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# View file system network devices

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

## About this task

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

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports File.
2. Select System > File Configuration and click the NETWORK DEVICES tab.

   The following properties display:

   - Network Device—Network device ID
   - Node—Node ID
   - Slot—Slot ID
   - Port—Port ID
   - Link Status—Link status indicator

   Click to view additional properties.

   The following properties display:

   - Network device ID
   - Node—Node ID
   - MAC—MAC address
   - Slot—Slot ID
   - Port—Port ID
   - Physical Links—Physical links
   - Mode—Mode
   - Link Status—Link status
   - Type—Type
   - Speed—Link status
   - MTU—MTU (The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest size frame or packet - in bytes or octets (eight-bit bytes) - that can be transmitted across a data link. It is mostly used in reference to packet size on an Ethernet network using the Internet Protocol (IP).
   - Duplex—Duplex
   - Auto Negotiation—Auto Negotiation
   - Firmware—Firmware version

   The following controls are available:

   - Create Bond— Create and modify a bond device
   - Modify Bond— Create and modify a bond device
   - Delete Bond— Delete a bond device
   - Cluster MTU—Updates the MTU for all devices

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