---
title: Appliance management tasks
description: This guide describes how to perform appliance administration tasks for Analytics Platform System (APS).  
author: mzaman1 
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: data-warehouse
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 04/17/2018
ms.author: murshedz
ms.reviewer: martinle
ms.custom: seo-dt-2019
---

# Appliance management tasks for Analytics Platform System
This guide describes how to perform appliance administration tasks for Analytics Platform System (APS).  
  
## Guide Sections  
  
-   [Appliance Installation and Configuration Overview (Analytics Platform System)](appliance-installation-and-configuration-overview.md)  
  
-   [Connect to Appliance Nodes (Analytics Platform System)](connect-to-appliance-nodes.md)  
  
-   [Antivirus Software (Analytics Platform System)](antivirus-software.md)  
  
-   [Appliance Configuration (Analytics Platform System)](appliance-configuration.md)  
  
-   [Software Servicing (Analytics Platform System)](software-servicing.md)  
  
-   [PDW Services Status (Analytics Platform System)](pdw-services-status.md)  
  
-   [Power the APS Appliance On or Off (Analytics Platform System)](power-the-aps-appliance-on-or-off.md)  
  
-   [Appliance Monitoring (Analytics Platform System)](appliance-monitoring.md)