Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 Function Manual

5.9 Configuring the monitoring of industrial PCs and network objects
5.9.1 Requirements
Introduction
Note
You can monitor the industrial PCs and network objects for the following maintenance station
versions:
● MS Basic
● MS Standard
The programs or services listed in the following table must be available and configured to
monitor industrial PCs and network objects.
Application/service MS single-station sys‐
tem
MS multiple station sys‐
tem
SIMATIC PDM MS
OPC Server MS single-station sys‐
tem
● MS server
● Redundant partner
of the MS server
Not supported
NDIS adapter
SNMP service On each industrial PC
to be monitored
Diagnostics Monitor
Programs and services
● OPC Server
– OPC (OLE for Process Control) is an interface for data exchange in automation
engineering.
– It is set up in HW Config.
You can find information about this in the following sections.
● NDIS adapter
– For monitoring of components on the plant bus, if access to the plant bus is provided
via a communication processor (CP 1623 / CP 1613).
– The NDIS adapter must be configured.
You can find more information about this in the manual
Process Control System PCS 7;
PCS 7 PC Configuration .
Configuring the maintenance stations
5.9 Configuring the monitoring of industrial PCs and network objects
Maintenance Station
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Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC PCS7
Category	Control Systems
Language	English