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Warning
titleTrials for On-Premises SBC SWe Lite Edge Deployments

The instructions on this page refer to

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trials undertaken in a public cloud context, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS), as opposed to an on-premises deployment within a Virtual Machine Monitor (i.e. Microsoft Hyper-V/VMware ESXi/KVM). For an on-premises trial, refer to SBC SWe Edge Trial Offer for On-Premises Deployment.

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Warning
titleNo support or Maintenance for Trial-enabled SBC SWe Lite Edge Instances

The

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is not subject to any services, maintenance or support from
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. Maintenance and support is available for an
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 deployed with one or more production licenses. Contact Ribbon Sales when you are ready to acquire a production license.

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  • The complimentary features are not intended for production (live customer) deployments, but are intended only for trial or demonstration purposes.
  • The 

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     running the Release 9.0 software or later offers the trial license-enabled features in two ways:

    • The temporary availability of the trial features upon 

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       initial boot, under control of a 30 day time-limited embedded trial license.

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      titleAvailability of 30 Day Embedded Trial License with Release 8.0

      The

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      running the Release 8.0 software offers the additional convenience of a 30 day time-limited embedded trial license:

      • The feature set associated with this embedded time-limited license matches the feature set enabled by the SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD customer-orderable, permanent trial feature license;
      • The potential customer/partner evaluating the
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        can choose to defer the application of the permanent trial feature license for up to 30 days as they take advantage of the embedded trial license.


    • The permanent availability of the trial features, through the application of the SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD SKU to the 
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      . Refer to Working with Licenses Node-Locked Licensing - SBC 1000/2000 and SBC SWe Edge for more information.

When you are ready to commit to the powerful and flexible production version of 

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 recommends acquiring a new instance of the 
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, along with the desired feature licenses required to support a production deployment (i.e., live customer traffic). Contact Ribbon sales or an authorized 
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 partner for more information.

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Public Cloud Deployment
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Trial-Related Deployment Sequence

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StepProcess
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For Microsoft Azure, follow: Deploying an SBC SWe Edge with Quick Launch for Azure up to and including login to deploy the

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from the Azure Marketplace.

For Amazon Web Services (AWS), follow Deploying an SBC SWe Edge via Amazon Web Services - AWS for deploying from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Upon first login, the Easy Configuration Wizard is displayed. Ribbon recommends for trial purposes to use the wizard for a sample call scenario, such as Microsoft Teams Direct Routing. To enable and place a test call, follow the instructions, here:

For Microsoft Azure: Connect SBC SWe Edge to Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Deployed in Azure.

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Teams Direct Routing with SBC Based in Azure

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For Amazon Web Services (AWS): Connect SBC SWe Edge to Microsoft Teams Direct Routing in AWS.

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Teams Direct Routing with SBC Based in AWS

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Do You Wish to Extend Your 
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 Trial?

The

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 Release 9.0 software offers a 30 day time-limited embedded trial license, as shown below. Ribbon also offers the option to extend the availability of the trial features indefinitely. 

  1. Access the the Current Licenses screen to verify the availability of the 30 day time-limited trial license-enabled feature set. If the time-limited trial feature set is available, take note of expiration date (under the Feature Expiration column). Prior to expiration, plan to obtain and apply a permanent trial license (the SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD SKU) . Refer to Obtaining and Installing a Permanent SBC SWe Edge Trial License.

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    Valid embedded license

    Caption0Figure1Active Features via 30-Day Time-Limited Embedded Trial License

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  2. If the Current Licenses screen is unavailable (see screen below) and you have not completed your evaluation of the 

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    in the public cloud, generate and apply a new permanent trial license (the SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD SKU) . Refer to Obtaining and Installing a Permanent SBC SWe Edge Trial License.

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    Expired 30-Day Time-Limited Embedded Trial License Features



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Finished Your
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 Trial?

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welcomes feedback about your cloud--based 
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 trial experience. Contact Ribbon sales or an authorized 
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 partner at  https://ribboncommunications.com/company/get-help/how-buy.