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# The File dashboard

Embedded NAS (eNAS) integrates the file-based storage capabilities of VNX arrays into storage systems running HYPERMAX OS 5977 or PowerMaxOS 5978. With this integrated storage solution, storage can be provisioned to eNAS data movers, which trigger the creation of storage pools in VNX. The users of Unisphere for VNX use the storage pools for file-level provisioning, for example, creating file systems, file shares.

The File dashboard is organized into the following panels:

- Summary
- Actions
- Capacity
- Control Stations
- Data Movers
- File Storage Alerts

## Summary

- File Systems—File systems that are associated with the file storage groups
- File Storage Groups—File storage groups that are associated with the file systems
- File Masking Views—Masking views that are associated with the file storage groups
- File Storage Pools—File storage pools that are associated with the file storage groups

## Actions

Links to common file storage tasks, including:

- Provision storage for file
- Launch Unisphere for VNX

## Capacity

Displays the following capacity information:

- Usable Capacity—Free versus total capacities of the file storage groups
- File Capacity—Free versus total capacities for the file systems that are associated with the file storage groups on the storage system

## Control Stations

Displays the name and status of the control stations.

## Data Movers

Displays the status of the control station's data movers:

- Name—Data mover name
- Status—Health status of the data mover

## File Storage Alerts

Details all alerts that are associated with the eNAS instance (file systems, storage groups, masking views), including:

- State—State of the alert
- Severity—Alert severity -possible values are:
  - (1) Fatal
  - (2) Critical
  - (3) Warning
  - (4) Information
  - (5) Normal
- Type—State of the alert
- Description—Description of the alert
- Created—Date/time the alert was issued.