Determine Archive Server Configuration Data; Prepare For The Software Update On The Central Archive; Detach Linked Archive Segments; Back Up Archives From The Central Archive Server - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

Preparing for the software update
4.1 Adapt the central archive server
4.1.1 Overview of Adaptations for Central Archiving
Introduction
If archive data is to be available after the software update, you must perform the steps listed
below.
Note
The steps in this section apply only if one of the following servers is used for archiving in the
PCS 7 project:
● Central archive server
● StoragePlus server (only recommended for smaller systems)
Preparation time
Start with the preparations for updating the Central Archive Server or StoragePlus Server
before you start updating the PCS 7 project.
The amount of time you have for updating the archive server is the amount of time in which
archive data can be stored in the short-term archive on the OS servers. The time will depend
on the following system-specific features:
● Available memory for the short-term archive of the OS server
● Scope defined for the short-term archive of the OS server
● Available memory for page files
Overview of the Procedure
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Software update without utilization of new functions
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Action
Determine archive server configuration data (Page 20)

Prepare for the software update on the central archive

server (Page 21)
Detach linked archive segments (Page 21)

Back up archives from the central archive server

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