Create Control Image (Offline) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di sl Commissioning Manual

License management
17.3 Assigning via Automation License Manager
17.3.7

Create control image (offline)

Background
It is essential to create a control image (offline) for the following reasons:
● The license information must be later transferred to the hardware.
● The control system (online) is not connected to the Internet, e.g. for security reasons.
● Internet or PTP link: Creating a control image (offline) in the Automation License Manager
● The license information for a control system should be saved as an archive file for the
Requirements
A control image (offline) can only be created if the Automation License Manager is
communicating with the control system.
A detailed description of how to define parameters for TCP/IP communication with a control
system is given in Subsection "Parameterize TCP/IP communication with a control
system" (Page 577).
A PTP link (Peer-To-Peer) via Ethernet and TCP/IP requires a crossed Ethernet cable
(twisted pair crossed 10baseT/100baseTX Ethernet cable).
Procedure using the menu command: "Load from target system"
Perform the following actions to create a control image (offline) via the "Load from target
system" menu command:
1. Open the "online" control system file in the navigation area of the Automation License
2. Create the control image (offline) using the menu command: License Key > Load from
Result
The control image (offline) is displayed in the "online" control system file with the current
license information for the control system. If a control image (offline) already exists in the
"online" control system file, the image is overwritten with the current license information.
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Consequently, the license information must be transferred to the hardware in three
individual stages.
– Internet: Transferring license information to the control image (offline) by means of a
license requirement alignment
– Internet or PTP link: Transferring license information from the control image (offline) to
the control system (online) in the Automation License Manager
purpose of archiving or customer support.
Manager and select the control system (online).
target system
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