Operating System Backup - Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 Hardware And Installation Manual

Maintenance
9.2

Operating System Backup

In which situations should I backup the operating system?
For example, you should backup the operating system of your system CPU if you
want to replace it with a standby CPU and ensure that the operating system is
identical in the replacement CPU.
It is also highly recommended to generate a backup copy of the operating system
for emergency situations.
Which CPUs allow me to backup the operating system?
You can backup the operating system as of the following CPU versions:
CPU
313
314
314 IFM
315
315-2 DP
316-2 DP
312C
313C
313C-2DP
313C-2 PtP
314C-2DP
314C-2PtP
A backup of the operating system is not possible with CPU 318-2 DP.
Operating system backup on Memory Card or Micro Memory Card
How to backup the operating system:
Table 9-1
Step
1. Insert a new Memory Card or Micro
Memory Card into the CPU.
2. Turn the mode selector switch to
MRES position and hold it there.
3. POWER OFF / POWER ON. Hold
the mode selector switch in MRES
position until ...
4. Mode selector switch to STOP
position.
9-2
Order No.
as of 6ES7313-1AD03-0AB0
as of 6ES7314-1AEx4-0AB0
as of 6ES7314-5AE10-0AB0
as of 6ES7315-1AF03-0AB0
as of 6ES7315-2AFx3-0AB0
as of 6ES7316-2AG00-0AB0
as of 6ES7312-5BD00-0AB0
as of 6ES7313-5BE00-0AB0
as of 6ES7313-6CE00-0AB0
as of 6ES7313-6BE00-0AB0
as of 6ES7314-6CF00-0AB0
as of 6ES7314-6BF00-0AB0
Backup of the operating system on MC or MMC
Action required
S7-300 Programmable Controller Hardware and Installation
Firmware Required MC/MMC
MC ≥ 1 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MC ≥ 1 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.1.0
MC ≥ 1 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 4 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 4 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
MMC ≥ 2 Mbyte
as of V 1.0.0
CPU Response
The CPU requests memory reset
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... the STOP, RUN and FRCE LEDs start
flashing.
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