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# Test 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.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Data Protection > File Protection.
3. Select the REPLICATION tab.
4. Select the REPLICATION SESSIONS tab.
5. Enter or select values for Name, Source System, Destination System, Source NAS Server, Create Destination NAS Server, Destination Primary Node, and Destination Backup Node.
6. Click Test.
   Tests the connection between the local nodes of the selected NAS server and the selected destination nodes.
7. Click OK.