SIMATIC IPC Image & Partition Creator continues to offer the functionality its users valued in the past:

• High-speed and accurate backup and restoring of hard disk contents. This restoration requires considerably less time compared to a reinstallation.
• Simple duplication of existing software installations to other devices with the same equipment and same use (cloning). This enables a quick complete replacement of equipment in the event of servicing
• Automatic driver support for the latest SIMATIC IPCs
• Complete backup by means of a mouse double-click with "1ClickImage" after one-time configuration of backup path
• Menu-driven creation of a bootable USB flash drive with Image & Partition Creator as an alternative start medium (instead of CD)
• Menu-driven creation of an entry for the USB flash drive in the Windows boot menu for easy booting from the USB flash drive
• Time-controlled backup: The start of a previously configured complete backup via the imaging software or Windows Task Planner enables regular, unsupervised backups at any time.

Functions for changing hard disk partitions:

• Enlarge and reduce existing system and data partitions without any loss of data
• Create new partitions or delete existing ones
• Convert the file system (e.g. FAT32 to NTFS)
• Simple setup of multiple-boot systems. Installation of a boot manager

SIMATIC IPC Image & Partition Creator offers the following new functions:

• Direct start (without installation) from the Windows autostart menu
• System backups even during operation
• Backup of files and folders
• Menu-driven creation of a protected "backup container"
• Irrevocable deletion of data
• Support of virtual drives

With the above-named functions, the existing installation should continue to function without restrictions (except in the case of deletions).

System requirements:

Hardware:

• SIMATIC IPCs of the C generation
• SIMATIC IPCs of the D generation
• SIMATIC Field PG M2 / M3 / M4 / M5
• SINUMERIK PCU50.3
• SIMOTION P350-3 / 350-5

Software:

• Operating system for installation: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 / 2008 and 2012 Server, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Compatibility:

• SIMATIC IPC Image & Partition Creator V3.x is not image-compatible with previous versions.