How To Determine The Configuration Data On The Archive Server - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

Preparing for the software update
4.1 Adapt the central archive server
X1 - to be performed only for the central archive server
X2 - to be performed only on the StoragePlus server for central archiving
4.1.2

How to determine the configuration data on the Archive Server

Introduction
You need this information when you reinstall the archive server and do not wish to make any
configuration changes.
Requirement
Before you run the software update, perform these steps directly on the archive server (Central
Archive Server (CAS), or StoragePlus Server).
Determining the database name, database path and archive share name
1. Use Windows Explorer to search for the "C:\Program Files\SIEMENS\StoragePlus
2. In Windows Explorer, click "Search".
3. In the "Find the Following Files and Folders:" input box:" enter the "StoragePlus.config"
4. In the "Search in" drop-down list: select the "Local hard drives (...)" setting.
5. Click "Find Now".
6. Select the "StoragePlus.config" file from the list.
7. In the shortcut menu, select the menu command Open with > Notepad.
8. Search the entries for the following configuration information:
9. In the Windows Control Panel, double-click the "Administrative Tools" icon and then
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\Common" folder.
– When you have found the folder, look for the "StoragePlus.config" file in the detail view.
Continue editing with Step 6.
– If you do not find the folder, perform the following steps.
configuration file.
The "StoragePlus.config" configuration file is searched for.
In the case of a standard installation, the configuration file will be located in folder "C:
\Program Files\SIEMENS\StoragePlus\Common".
– Database (<Database> "name of the database" <Database>)
– DatabasePath (<Database> "path of the database" <Database>)
– Logpath (<Logpath> " path of the data log" <Logpath>)
– ArchivePath (<ArchivePath> "directory of the archive" <ArchivePath>)
"Computer Management".
Software update without utilization of new functions
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