The IBM LCM8 and LCM16 are designed to address the challenges of managing ever increasing density of servers with features designed to offer unmatched scalability, flexibility and security with the ability to use physical Two Factor Authentication (TFA) devices, such as Common Access Card (CAC) cards.

The 1754 LCMs provide advanced security features with TFA device support for secure access with centralized authentication to help prevent security breaches and reduce at the rack system management. The 46M5383 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2) with a 1754 LCM provides virtual media capabilities, allowing a single USB media or mass storage device to be mapped directly to any connected server, as well as facilitates TFA device support. Now TFA devices can be quickly mapped to securely authenticate users and access servers.