# Servers

> The Servers page in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) lists the servers you have access to and is the starting point for provisioning and managing them

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From here you can create new servers, review power and status summaries, and open an individual server to manage its lifecycle.

To open the Servers page:

1. In the CMP navigation bar, select **Resources** > **Servers**.
1. Select **New Server** to provision a server, or select an existing server to view its details.

![Screenshot of the Servers page.](/img/cmp/use/servers/servers.png)

[Customize the Order Form](/docs/cmp/use/blueprints/customize-order-form/order-form-customization/) to change what options are available during the order process.

## Server summary

View server summary information in the top bar of the servers page. The statistics displayed here depend on the logged-in user's permissions.

- **Power Status:** View power status for the servers the user has access to in a pie chart.
- **Installed OS:** View the number of servers with an indicated OS.
- **Jobs:** View jobs that are in a complete state (success, warning, and failure).
- **Server Status:** View the total number of servers broken down by status.
- **Resource Handlers:** View the resource handlers in use by servers.
- **Owners:** View a pie chart of all the owners of each server.
- **Groups:** View a summary of the groups belonging to the servers.
- **Environments:** View a summary of the environments belonging to the servers.

## Accessing server lists

Servers can be found in the following modules:

| Module | Location |
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| [Environments](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/environments/) | Servers tab |
| [Groups](/docs/cmp/configure/access-and-security/groups-roles-permissions/) | Servers tab |
| [Networks](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/networks/) | Servers tab |
| [OS Builds](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/os-builds/) | Servers tab |
| [Resource Handlers](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/) | Servers tab |
| Servers | Full server list |

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Section pages:

- [Server views](/docs/cmp/use/servers/server-views/): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) provides two ways to work with servers: a list view that shows every server you have access to, and a detail view for managing an individual server
- [Customize VMs during provisioning](/docs/cmp/use/servers/customize-vms/): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) offers several ways to customize virtual machines as they are provisioned, from extending disks and adding volumes to customizing open ports, passing user data, and waiting for a server to be ready
- [Use Windows Sysprep with resource handlers](/docs/cmp/use/servers/windows-sysprep/): Generate Windows Sysprep Answer files to customize Windows VMs provisioned through Cloud Management Platform (CMP) resource handlers
- [Server expiration](/docs/cmp/use/servers/server-expiration/): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) supports expiring servers and resources, and configuring what happens upon expiration
- [Preconfigurations](/docs/cmp/use/servers/preconfigurations/): Preconfigurations are predefined sets of order options to simplify the ordering process
- [Remote server access](/docs/cmp/use/servers/remote-server-access/): Connect to your servers directly from Cloud Management Platform (CMP) using the browser-based Console, Remote Desktop (RDP), and SSH features
- [Snapshots](/docs/cmp/use/servers/snapshots/): Use snapshots in Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to save the state of a server at a point in time and revert to it later
- [Tags](/docs/cmp/use/servers/tags/): Cloud Management Platform (CMP) manages tags on your servers by linking them to CMP server attributes
- [RDP/SSH troubleshooting](/docs/cmp/use/servers/rdp-ssh-troubleshooting/): Diagnose and resolve problems connecting to servers over the browser-based RDP and SSH terminal