Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

Table of contents
1 Security information......................................................................................................................................7
2 Preface.........................................................................................................................................................9
3 What's new?...............................................................................................................................................11
4 Preparation and administration...................................................................................................................13
4.1 Overview................................................................................................................................13
4.2 Preparatory planning..............................................................................................................15
4.2.1 Documentation.......................................................................................................................15
4.2.2 Plant concept.........................................................................................................................17
4.2.3 Hardware selection................................................................................................................18
4.2.4 Naming concept.....................................................................................................................19
4.2.5 Workgroup and domain..........................................................................................................20
4.2.6 User administration................................................................................................................23
4.2.7 Backup management.............................................................................................................24
4.2.8 Patch management and security updates..............................................................................25
4.3 Installation..............................................................................................................................26
4.3.1 Hardware configuration and BIOS settings............................................................................26
4.3.2 Hard disk distribution..............................................................................................................27
4.3.3 Installation of the operating system........................................................................................27
4.3.4 Installation of PCS 7...............................................................................................................29
4.3.5 Network settings.....................................................................................................................30
4.3.6 Configuring the terminal bus..................................................................................................32
4.3.7 Configuring the plant bus.......................................................................................................35
4.3.8 Setting up users and assigning rights....................................................................................38
4.3.9 License management.............................................................................................................38
4.4 Administration tasks...............................................................................................................40
4.4.1 Tools for PC administration....................................................................................................40
4.4.2 Documentation and inventories..............................................................................................40
5 Creating and managing a PCS 7 project....................................................................................................43
5.1 General configuration rules....................................................................................................44
5.2 Required settings in the SIMATIC Manager...........................................................................46
5.3 Creating the multiproject........................................................................................................48
5.4 Adding additional projects......................................................................................................53
5.5 Adding Additional Stations.....................................................................................................55
5.5.1 Engineering Station................................................................................................................56
5.5.2 Automation system - Standard...............................................................................................62
5.5.3 OS server...............................................................................................................................63
5.5.4 OS clients...............................................................................................................................68
5.6 Creating the plant hierarchy...................................................................................................72
5.7 Sharing out configuration work...............................................................................................80
Compendium Part A - Configuration Guidelines (V8.2)
Configuration Manual, 08/2016, A5E38166869-AA 3

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC PCS 7
Category	Control Systems
Language	English