Which entry in Avaya Aura System Manager (SMGR) defines the address of an Avaya Aura Session Manager (SM) Security Module?

Question

Options

• ASM SIP Entity Link
• BSM Instance
• CSM SIP Entity
• DSM Replica Node

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  73% (29)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  15% (6)

Explanation

SM Instance (option B) is correct because this is the specific SMGR configuration object where you register a Session Manager with System Manager, and it requires the Security Module IP address - the network interface through which SM handles SIP signaling traffic. The Security Module is SM's SIP proxy component, and its address is a required field when adding an SM Instance entry.

Option A (SM SIP Entity Link) is wrong because a SIP Entity Link defines the connection parameters between two SIP entities (e.g., port, protocol, TLS policy), not the address of a Security Module itself.

Option C (SM SIP Entity) is wrong because the SIP Entity represents SM as a logical SIP node in the network topology (FQDN/IP for routing purposes), but this is distinct from the Security Module address entered in the Instance record.

Option D (SM Replica Node) is wrong because Replica Nodes relate to System Manager database replication for geographic redundancy - they have nothing to do with Session Manager's Security Module.

Memory tip: Think "Instance = Installation record." When you physically install a Session Manager server, you create an SM Instance entry in SMGR to register it - and the Security Module address is one of the first things you fill in, like an ID badge for that specific SM server.

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