Step 3. Specify Credentials and Protocol Type

At the Credentials step of the wizard, specify credentials for the user account to connect to the NetApp storage system, and select the transport protocol.

1. From the Credentials list, select credentials to connect to the NetApp storage system. If you have not set up credentials beforehand, click the Manage accounts link or click Add on the right of the Credentials filed to add the credentials. For more information, see Managing Credentials.

The account you select must have administrative privileges on the NetApp storage system.

2. From the Protocol list, select the type of protocol over which you want to communicate with the NetApp storage system: HTTP or HTTPs.

The default transport protocol is HTTPs. However, you can configure the NetApp storage system to communicate with Veeam Backup Free Edition over the HTTP protocol if needed.

3. The default port for communication with the NetApp storage system is 443. If necessary, you can customize the port number in the NetApp storage system settings and specify the new port number in the Port field.