You deploy Secure API Manager as an appliance. The appliance is built on a Linux server. You must still manage the Linux server as you would a normal server. Secure API Manager provides the appliance management console that allows you to change certain configuration settings for the appliance, such as administrative passwords for the root user, network settings, and certificate settings. You perform these tasks only from the appliance management console because native Linux tools are not aware of the configuration requirements and dependencies of the Secure API Manager services.