How To Prepare For The Upgrade Of The System Expansion Card - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

Ensuring Availability
3.5 Licenses and license keys
In the SIMATIC Manager, select the menu command Options > PCS 7 License Information.
After selecting the "Process objects (AS RT PO)" option in the "PCS 7 License Information"
dialog box, the objects that can be operated and monitored and generate messages are
displayed.
Only these objects are subject to licensing for process mode and require the license key "AS
RT PO".
Specifying the PO volume with the CPU 410 Expansion Pack
To upgrade the number of process objects of an automation system that require a license, you
need at least a CPU 410 Expansion Pack.
● An upgrade of the System Expansion Card increases the PO volume of the CPU as follows:
PO volume on the System Expansion Card + PO volume of all CPU 410 Expansion Packs
● Potential size of a single CPU 410 Expansion Pack:
– 100 PO
– 500 PO
● Observe the maximum PO volume of the CPU.
Additional information is available in the section "Enabling expert mode (Page 61)".
● For a redundantly configured automation system, you must select the CPU 410 Expansion
Packs in such a way that the PO volumes are evenly distributed between the System
Expansion Cards after the update.
Examples of the size of individual CPU 410 Expansion Packs when upgrading a redundantly
configured automation system:
Ordering a CPU 410 Expansion Pack
The following options are available for ordering:
● Contact your Siemens representative:
www.siemens.com/automation/partner (https://support.industry.siemens.com/aspa_app/)
● Order online:
www.siemens.com/industrymall (www.siemens.com/industrymall)
3.5.2.3

How to prepare for the upgrade of the System Expansion Card

Requirements
● CPU 410-5H as of Firmware-Version 8.1
● The CPUs for which you want to upgrade the system expansion card are switched on and
functional. Making the preparations does not depend on the CPU operating mode.
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Expand AS by the PO vol‐
ume
300PO
500PO
Possible size of the individual CPU 410
Expansion Packs
6 x 100PO
2 x 500PO or 10 x 100PO
Not possible
1x 100PO + 1x 500PO
1x 500PO + 5x 100PO
Service Support and Diagnostics (V8.2)
Service Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200111-AA