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Maintenance station
The maintenance station is based on the operator station, with extra functions added for
diagnostics. The maintenance station can therefore also be structured as a multiple station
system. You can find additional information on this:
● In the section "Maintenance station multiple station system (Page 25)"
● In the configuration manual
Process Control System PCS 7, Maintenance Station
Multiple station system with "Web Option for OS"
You can access the data of an operator station using Internet Explorer if the following conditions
are met:
● The "Web Option for OS" is installed on an OS client that is assigned to an operator station.
● The necessary access rights in the network are in place.
You can find additional information on this in the section "Remote access via the Web Option
for OS (Page 37)".
Long-term archive with Process Historian
The Process Historian is used in PCS 7 as an external server for long-term archiving of system
data. You can information on this in the system manual SIMATIC; Process Historian
Administration .
Additional information
● You can find information on configuration limits in the section "Differences between multiple
station systems and single station systems (Page 17)".
● You can find information about long-term archiving of plant data in the section "Process
Historian and Information Server (Page 27)".
● You can find information on using the OS client in a virtual operating environment on the
Internet "http://support.automation.siemens.com (http://support.automation.siemens.com/
WW/view/en/51401737)".
PC components of a PCS 7 system
3.6 Solutions for multiple station systems
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
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