Upgrade Of The System Expansion Card For A Cpu 410-5H; Basic Procedure - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

Ensuring Availability
3.5 Licenses and license keys
Upgrading license keys for AS 410 (CPU 410-5H)
You can find information on this in the following sections:
● Section "Upgrade of the System Expansion Card for a CPU 410-5H (Page 52)"
● Section "Upgrade of process objects of a CPU 410-5H by replacing the System Expansion
Card (Page 61)"
3.5.2

Upgrade of the System Expansion Card for a CPU 410-5H

3.5.2.1

Basic procedure

Validity
This documentation applies to upgrading the PO volume of a CPU 410‑5H (as of firmware
version 8.1). During the upgrade, the number of process objects on the System Expansion
Card) of the CPU will be relicensed.
Procedure
1. Order an upgrade
You need at least a CPU 410 Expansion Pack for the upgrade.
You can find information about this in the section "Ordering an upgrade for a CPU 410-5H
(Page 53)".
2. Prepare upgrade
You can find information about this in the section "How to prepare for the upgrade of the
System Expansion Card (Page 54)".
3. Send PO-Activation-File via Support Request
You can find information about this in the section "How to send the PO-Activation-File
(Page 56)"
4. Performing an upgrade
You can find information about this in the section "How to perform the upgrade of the System
Expansion Card (Page 58)".
System expansion card (SEC)
The CPU 410-5H is scaled according to the maximum loadable process objects with the
System Expansion Card.
The System Expansion Card is plugged into a slot located on the back of the CPU.
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