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# View NAS servers

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

## About this task

Network-Attached Storage (NAS) servers use the SMB, NFS, and FTP protocols to catalog, organize, and transfer files within file system shares and exports.

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of PowerMax File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMaxFile.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the NAS SERVERS tab.

   The following properties display:

   - Name—NAS server name
   - Primary Node—Identity of the primary node where the NAS server was created.
   - Backup Node—Identity of the backup node where the NAS server was created.
   - Preferred IPv4 Interface—Preferred IPv4 interface
   - Preferred IPv6 Interface—Preferred IPv6 interface
   - SMB Server—Identity of the SMB server associated with the NAS server
   - NFS Server—Identity of the NFS server associated with the NAS server
   - Health—Indication of the health of the NAS server
   The following controls are available:
   - Create— Create NAS servers
   - Modify— Modify NAS servers
   - — Delete NAS servers
   - Change Preferred interface— Change preferred interface for a NAS server
   - Clone— Clone NAS servers
   - —Displays a list of NAS server properties (see View NAS server details).