Using remote authentication

You can use remote authentication that is provided by an LDAP server or multi-factor authentication(MFA) with RSA SecurID server. You can also use local authentication that is provided by the storage system in addition to remote authentication.

DS8000® provides authentication that is based on local user management. Maintaining local repositories of users and their permissions is simple and convenient when you are dealing with only a few users and a few storage systems. For organizations that include many members and storage systems, LDAP repositories and servers can provide better authentication management by associating groups and users that are defined within the organization with roles that are defined on the storage system. Permissions on the storage system are assigned to roles.