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# View file system snapshots

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

## About this task

Snapshots can be used for restoring individual files or the entire file system back to a previous point in time.

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of PowerMax File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports File.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the FILE SYSTEMS tab.
4. Click VIEW ALL DETAILS.
5. Select the SNAPSHOTS tab.

   The following properties display:

   - Name—Snapshot name
   - Access Type—Access type
   - Creator Type—Creator type
   - Creation Time—Creation time
   - Expiration Time—Expiration time
   - Health—Indicator of health

   Click to view the full list of file system snapshot properties .

   The following properties display:

   - Name—Snapshot name
   - Access Type—Access type
   - Creator Type—Creator type
   - Creation Time—Creation time
   - Expiration Time—Expiration time
   - Health—Indicator of health
   - File System—File system
   - NAS Server—NAS server
   - Description—Description
   - Creator Type Description —Creator type description
   - Mount State—Mount state
   - SLO—Service level
   - Compression—Compression

   The following controls are available:

   - Create— Create or modify a snapshot of file system
   - Modify— Create or modify a snapshot of file system
   - — Delete file system snapshot
   - Clone— Clone snapshot of a file system
   - Restore— Restore file system from a snapshot
   - Refresh— Refresh file systems snapshots

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