To administer Avaya Aura® Communication Manager (CM) from Avaya Aura® System Manager (SMGR), what is CM referred to as when it is added?

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Options

• ASequenced Application
• BFeature Server
• CApplication Server
• DManaged Element

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  88% (58)
• C
  8% (5)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

When Avaya Aura® Communication Manager is added to System Manager for administration, it is registered as a Feature Server - this is the specific role designation SMGR uses to identify CM's function of providing telephony features (dial plan, call routing, class of service, etc.) to the Aura platform.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Sequenced Application - refers to SIP application sequencing in Aura (e.g., ordering how applications like CM and Modular Messaging handle a call), not how CM itself is registered in SMGR.
• C. Application Server - a generic architectural term; while CM acts like one conceptually, it is not the label SMGR uses for it during the add/registration workflow.
• D. Managed Element - this is how other network devices (like Avaya gateways or media servers) are registered in SMGR, not CM specifically.

Memory tip: Think "CM = Feature-rich phone system → Feature Server." The word feature ties directly to what CM does - it's the engine that delivers telephony features - so the label in SMGR matches its core job description.

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