## Reviewing managed system information

The ServeRAIDTM Manager starts in managed system information mode. From here, you can do the following:

- Review system information
- Work with a system and its subsystems
- Add or remove a remote system
- Configure a controller
- Add a physical drive to an existing array
- Set user preferences
- Use the Notification Manager or the Security Manager
- Scan for new or removed ready drives

### Tool bar

Add remote system

Add a remote system to the Main Tree for monitoring and configuration. This action is disabled in Startable-CD mode and when the ServeRAID Manager is a plug-in to another program.

Create array

Choose Express or Custom configuration, if there are ready drives and you have not assigned the maximum number of logical drives.

Configure the controller for clustering

View and set the clustering parameters and merge group IDs.

Scan for new or removed ready drives

Identify new drives as ready and remove ready drives that you have removed from the system.

Silence repeating alarm

Silence the alarm. All Warning and Error events cause an audible alarm to sound every five minutes, notifying you of the event. You can adjust the alarm interval in the User preference window.

Current topic

View context-sensitive help for a panel.

### Menu bar

File ==>
  Clear configuration event log
    Clears the current contents of the event viewer. This option does not clear or delete the event logging file.
  User preferences
    Opens a window that you can use to specify the following settings:
    - Initialization settings
    - Remote access settings
    - Alarm settings
  Exit
    Exits the ServeRAID Manager.
View ==>
  Tool bar
    Turns the tool bar on and off. The default is On (that is, checked).
  Status bar
    Turns the status bar on and off. The default is On (that is, checked).
  Refresh
    Refreshes the display with the latest configuration information.
Remote ==>
  Add remote system
    Adds a remote system to the Main Tree for monitoring and configuration. This action is disabled in Startable-CD mode and when the ServeRAID Manager is a plug-in to another program.
  Remove remote system
    Displays a menu of all the remote systems currently in your Main Tree. You can select one remote system to remove at a time. This action is disabled in Startable-CD mode and when the ServeRAID Manager is a plug-in to another program.
Actions ==>
  Display any action that is valid for the selected Main Tree icon.
    Tip: If there are no valid actions for the object you select, the Actions menu is grayed out.
Help ==>
  Current topic
    View context-sensitive help for a panel.
  Find
    Finds one or more specified words in the help system and displays a list of topics that include those words.
  Index
    Displays the help system index.
  Contents
    Displays the help system table of contents. You can use the contents to acquaint yourself with help system topics.
  About ServeRAID Manager
    Displays the ServeRAID Manager version number, copyright, and legal information.