Introduction
Process Control System PCS7
About PCS7
Notes on Installations
Operating Systems and Prerequisites
Server-(Multi) Client Architecture
AS: Automation Station
ES: Engineering Station
PCS 7 Stations and Communication
PDM – Process Device Manager
System Bus (Plant Bus), Terminal Bus and Profibus/Profinet
OS: Operator Station (Single and Multiuser)
Installing updates and service packs
Checking plant configuration
Checking plant status
Status of PC stations using SIMATIC Shell
Time synchronization
Status of OS connections
Standard server settings
Preferred server settings
Redundancy status on the OS server
Client-server connections
Archive synchronization of the redundant OS server after a hot restart of the standby server
Process control messages
Checking the WinCC channel diagnostics
Checking the OS functionality after restarting an OS server
Deactivating and activating non-redundant OS servers
Deactivating and activating redundant OS servers
