Performing A License Requirement Alignment For A Piece Of Hardware - Siemens SINUMERIK 804D sl Commissioning Manual

• The license information for a control system should be saved as an archive file for the
Requirements
A control image (offline) can only be created if the Automation License Manager is
communicating with the control system.
A PTP link (Peer-To-Peer) via Ethernet and TCP/IP requires a crossed Ethernet cable
(twisted pair crossed 10baseT/100baseTX Ethernet cable).
Procedure using menu command: "Upload from target system"
Perform the following actions to create a control image (offline) using menu command:
"Upload from target system":
1. Open the "online" control system file in the navigation area of the Automation License
2. Create the control image (offline) using menu command: License Key > Upload from
Result
The control image (offline) is displayed in the "online" control system file with the current
license information for the control system. If a control image (offline) already exists in the
"online" control system file, the image is overwritten with the current license information.
14.9.8

Performing a license requirement alignment for a piece of hardware

Background
If one or more options are active on a SINUMERIK control system, you must assign each
license to the hardware. Next, the updated license information including the License Key is
transferred to the hardware.
Via the function: "Align requirement" you can perform the alignment automatically for all
required licenses based on the control system (online) or a control image (offline). The
following actions are performed:
• Determining the hardware serial number for the control system
• Determining the license requirement for the control system
• Taking the required licenses from the customer-specific licenses and assigning these to
• Transferring the updated license information including License Key to the control system
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Commissioning Manual, 11/2006, 6FC5397-2AP10-2BA0
– Intranet or PTP link to control system: Transferring license information from the control
image (offline) to the control system (online) in the Automation License Manager
purpose of archiving or customer support.
Manager and select the control system (online).
target system
the hardware
(online) or the control image (offline)
14.9 Assigning via Automation License Manager
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