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# View file protection replication sessions

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 PowerMax File.

File replication allows the NAS server and the underlying file systems to be replicated with the same configuration as the source on the destination. Mimicking the configuration is done automatically as a part of destination auto-provisioning and the replication mode can be either synchronous or asynchronous.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Data Protection > File Protection.
3. Select REPLICATION > REPLICATION SESSIONS.

   The following properties display:

   - Name—Name of replication session
   - Source NAS Server—Name of source NAS server
   - Source System—ID of source system
   - Destination NAS Server—Name of destination NAS server
   - Destination System—ID of destination system
   - Mode—Mode
   - SRDF State—SRDF state
   - Health—Health indicator
   - Local System Role—Local system role

   Click to see the full list of properties.

   The following properties display:

   - Name—Name of replication session
   - Source NAS Server—Name of source NAS server
   - Source System—ID of source system
   - Destination NAS Server—Name of destination NAS server
   - Destination System—ID of destination system
   - Mode—Mode (Production or Destination)
   - File Replication State—File replication state
   - SRDF State—SRDF state
   - SRDF Group—SRDF group
   - Local System Role—Local system role
   - Health—Health indicator
   - Alerts—Related alerts. Click the Alerts count hyperlink to view the corresponding alerts in the Alerts List View.

   The following controls are available:

   - Create— Create a file protection replication session
   - Start— Start a file protection replication session
   - Stop— Stop a file protection replication session
   - Planned Failover— Planned failover of a file protection replication session
   - Update— Update a file protection replication session
   - Unplanned Failover (DR)— Unplanned Failover (DR) of a file protection replication session
   - Delete— Delete a file protection replication session