Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual page 58

Adapt the central archive server
7.2 How to adapt the archives of the Central Archive Server (CAS)
● The backed up data (LDF files and MDF files) can be accessed from the PC station of the
● The server data for the OS server are generated.
Procedure
1. Install the software of the archive server (central archive server or StoragePlus server).
2. Check the configuration of the archive server:
3. In the Windows Start menu, select the "Administration Console" command from the
4. The data (LDF files and MDF files) are saved to the database path.
Differences between Archiving with the Central Archive Server and StoragePlus
NOTICE
In contrast to StoragePlus, a central archive server only processes the archives when process
mode (runtime mode) is activated on the central archive server.
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CAS.
Make sure the following information is entered correctly (see section titled "How to
determine the configuration data on the Archive Server (Page 20)"):
– Name of the database
– Path of the database
– Path of the data log
– Shared archive directory
Central archive server
– In SIMATIC Manager, check the parameterized properties of the CAS and load the
"Central Archive Server" target system.
For more information, refer to the
Manual.
StoragePlus Server
– In the Windows Start menu, select the "Administration Console" command from the
SIMATIC > StoragePlus submenu.
– Check the parameter assignment of the StoragePlus Server in the System Configuration
> Common folder.
SIMATIC > StoragePlus submenu.
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Service Manual, 03/2012, A5E02779792-02