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# View global namespace servers

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

## About this task

PowerMax File supports Global Namespace (GNS). GNS groups shared folders (or exports) located in on different servers into one or more logically structured namespaces.

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 Storage > File.
3. Select the GLOBAL NAMESPACES tab.

   The following properties display:

   - Namespace Server Name—Namespace server name
   - NAS Server—Identity of the NAS server
   - File System—Identity of the file system
   - Namespace Path (IPv4)—Namespace path (IPv4)
   - Namespace Path (IPv6)—Namespace path (IPv6)
   - Health—Indication of the health of the server
   Click to view the following properties:
   - Description—Description
   - Type—Type
   - Client Cache Timeout (Min)—Client cache timeout in minutes
   - Links Count—Number of links
   - NFS Export—NFS Export
   - SMB Share—SMB Share
   - Namespace Path (IPv4)—Namespace path (IPv4)
   - Namespace Path (IPv6)—Namespace path (IPv6)
   - Alerts-Associated alerts

   Click VIEW ALL DETAILS to view link information (see View global namespaces server links).

   The following controls are available:
   - Create— Create a file global namespace server
   - Modify— Modify file global namespace server properties
   - Restore—restores the selected namespace server name.
   - Activate— Activate cloned namespace server
   - — Delete file global namespace server