Update/Upgrade

Existing installations based on SIMATIC PDM V6.x or V8.x (including SP in each case) can be upgraded directly to V9.0 with upgrade packages. Alternatively, an upgrade is also possible as part of the Software Update Service. For details, see "Software media and logistics", "Software Update Service" section.

Projects with SIMATIC PDM V7.0 can only be upgraded to version 9.0 by first upgrading to version 8.0. Two upgrade packages are offered for SIMATIC PDM V8.x:

• SIMATIC PDM Upgrade Package Basic¹⁾ (with/without SIMATIC PDM HART Server option in each case) for configurations based on:
  • SIMATIC PDM Basic
  • SIMATIC PDM Service
  • SIMATIC PDM S7
  • SIMATIC PDM PCS 7
• SIMATIC PDM Upgrade Package Complete¹⁾ for configurations based on:
  • SIMATIC PDM PCS 7 Server
  • SIMATIC PDM PCS 7?FF

¹⁾ Optional product components for SIMATIC PDM such as PDM Extended, PDM Integration in STEP 7/PCS 7, PDM Routing, PDM Server and PDM Communication FOUNDATION Fieldbus are each included in a product package listed in the SIMATIC PDM Upgrade Package Basic or SIMATIC PDM Upgrade Package Complete and are implicitly authorized to be updated via the corresponding license. The SIMATIC PDM Upgrade Package Complete is required for use of the product components PDM Server or PDM Communication FOUNDATION Fieldbus.

For more information, see the section "Update/upgrade packages", "Updates/upgrades asynchronous to the PCS 7 version" - "Upgrades SIMATIC PDM".