Simatic Route Control Stations; Overview Of Configuration Tasks; How To Configure A Route Control Server And Its Redundant Route Control Partner Server - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Function Manual

4.7

SIMATIC Route Control stations

4.7.1

Overview of configuration tasks

Introduction
The following sections describe how to configure redundancy for SIMATIC Route Control
stations.
Overview of configuration tasks
You configure the redundancy functionality of the SIMATIC Route Control stations by
performing the following steps:
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4.7.2 How to configure a Route Control server and its redundant Route Control partner
server
Introduction
The following describes how to configure a redundant Route Control server.
In the following example, the Route Control server is connected redundantly to the plant bus
via communication processors (two CP 1623 or CP 1613 per server).
Requirements
● The SIMATIC Route Control software package (Route Control Engineering) has been
installed in addition to the PCS 7 software.
● The PCS 7 project is open in SIMATIC Manager.
Procedure
1. In the component view of SIMATIC Manager, select the project into which you want to insert
the Route Control server.
2. Select the menu command Insert > Station > SIMATIC PC Station.
A new SIMATIC PC station is inserted in the selected project.
Fault-tolerant Process Control Systems (V8.1)
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What?
Configuring the PC stations for a redundant Route Control server pair (Page 169)
Configuring the PC station for a Route Control client (Page 171)
Creating a redundant connection between Route Control server and AS (Page 174)
Creating a Route Control server (Page 177)
Downloading the target systems for Route Control (Page 177)
Advantages of fault-tolerant components
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