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# View NAS server details

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 File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports File.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the NAS SERVERS tab, select a file system, and click .

   The following properties display:

   - Operational Status—Operational status of the NAS server
   - Protocols—Protocols that the file system uses
   - File System—Number of file systems
   - NFS Exports—Number of NFS exports
   - SMB Shares—Number of SMB shares
   - Global Namespaces—Number of global namespaces
   - File Interfaces—Number of file interfaces
   - Storage Resource Pool—Identity of storage resource pool
   - DNS Service—Indicator of DNS service
   - Anti-Virus—Indicator of anti-virus
   - Event Publisher—Indicator of event publisher
   - NIS Service—Indicator of NIS service
   - LDAP Service—Indicator of LDAP service
   - Kerberos Service—Indicator of Kerberos service
   - DHSM Service—Indicator of DHSM service
   - Production Mode—Indicator of production mode
   - Alerts—Number of associated alerts

   Clicking VIEW ALL DETAILS results in the display of several tabs - DETAILS, NETWORK, SHARING PROTOCOLS, NAMING SERVICES, SECURITY, DATA PROTECTION, BACKUP & EVENTS, and NODES).

   DETAILS tab - The following properties display:
   - Name—Name of the NAS server
   - Health—Indicator of NAS server health
   - Operational Status—Operational status of the NAS server
   - Protocols—Protocols that the file system uses
   - File System—Number of file systems
   - NFS Exports—Number of NFS exports
   - SMB Shares—Number of SMB shares
   - Global Namespaces—Number of global namespaces
   - File Interfaces—Number of file interfaces
   - Storage Resource Pool—Identity of storage resource pool
   - DNS Service—Indicator of DNS service
   - Anti-Virus—Indicator of anti-virus
   - Event Publisher—Indicator of event publisher
   - NIS Service—Indicator of NIS service
   - LDAP Service—Indicator of LDAP service
   - Kerberos Service—Indicator of Kerberos service
   - DHSM Server—Indicator of DHSM server
   - Production Mode—Indicator of production mode
   - Alerts—Indicator of alerts

   You can click Modify to modify the server name.

   NETWORK tab - This tab has two child tabs - FILE INTERFACE and ROUTES TO EXTERNAL SERVICES:

   FILE INTERFACE tab

   The following properties display:
   - Name—Name of the file interface
   - IP address—IP address
   - Subnet Mask/Prefix Length—Subnet Mask/Prefix length
   - Gateway—Gateway IP address
   - Role—Role
   - Network Device—Network device
   The following controls are available:
   - Create— Create or modify file interfaces
   - Modify— Create or modify file interfaces
   - Ping— Ping file interfaces
   - Change Preferred Interface— Change preferred interface for a NAS server
   - — Delete file interfaces

   ROUTES TO EXTERNAL SERVICES tab

   The following properties display:
   - Source—Source IP address
   - Destination—Destination IP address
   - Netmask/Prefix Length—Netmask/Prefix length
   - Gateway—Gateway IP address
   The following controls are available:
   - Create— Create or modify route to external service
   - Modify— Create or modify route to external service
   - — Delete route to external services

   SHARING PROTOCOLS tab - This tab has four child tabs: SMB SERVER, NFS SERVER, FTP, and USER MAPPING:

   SMB SERVER tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for Join to Active Directory Domain- this option requires DNS servers, production interface, and system NTP.
   - Enter settings for Standalone.
   - Click APPLY.
   NFS SERVER tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for the NFS server.
   - Click APPLY .
   FTP tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for FTP.
   - Click APPLY.
   USER MAPPING tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings
   - Enter settings for user mapping.
   - Click APPLY.

   NAMING SERVICES tab - This tab has three child tabs: DNS, UDS, and LOCAL FILES:

   DNS tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for DNS.
   - Click APPLY.
   UDS tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for UDS.
   - Click APPLY.
   LOCAL FILES tab
   - This panel allows you to upload or retrieve one of the following: Passwd file, Group file, Hosts file, NetGroup file, HomeDir file, or Nxtmap file (see View NAS server details).

   SECURITY tab - This tab has two child tabs: ANTIVIRUS, and KERBEROS:

   ANTIVIRUS tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable anti-virus.
   KERBEROS tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for Kerberos.
   - Click APPLY

   DATA PROTECTION tab - This tab has two child tabs: SNAPSHOT POLICY and REPLICATION:

   SNAPSHOT POLICY tab - see View file protection snapshot policies.

   REPLICATION tab - see View file protection replication sessions.

   BACKUP AND EVENTS tab - This tab has three child tabs: NDMP, DHSM, and EVENTS POOL:

   NDMP tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for NDMP.
   - Click APPLY.
   DHSM tab
   - Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
   - Enter settings for DHSM.
   - Click APPLY.
   EVENTS POOL tab
   - View event pool properties.
   - The following controls are available:
     - Create- Create events publishing pools
     - Modify- Modify event publishing pools
     - Events Publisher- Configure Events Publisher
     - - Delete event publishing pool
   NODES tab - the following controls are available:
   - Change Primary Node- Change node (primary or backup)
   - Change Backup Node- Change node (primary or backup)
   - Swap Nodes-swaps the nodes