# Introducing the ServeRAID Manager

You might want to review the following information before using the ServeRAID Manager:

- Using the ServeRAID Manager interface
- Configuring the ServeRAID controller: the basic steps
- What's new in the ServeRAID Manager
- IBM ServeRAID publications
- Finding information on the World Wide Web

You can use the ServeRAID Manager (the Manager) to configure, administer, and monitor controllers that are installed locally or remotely in your IBM xSeries servers.

The first time you start the Manager, it will display only your local system. The local system is displayed in the tree and information about the system is displayed in the right pane.

Whenever you start the Manager after the first time, the Manager will display an unknown system icon for any remote systems that you have added. When the Manager connects with the remote systems, it will update the tree with their status.

For additional information, see the IBM ServeRAID publications on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD.

## More information

- Using the ServeRAID Manager in startable-CD mode
- Working with systems in the ServeRAID Manager
- Monitoring systems over the network
- ServeRAID software features
- ServeRAID Manager concepts

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