Simatic Batch Stations; Overview Of Configuration Tasks; How To Configure A Batch Server And Its Redundant Batch Partner Server - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Function Manual

4.6

SIMATIC BATCH Stations

4.6.1

Overview of configuration tasks

Introduction
The following sections describe how to configure redundancy for SIMATIC BATCH stations.
Overview of configuration tasks
You configure the redundancy functionality of the BATCH stations by performing the following
steps:
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4.6.2

How to configure a BATCH server and its redundant BATCH partner server

Introduction
The following describes how to configure a redundant BATCH server.
In the following example, the BATCH server is connected to the fault-tolerant terminal bus.
Requirements
● The SIMATIC BATCH software package (BATCH Engineering) has been installed in
addition to the PCS 7 software.
● The PCS 7 project is open in SIMATIC Manager.
Procedure
1. In the component view of SIMATIC Manager, select the project into which you want to insert
the BATCH server.
2. Select the menu command Insert > Station > SIMATIC PC Station.
A new SIMATIC PC station is inserted in the selected project.
3. Select the SIMATIC PC station, select the menu command Edit > Object Properties and
enter the desired name (in the example, BATCH server).
Fault-tolerant Process Control Systems (V8.1)
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What?
Configuring the PC Stations for a redundant BATCH server pair (Page 161)
Configuring the PC station for a BATCH client (Page 163)
Setting the network adaptor for redundancy monitoring of BATCH servers (Page 165)
Setting redundancy of the BATCH servers (Page 166)
Downloading the target systems for SIMATIC BATCH (Page 167)
Advantages of fault-tolerant components
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