The SilverCreek SNMP Test Suite for Workgroups (Server) allows for multi-platform multi-user operation of SilverCreek. This is a great solution for engineering teams in need of an industrial strength SNMP test platform for testing of multiple products by simultaneous users, or a single user wanting the flexibility to run SilverCreek on any number of machines and platforms. WorkGroups is a network license version of SilverCreek that supports multiple platforms (Windows and Linux) and maximizes the number of users with convenient access.

SilverCreek for Workgroups/Server provides for the most efficient allocation and usage of your software assets. Licenses are "checked out" by a user so a small number of licenses can be shared by a large number of engineers. Each engineer can test his SNMP agent at his/her convenience without requiring a more expensive, dedicated license.

Here are the steps:

There is no need to involve anyone from the IT department. It can all be done in less than hour. You will want to keep your serial number in a safe place as it represents the asset that you have purchased.

No, the executable runs on your local desktop machine. You will download and install SilverCreek on your desktop machine. When you start the application, SilverCreek will automatically checkout a license key from the local Workgroups license server on your network. As long as there is a license key is available from the server, you will operate successfully.  You can download and install the appropriate version of SilverCreek (Windows or Linux) for your desktop machine.  As long as a license key is available from the server, you will operate successfully.

The machine you select to be your License Server will have a hostID. Workgroups will use this hostID. If you decommission this machine, and wish to move to a new machine, an entirely new Server will be generated.

Basically you would have sixteen engineers sharing five license keys. If they are working on multiple projects with different testing schedules, then the demand for SilverCreek may only be five of the sixteen users at a time. However, if they are all working on the same project, then it is likely that more license keys are needed. You would contact InterWorking Labs for getting more license keys ordered. Yes, each user would download and install SilverCreek for their preferred operating system. Even though sixteen copies are downloaded and installed, only the number of copies ordered will work concurrently. You can start with the number of licenses you think you will require. If you find you need more licenses, you can upgrade for just the difference in price.

No problem. You can install SilverCreek on the lab machines and any user in the lab can use SilverCreek as long as one of the license keys are available.

Assuming your test harness set up is networked, then, the Workgroups offers the same benefits as all the other environments. If you have one test harness that everyone uses, and you have one copy of SilverCreek installed, then Workgroups would provide individual engineers the ability to use SilverCreek at their desktop or in the lab to debug and diagnose particular failure results when testing SNMP agents. Alternatively, if you have multiple test harnesses, and do not want to purchase a copy of SilverCreek for each one of them, then Workgroups gives you much more flexibility for using just what you need, when you need it.

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