Avaya Aura Device Services (AADS) can be configured to provide which two additional services? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• ANTP Service functionality
• BUtility Services
• CDNS Server functionality
• DInstant Messaging
• EOpenLDAP Server

• A
  92% (49)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

Avaya Aura Device Services (AADS) is primarily a device management and configuration platform for SIP endpoints, but it can be extended to provide NTP Service functionality (A) and Utility Services (B) as additional capabilities - making these the two correct answers. NTP allows AADS to serve as a time synchronization source for devices on the network, while Utility Services encompasses supplementary functions like file serving and provisioning support that AADS bundles together.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• C (DNS Server): DNS is handled by dedicated network infrastructure or Session Manager, not AADS.
• D (Instant Messaging): IM/presence is the domain of Avaya Aura Presence Services, a separate component.
• E (OpenLDAP Server): Directory services via LDAP are managed externally (e.g., System Manager or an enterprise LDAP), not provisioned through AADS.

Memory tip: Think of AADS as a "device concierge" - it manages and provisions devices, so it naturally extends into time synchronization (NTP, so devices stay in sync) and utility functions (the extra tools devices need). Anything requiring a separate server role - DNS, LDAP, IM - belongs to dedicated systems elsewhere in the Avaya Aura stack.

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