Robert Stovall and Bruce Kaluza
Software Engineers
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Tornado for Managed Switches
We started using SilverCreek software
3 years ago to test Wind River’s
Tornado for Managed Switches (TMS). Since
then, SilverCreek has become our main
test harness, with 80% of our automated
tests developed to run from the SilverCreek
environment.
Our test plan is a black box approach
to testing L2/L3 switches/routers. We
verify functionality such as SNMP, correct
MIB implementation, protocol compliance,
and protocol performance. We have been
able to reduce both the manpower and
the time required to complete our test
plans. This is done through automation
of tests utilizing the SilverCreek environment
and its extensive script library.
SilverCreek is our main test environment
because it:
Has an extensive set of SNMP commands
Can run tests individually, in groups,
or in entirety
