Adding a key

Credentials and keys may be required to access providers added to IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management.

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.

IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management connects to Oracle servers as a local operating system user through a password or an SSH key. To use a key, enter a username and select or create an SSH key. When using a key, the username must exist as a local user on the Oracle server. For password-based authentication, the password must be correctly configured for the appropriate user on the Oracle server. For key-based authentication, the public key must be placed in the authorized_keys file for the appropriate user on the Oracle server. See Oracle requirements.