Standard Server Settings - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operation And Maintenance

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Standard server settings

Before you deactivate an OS server, check whether it is configured as a standard server.
General information
As a general rule, only a standard server for alarms, the SSM (Split Screen Manager) and
optionally also for user archives is configured for PCS 7.
Standard servers are configured in the "Server Data > Standard Server" menu of the WinCC
Explorer. Such configurations are usually set on the ES and then loaded to the OS client.
Configured standard servers must be checked on the OS client directly, as settings may also
have been changed directly on the OS client. The WinCC Explorer needs to be accessed on
the OS client for this purpose.
The standard server must be checked on every OS client. If deviating settings do arise, the
ES project must be adjusted.
Alarms
If you want to generate operator messages for operations on an OS client, you will have to
specify a standard server for alarms. You cannot configure alarm logging on the OS client
itself. The messages must be archived on an OS server.
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