the Cisco ACS server. I Insert the recovery disc into the drive ...