8 Diagnostics in PCS 7..................................................................................................................................89
8.1 Diagnostic options in subsystems of PCS 7...........................................................................89
8.2 Diagnostics with the maintenance station (asset management)............................................90
8.3 Diagnostics for the PC user settings......................................................................................94
8.4 Diagnostics for PC components.............................................................................................94
8.5 Diagnostics for network connections......................................................................................96
8.6 Diagnostics during configuration............................................................................................97
8.7 Diagnostics for the CPU.........................................................................................................98
8.8 Diagnostics for modules.........................................................................................................99
8.9 Diagnostics on PROFIBUS DP..............................................................................................99
8.10 Diagnostics on PROFINET..................................................................................................100
8.11 Diagnostics on PROFIBUS PA............................................................................................101
8.12 Diagnostics on FOUNDATION Fieldbus..............................................................................101
8.13 Diagnostics for the OS.........................................................................................................102
8.14 Diagnostics for the BATCH stations.....................................................................................103
8.15 Diagnostics for the Route Control stations...........................................................................103
8.16 Diagnostics for the time of day.............................................................................................104
8.17 Diagnostics for hardware displays.......................................................................................104
8.18 Diagnostic tools....................................................................................................................108
8.18.1 Diagnostic tools of PCS 7....................................................................................................108
8.18.2 Diagnostics for the PCs........................................................................................................108
8.18.2.1 Windows System Information...............................................................................................108
8.18.2.2 Managing the operating system...........................................................................................109
8.18.2.3 Shares for drives, folders and files.......................................................................................110
8.18.2.4 System Tools - Local Users and Groups.............................................................................111
8.18.2.5 Command line commands...................................................................................................111
8.18.2.6 Set PC Station......................................................................................................................112
8.18.2.7 Set PG/PC Interface.............................................................................................................112
8.18.2.8 Station Configuration Editor.................................................................................................113
8.18.2.9 Printers and print jobs..........................................................................................................114
8.18.2.10 PC DiagMonitor....................................................................................................................114
8.18.2.11 Installed SIMATIC software..................................................................................................115
8.18.3 Diagnostics in the network...................................................................................................115
8.18.3.1 NetPro..................................................................................................................................115
8.18.3.2 NCM S7 Industrial Ethernet.................................................................................................116
8.18.3.3 SCALANCE X-300/X-400 “Observer function”.....................................................................116
8.18.3.4 SCALANCE XB-200/X-200/X-300/X-400 “Loop detection”..................................................117
8.18.3.5 "Network Connections" Windows dialog box.......................................................................117
8.18.3.6 NCM S7................................................................................................................................118
8.18.3.7 Topology Editor (PROFINET)..............................................................................................118
8.18.3.8 MBSA...................................................................................................................................119
8.18.4 Diagnostics for the operator stations....................................................................................119
8.18.4.1 Lifebeat monitoring...............................................................................................................119
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