Upgrades combined in packages enable upgrading of existing Operator Systems V7.1/V8.0 to V8.1 with consideration of the number of existing process objects and archive variables.
The following Upgrade Packages for upgrading to V8.1 are offered for SIMATIC PCS 7 operator stations with OS Software V8.0:
Two Upgrade Packages of type OS Single Station or OS Server are required in each case for redundant SIMATIC PCS 7 operator stations.
SIMATIC PCS 7 operator stations with OS Software V7.1 can be upgraded in two steps, initially to V8.0 and then to V8.1. Depending on the starting point, the following Upgrade Packages are available:
The OS Runtime licenses are converted to cumulative "Count Relevant Licenses" during the upgrade. The number of existing OS Runtime POs is retained.
The following table shows the number of Upgrade Packages required for upgrading the individual types of station.
Upgrade Package | Version | OS Single Station | OS server | OS Client | ||
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Separate | Redundant | Separate | Redundant | |||
PCS 7 OS Single Station | V8.0 to V8.1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
V7.1 to V8.1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
PCS 7 OS Single Station Redundancy | V7.1 to V8.1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
PCS 7 OS Server | V8.0 to V8.1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
V7.1 to V8.1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
PCS 7 OS Server Redundancy | V7.1 to V8.1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
PCS 7 OS Client/SFC Visualization | V8.0 to V8.1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
V7.1 to V8.1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
In addition to the licenses for the PCS 7 OS Software Single Station or Server, the Upgrade Packages for OS Single Station and OS Server include upgrade licenses for:
The upgrade license for SIMATIC PCS 7 SFC Visualization is furthermore part of the Upgrade Package SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client/SFC Visualization.
Using the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Web Server Upgrade Package, you can upgrade the SIMATIC PCS 7 Web server, SIMATIC PCS 7 Web diagnostics server and SIMATIC PCS 7 Web diagnostics clients from V7.1 or V8.0 to V8.1. When upgrading from V7.1 to V8.1 it is first necessary to upgrade to V8.0 and subsequently to V8.1.