## Introducing the ServeRAID TM Manager

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

- Using the ServeRAID Manager interface
- Overall order of steps for configuring the ServeRAID controller
- What's new in the ServeRAID Manager
- 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 xSeries servers.

The first time you start the Manager, it displays only your local system. The local system displays in the Main Tree (that is, the left panel) and information about the system displays in the Main Panel (that is, the right panel).

Whenever you start the Manager after the first time, the Manager displays an unknown system icon for any remote systems that you have added. When the Manager connects with the remote systems, it updates the Main Tree with their status.

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