Distribution Of The Simatic Program Packages - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

Product introduction and installation
3.5 Possible configurations
3.5.2

Distribution of the SIMATIC program packages

SIMATIC software packages and their distribution variants
When installing these SIMATIC software packages on PCs, the following main distribution
variants are possible.
Variant Name
1 Single station
system
2 Simple multi‐
ple station
system
3 Multiple sta‐
tion system
Data storage systems
SIMATIC BATCH operates with the following three databases:
● Project DB: Storage of user permissions
● Offline DB: Storage of recipes, formulas, materials
● Online DB: Storage of the batches
During installation, the BATCH databases or BATCH shared folder with the databases are
created in the specified location on your hard disk or in a new folder path.
BATCH server
When you install the BATCH server program package on a PC, the following BATCH
applications are installed:
● BATCH control server (BCS)
● Batch data management (CDV)
● SIMATIC BATCH Server (SBS)
● BATCH databases
● BATCH Launch Coordinator
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Installation of the SIMATIC program
All program packages are installed on one PC
Example: Engineering station (ES), OS server, OS cli‐
ents, BATCH server, BATCH client, RC server, RC cli‐
ent.
Installation of the program packages for an ES and the
installation of all other program packages on a sepa‐
rate PC.
Example: OS server, OS client, BATCH server,
BATCH client, RC server, RC client.
All program packages are installed on different PCs
The following program packages can be installed on
different PCs.
Example: Single PC as ES, single PC as BATCH serv‐
er, single PC as OS server, single PC as RC server,
single PC as BATCH client, OS client and RC client,
Assessment and purpose
Process connection to AS from this PC.
Limited performance, engineering and
process mode not separate. For exam‐
ple for small process cells or when work‐
ing with Getting Started.
Process connection to the AS from the
ES and the separate PC. Better per‐
formance. Engineering and process
mode separated. Industrial system.
Process connection to AS from the ES,
from BATCH server and OS server.
Best performance in conjunction with a
fast network. Engineering and process
mode separated. Industrial system.
SIMATIC BATCH V8.2
Operating Manual, 02/2016, A5E35958174-AA