Searching Edit online The topics in the following section cover searching for objects, downloading search results, and browsing the Inventory. Searching overviewUse IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management to explore objects on cataloged providers. With the Search feature, you can easily search for and rapidly find all objects that match certain criteria.Searching for objectsUse the search feature to find objects on providers that are cataloged in IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management. Examples of objects are volumes, files, snapshots, qtrees, and virtual machines. You can tailor your search by applying filters.Viewing object detailsFrom the search results, you can view the attributes of a searched object, including its location, type, and the dates associated with its creation and modification. If more than one version of an object exists in the Inventory, the search results displays the latest version and attributes of the object.Viewing NetApp ONTAP file detailsFrom the search results, you can view the attributes of a searched file, including its location, size, and the date the file was added to the Inventory. You can also quickly view a file's creation time, last modified time, and the last accessed time from the search results pane.Finding and restoring a fileAccess a file on a network-connected Windows™ machine directly from the search results pane, then restore the file to a previous version using snapshot technology. Search for a file and IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management returns the location of every instance and version of that file across your NetApp ONTAP storage infrastructure.Downloading search resultsAfter performing a search, use the download feature to save search results as a CSV file. You can view the file or save it for offline viewing.Browsing inventoryUse IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management to explore resources that are cataloged and find the properties of underlying objects. View the details for a storage system, virtual host, or application server.