Siemens SIMATIC IPC677E - 5 Operating the Device; Multi-Monitoring; Drive Configurations; RAID1 System

SIMATIC IPC677E
Operating Instructions, 04/2019, A5E45117996-AA
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Operating the device
5
5.1 Multi-monitoring
You can operate several monitors on one device at the same time. Read the information in
the corresponding section under "Connecting I/O devices (Page 52)".
Note
Information on graphics cards which support multi
-monitoring can be obtained from your
local contact person, see "
Service and support (Page 143)".
Procedure
1. Install a suitable graphics card.
2. Configure the function "Multi-monitoring" in the firmware settings of the device. You can
find information on this in the detailed firmware/BIOS description, see "Important
instructions and manuals for operating the device (Page 11)".
5.2 Drive configurations
5.2.1 RAID1 system
The RAID1 system works on the principle of "data mirroring on two drives".
In the event of a defective drive the RAID1 system can continue to work on the remaining
drive and thus achieves a high level of availability.
RAID1 system with associated software
If you have ordered a RAID1 system with pre-installed operating system, the RAID1 system
is monitored with the installed diagnostics software SIMATIC IPC DiagBase or DiagMonitor.
The following software is available to monitor the RAID1 system:
● Onboard RAID system: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology