Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Function Manual page 208

Failure, Switchover and Return of Fault-tolerant Components
6.12 Guide to updating a redundant Route Control server in runtime
Default Master
4. V7.x SPx – Runtime
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Do not update the current server (default master)!
5. The default master continues to operate as standby
server
6. Exit RC server
7. Execute an update installation on the default master. New version – Runtime
The next step involves changing the master role.
8. Start RC server (or WinCC Runtime) – starts as
standby (you may have to update the project)
9. New version – Runtime (standby)
: Default master or standby refers to the current state of the server pair before the software update in runtime. Any
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redundancy switching is not necessary.
: V7.x. SPx means Route Control V7.0 or V7.1, possibly with Service Pack.
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Additional information
● Programming and Operating Manual
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Route Control; section "Software update."
Default Standby
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Start the RC server (and also WinCC Runtime, if needed)
and perform the update (the default standby server must be
selected on a client with a new version in the RC Center
using the menu command Program > Server Selection)
Activate the default standby
This RC server becomes the master (new version – Runtime)
● RC clients with V7.x SPx
connection to an RC server of another version is not
possible.
● RC clients with the new version connect to the RC server
● All running routes will be processed with the new RC
server.
New version – Runtime
New version – Runtime
The database is read.
New version – Runtime
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