Modifying User Accounts for a File Server

The NDMP Agent requires a user account to access the file server to perform backup and restore operations. If the file server access information was modified, you can change the user account settings.

Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The file servers Overview page appears.

2. On the Files tab, in the Name column, click the NAS server.

   The NAS server properties page appears.

3. In the Protocols table, in the Protocol column, click NDMP.

   The Overview page of the NDMP protocol appears.

4. On the Configuration tab, in the NDMP properties tile, click Edit .

   The NDMP properties dialog box appears.

5. In the NDMP login box, type the user name.

   • For NetApp, type root or any non-root user with the appropriate privileges. For more information on using a non-root user, see Can I use a non-root user to configure an array or NDMP?

   • For EMC Celerra, type ndmp.

   • For all other file servers, use any value.

6. In the NDMP Password box, type the password.

7. To use saved credentials, select the Saved credentials checkbox.

8. From the Credential list, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

   Steps to add new credentials

   To add credentials to the Credential Manager, click the plus button (+), and then specify the following in the Add Credential dialog box.

   1. In the Credential name box, enter the name of the credential.

   2. In the User account box, enter the name of the user account.

   3. In the Password box, enter the password.

   4. In the Description box, you can enter a description of the credentials.

   5. Click Save.

9. To confirm that the system can connect to the NAS server, click Preview.

10. Click Save.