Avaya S8500 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Advanced System Management on the RSA provides an interface to view the health of monitored 
components and configuration settings, and administer the settings for the RSA.

Avaya Registration Tool is a web-based program that permits Avaya employees to perform product 
registrations and related procedures automatically.

Basic Input/Output System. A built-in software that knows what a computer can do without accessing 
any programs from the disk. The BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display 
screen, disk drives, and a number of miscellaneous functions.

Direct Access Storage Device. Another name for a disk drive.

An operating system utility that copies programs from a storage device to main memory where it can 
be executed. In addition, the loader can replace a virtual address with a physical address.

A software platform on which other programs, called software applications, can run. Also performs 
key computer functions such as keyboard input and screen display. The O/S for the S8500 is Linux 
Red Heat.

Predictive Failure Analysis monitors the hard disk for key device performance indicators that change 
over time or exceed specified limits. A PFA notification generates an alert.

Power On Self Test. A diagnostic testing sequence that is run by a computer’s BIOS when the power 
is initially turned on. The POST determines if the RAM, disk drives, and other hardware components 
are working properly.