Offline Synchronization - Siemens SINUMERIK Series Function Manual

03/2012

3.7.2 Offline synchronization

Function description
The "Offline synchronization" function can be used to provide connected and active
machines with new or changed configurations, when it is temporarily impossible to
access the machine via the Internet. The configuration is not transferred to the re-
levant machine by means of the ePS system, but by the user instead. This can be
carried out using, for instance, a USB flash drive, CD or e-mail.
As a result, the user can copy an ePS configuration on his/her PC to a local mem-
ory medium, and then import this ePS configuration to the relevant machine.
Configuration (PC)
Configuration takes place in the same way as with an "online" machine, as de-
scribed in Section "Setting up functions".
Note
The user does not receive any support regarding the issue of whether he/she has
selected an appropriate configuration for a machine that does not send any data
to the ePS server via the Internet.
Exporting the configuration (PC)
The user can export a configuration on the PC. He/she must select the "Off-
line synchronization" function for this purpose.
The system synchronizes and creates the configuration file on the server. A pro-
gress display will appear during this. Once the configuration file has been created
on the server without any errors, a "Save as" dialog box will appear, and the file
can be created on a local data carrier.
Note
The system will alert the user if the current ePS client version detected on the
server does not fulfill the necessary requirements. The user will then be provided
with the configuration for the enabled ePS client version.
Fig. 3-83: Performing offline synchronization
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