# Using the ServeRAID Manager agent

The ServeRAID Manager agent includes the following components:

- Notification Manager
- Email Notification Manager
- Task Manager
- General settings

Because the agent runs as a background process, it uses less memory resources than the ServeRAID Manager console. However, the ServeRAID Manager agent is useful in the following situations:

- The agent can relay events to any ServeRAID Manager console installed on the local system or on a remote system. As events occur, the agent sends the events to each remote system. Use the Notification Manager from the agent console to add systems to the agent destination list.
- The agent can notify users by email when events occur on the local system. Use the Email Notification Manager to add recipients to the email notification list.
- The agent can run maintenance tasks on a regular basis, such as a logical drive migration or synchronization. Use the Task Manager to manage scheduled tasks.
- The agent can log events to the operating system event log, sound an alarm when an event occurs, and broadcast critical or fatal events to users. Use the General settings from the agent console to configure these settings.
  Note: ServeRAID Manager also logs events to a log file. Each component of the agent (except for the Task Manager) has its own log file.

The ServeRAID Manager agent monitors and generates events for critical or fatal problems in the ServeRAID Manager configuration every 5 seconds. These changes include, but are not limited to:

- defunct drives
- PFA drives
- Failed battery
- Offline or critical logical drives
- Failed controllers
- Enclosure problems
- Non-warranted drives. An event is sent at startup, console connection, and every 30 days

## More information

- Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent
- Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent general settings
- Starting the ServeRAID Manager agent
- Verifying that the ServeRAID Manager agent is running
- Using the Notification Manager
- Using the Email Notification Manager
- Using the Task Manager
- Viewing the ServeRAID Manager agent event log (action)

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