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# Create or modify file protection replication remote connection

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.

Only one remote connection can be created for the system.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Data Protection > File Protection.
3. Select REPLICATION > REMOTE CONNECTION.
4. Click Create to create a connection, or select the connection and click Modify to modify its properties.
5. Type the name, select the remote cluster IP address, and select the file control network.
6. Do one of the following:
   - Click Run In The Background to perform the operation in the background.
   - Expand Run in the Background and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs