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Platform Support:                  
Windows (2000, XP, Vista, Server2003, and other versions)
Linux (Fedora, RedHat, Ubuntu, and other distributions)
Includes all the platfoms listed above
 
Test Coverage:
Tests for SNMPv1, v2c, all private and standard MIBs
Tests for SNMPv1, v2c, v3, all private and standard MIBs
Syntactic tests
Semantic (functionality) tests
Vulnerability (robustness) tests
Additional Tests:
RMON I and RMON II
SNMPv3 USM-MIB (RFC-3414)
SNMPv3 VACM-MIB (RFC-3415)
SNMPv3 Apps (RFC-3413)
SNMPv3 MPD-MIB (RFC-3412)
MIB-II Tests (RFC 1213/2011/2012/2013/2196)
IPv6 IP MIB Tests (RFC 4293)
IPv6 ipForward MIB Tests (RFC 4292)
IPv6 TCP-MIB Tests (RFC 4022)
IPv6 UDP-MIB Tests (RFC 4113)
Diffie-Helman Key Change Tests
Load tests (by simulating multiple managers)
Performance measurement tests
Tests reference source of authority in RFCs
 
Testing Options/Customizations:
Ability to customize tests (for ultimate flexibility)
Source code, APIs, library definitions
Customized MIB definitions (e.g. Redefine the range of an integer)
Check system reboot
Ignore lexicographic errors
Insert a delay between test packets sent (for slow agents)
Test according to MIN-ACCESS
Ignore writeable objects in SET tests (treat them as read-only)
Repetitvely execute selected tests
Pause testing and resume later
 
Test Output:
POSIX Standard Result Codes
Text file (human readable and machine parsable via keywords)
CSV output can be imported into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
XML support (parsing by an XML parser)
Web page (display results in a web browser)
Journal
Log of test session (machine parsable via 3 digit code)
ODBC support (store results and SQL query your database)
"|" pipe delimited output can be imported into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
 
Agent Setup:
Save agent setup to file
Share agent setup file with other users
Agent capabilities
Advanced Agent Setup - customize interactive parameters
Agent setup context specific MIB sets
Agent setup specific MIB repertoire (to be deleted)
 
Toolsets:
SNMP Command Tool (simple)
Send SNMP GET, NEXT, SET requests
SNMP Command Wizard (advanced)
Send SNMP GET, NEXT, SET, GET-BULK requests
Send a series of requests with multiple objects
Save and load previous command sets
SNMP Command Tcl Script Generator
Build test scripts automatically (without programming knowledge)
Create one or more agents to test
Test both scalar and columnar (table) objects
Exercise row creation and row status transition for any table
Write verification on read-write objects using allowable values
Resulting test script may be added to SilverCreek Test Suite
SNMPv3 USM Manager
Show table relations among the five key tables (USM and VACM)
Create a new user, assign user to group, assign MIB views to group
Key Change
Manage MIB View Names
Test and Delete User
Configuration Notification Tables
Show Current Setting and Table Relations
Create Notification Names
Create Notification Targets
Create Notification Targets Parameters
Create Notification Files
Create Community String Mappings
Polling Tool
Poll selected objects via GET, GET-BULK, and Walking Branch
Modify interval and duration of polling for load testing
Tab delimited output can be imported into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
Performance Measuring Tool
Measure performance of GET, NEXT, SET, GET-BULK
Measure performance of walking a MIB branch via NEXT, GET-BULK
Measure performance of any scalar and columnar (table) objects
Send both synchronously and asynchronously
Tab delimited output can be imported into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
 
Notification Monitor:
Check variables bindings of received notifications
Support listening on multiple ports for traps and informs
Synchronize with, and receive encrypted traps from SNMPv3 notification originator
Option to skip check time window for SNMPv3 notifications
Tab delimited output can be imported into a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel)
 
Documentation:
Online Help (user manual)
Task-based Flash Training Videos
CookBook of Tcl Scripts (for Controlling and Automating SilverCreek)
SilverCreek Developer's Guide (for Creating Your Own Tests)
SilverCreek Test Handbook (details of each test)
 
Diagnostic Tools:
SilverCreek Console
Summary (summarized form of packets sent)
Watch (pseudo ASN.1)
Debug (octet dump)
Packet Recorder and Decoder:
Capture packets
Decode any SNMP HEX data to human readable form
 
Additional MIB Capabilities
add and compile any MIB (private or standard)
automatically compile and load multiple MIBs (all at once)
add and compile an agent-capability MIB
select one or more branches of MIBs for testing
automatically test your private MIBs
 
MIB Tools:
MIB Browser
MIB Walker
MIB Table Inspector (view, modify, create new rows in tables)
MIB Dictionary
MIB Compiler
 
Scripting Facilities for Control, Automation, and Integration:
For Writing Tests
Classic SNMP requests API (optimized for testing)
Light weight SNMP requests API
Scotty/TNM API with support for IPv6 and SNMPv3
Synchronous and Asynchronous API
 
For Automating Tests
Control API for Running Tests (automating tests in CLI)
Remote interface (legacy support to telnet into SilverCreek to run tests)
Expect ("screen scraper" support)
Tcl shell integration
Automation Wizard
Build a script to drive GUI to automatically run test suites
 
Miscellaneous
Full support of Tcl language
Sample Scripts Available
Any Tcl extensions can be added to the SilverCreek environment
SilverCreek libraries can be added to any standard Tcl environment
SilverCreek may be integrated with other products (e.g. to control the Spirent packet generator)
Consistent Architecture and Operation of Tools
 
Encryption and Key Exchange Algorithms Supported:
Diffie Helman
DES
AES 128, 192, 256
Triple DES
 
Authentication Supported:
MD5
SHA
                   
 
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