Upgrades combined in packages enables upgrading of existing V7.1 operator systems to V8.0.

Upgrades of OS software

The upgrade of the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Software V7.1 to V8.0 is included on the following OS Software Upgrade Packages:

• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Single Station Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Single Station Redundancy Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Server Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Server Redundancy Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client/SFC Visualization Upgrade Package

This permits archiving according to the number of existing process objects and archive variables.

The OS Runtime licenses are converted to cumulative "Count Relevant Licenses" during the upgrade. The number of existing OS Runtime POs is fully retained.

The table below shows which and how many products are upgraded with the various upgrade packages.

OS Archiving Upgrades

StoragePlus Upgrade

The SIMATIC PCS 7 StoragePlus Upgrade from StoragePlus V7.1 to V8.0 is part of the following OS software upgrade packages:

• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Single Station Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Single Station Redundancy Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Server Upgrade Package
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Server Redundancy Upgrade Package

Central Archive Server (CAS) Upgrade

A separate Central Archive Server Basic Upgrade Package enables the upgrade of the Central Archive Server (CAS) from V7.1 to V8.0. If the CAS has a redundant configuration, two Central Archive Server Basic Upgrade Packages are required for the upgrade.

Upgrade of the Web Option for OS

Using the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Web Server Upgrade Package, you can upgrade the SIMATIC PCS 7 Web server, SIMATIC PCS 7 Web diagnostics server and SIMATIC PCS 7 Web diagnostics clients from V7.1 to V8.0.