Identities overview

Credentials and keys are required to access some providers in IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management. Credentials and keys are configured through the Identities view.

Some features in IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management require credentials and keys to access your providers. For example, IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management connects to the Oracle servers as the local operating system user specified during registration in order to perform tasks like cataloging, data protection, and data restores. IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management also logs into local database and ASM instances as this user through password-less OS authentication. Therefore, the user must have all the privileges IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management needs to perform its tasks.