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# View file node inventory

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.

Click in the top right corner to see a Initial Configuration window that outlines the configuration sequence. An overview of this configuration sequence is provided in Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems.

A file node facilitates hosting one or more NAS Servers. Each File node exposes one or more physical Ethernet SLICs to enable access to Filesystem data.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select System > File Configuration and click the NODE INVENTORY tab.

   The following properties display:

   - FILE Version—File version
   - Name—Name of the node
   - ID—Node ID
   - Director—Director associated with the node
   - Health—Health indicator
   - Services Status—Services status indicator

   Click to view additional properties.

   The following properties display:

   - Status—Description of node status. The Node and Port status are the last known status and may not be available if the director hosting the nodes is out of service.
   - NAS Server Count—Number of NAS servers associated with the node
   - Network Devices—Number of network devices associated with the node
   - Alerts—Associated alerts.