The process that is used to deploy an appliance includes the following steps (see Figure A-3): The SSC framework provides following appliance management controls for appliance  administrators: At the time of this writing, the SSC software framework provides support for the following  components: 1. Purchasing the software appliance.  2. Downloading the appliance image. 3. Creating and activating the SSC LPAR. 4. Deploying the appliance by using the appliance installer. 5. Configuring and using the appliance through REST API or a web UI. GLYPH<SM590000> View messages and events GLYPH<SM590000> Manage network, users and disks GLYPH<SM590000> Export and import data GLYPH<SM590000> View appliance status GLYPH<SM590000> Apply services and updates GLYPH<SM590000> Support for software license GLYPH<SM590000> FCP and ECKD storage GLYPH<SM590000> Dynamic Partition Manager GLYPH<SM590000> User management within appliance with LDAP GLYPH<SM590000> Enhanced network and storage management user interface (UI) GLYPH<SM590000> File system with embedded CRC checking  GLYPH<SM590000> Include KVM, qemu, virsh packages GLYPH<SM590000> Embedded OS upgrades GLYPH<SM590000> Support smart card machine unique key handling Figure A-3 SSC deployment in five steps Appendix A. IBM Secure Service Container framework  463