Process Management System

Redundancy scenarios

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Redundancy scenarios

• PM-CONTROL (Option A: Stand-alone server)

• PM-CONTROL (Option B: Cold standby)
• PM-QUALITY (Option A: Stand-alone server)
• PM-QUALITY (Option B: Data Center)
• PM-CONTROL + PM-QUALITY (Option A: Stand-alone server)
• PM-CONTROL + PM-QUALITY (Option B: Stand-alone PM-CONTROL + PM-
QUALITY Data Center)
• PM-ANALYZE (Stand-alone server)

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 PM-CONTROL
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PM-CONTROL redundancy option A / 1
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-CONTROL Server

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-CONTROL redundancy option A / 2
PM-CONTROL server as virtual machine on a redundant host

WinCC RT / Client
WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-CONTROL Server
as virtual machine

Redundant ESXi host

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-CONTROL redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL server / virtual machine

• The PM-CONTROL server communicates with the remote WinCC servers via PM-AGENT. If one of the WinCC
servers isn’t available, the communication will switch to the second server.

• When using a redundant ESXi host (Option A / 2) the virtual machine is automatically synchronized in the
background. In case of the outage of one host the respective partner will take over after a short delay.

• The relevant recipe data and/or jobs will be managed through the PM-CONTROL server on the separated computer.
The recipe data will be downloaded from the separated PC to the WinCC servers.

• A PM-AGENT license is required on both WinCC servers.

• A MSSQL Server Standard / Developer Edition installation is necessary on the separated PC (not included with
PM-CONTROL). Alternatively a local WinCC RT installation will also provide the necessary SQL Server installation.

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PM-CONTROL redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL server

Required licenses
2x PM-AGENT 9AE7117-2SS01-1AA0-Z*
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Compact 9AE7110-2SS10-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Standard 9AE7110-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Professional 9AE7110-2SS30-1AA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-CONTROL Type C 9AE7110-4SC03-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-CONTROL
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PM-CONTROL redundancy option B
PM-CONTROL server + cold standby

WinCC RT / Client
PM-CONTROL Client (optional)

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-CONTROL Server PM-CONTROL Server
Copy Project Copy Project

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PM-CONTROL redundancy option B
PM-CONTROL server + cold standby

• A PM-CONTROL server is located on both WinCC servers. Due to technical restrictions only one PM-CONTROL
server may be active at the same time, though. The relevant recipe data and/or jobs will be managed through the
currently active PM-CONTROL server. The recipe data will be downloaded to the local WinCC server.
If the active server is shut down for any reason, PM-CONTROL has to be started on the second server.

• The duplication of the database has to be performed in the background by using the WinCC Tool „Copy Project“

• All relevant functionality like the management of the startup of PM-CONTROL, the switch in case of a system outage
as well as the synchronization of the databases has to be performed either manually or by custom scripts. This
means there is no automatic synchronization between the two PM-CONTROL servers.

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PM-CONTROL redundancy option B
PM-CONTROL server + cold standby

Required licenses
2x PM-CONTROL Type S Compact 9AE7110-2SS10-1AA0-Z*
OR
2x PM-CONTROL Type S Standard 9AE7110-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
2x PM-CONTROL Type S Professional 9AE7110-2SS30-1AA0-Z*
2x Copy Project 9AE7141-2SS01-1AA0

Optional licenses
PM-CONTROL Type C 9AE7110-4SC03-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-QUALITY
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Stand-alone PM-QUALITY server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-QUALITY Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-QUALITY Server

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option A / 2
PM-QUALITY server as virtual machine on a redundant host

WinCC RT / Client
WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-QUALITY Client (optional)
PM-QUALITY Server
as virtual machine

Redundant ESXi host

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-QUALITY server / virtual machine

• The PM-QUALITY server communicates with the remote WinCC servers via PM-AGENT. If one of the WinCC
servers isn’t available, the communication will switch to the second server.

• When using a redundant ESXi host (Option A / 2) the virtual machine is automatically synchronized in the
background. In case of the outage of one host the respective partner will take over after a short delay.

• The PM-QUALITY database with the archived batch data is stored on the separated computer.

• A PM-AGENT license is required on both WinCC servers.

• A MSSQL Server Standard / Developer Edition installation is necessary on the separated PC (not included with
PM-QUALITY). Alternatively a local WinCC RT installation will also provide the necessary SQL Server installation.

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-QUALITY server

Required licenses
2x PM-AGENT 9AE7117-2SS01-1AA0-Z*
1x PM-QUALITY Type S Standard 9AE7111-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-QUALITY Type S Professional 9AE7111-2SS30-1AA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-QUALITY Type C 9AE7111-4SC01-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-QUALITY
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PM-QUALITY redundancy option B / 1
PM-QUALITY + Data Center

WinCC RT / Client
PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Data Center
PM-QUALITY Client (optional)

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Server PM-QUALITY Server

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option B / 2
PM-QUALITY + Data Center

WinCC RT / Client
PM-QUALITY Client (optional)

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy
PM-QUALITY Server
PM-QUALITY Server
PM-QUALITY Data Center

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option B
PM-QUALITY + Data Center

• A PM-QUALITY server is located on both WinCC servers. Each PM-QUALITY server will communicate with the local
WinCC server and will record the batch data independently. After the end of the batch / product batch the batch data
of both servers will be merged into an common export database by the Data Center. Possible data gaps on one of
the servers will be filled with the data of the respective partner.

• The Data Center may be either installed on a seperate PC (Option B / 1) or on one of the WinCC servers (Option B /
2).

• The PM-QUALITY Data Center installation doesn‘t require an individual license. The necessary license (PM-
QUALITY Type S Professional + Data Center) has to be provided by the two PM-QUALITY servers.

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PM-QUALITY redundancy option B
PM-QUALITY + Data Center

Required licenses
2x PM-QUALITY Type S Professional + Data Center 9AE7111-2SS30-1BA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-QUALITY Type C 9AE7111-4SC01-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-CONTROL + PM-QUALITY
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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option A / 1
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Server
PM-QUALITY Server

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Client (optional)
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option A / 2
PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY server as virtual machine on a redundant host

WinCC RT / Client WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server

PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Server
PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Server
as virtual machine

Redundant ESXi host

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-QUALITY Client (optional)
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY server or virtual machine

• Both, the PM-QUALITY and the PM-CONTROL server are communicating with the remote WinCC servers via
PM-AGENT. If one of the WinCC servers isn’t available, the communication will switch to the second server.

• When using a redundant ESXi host (Option A / 2) the virtual machine is automatically synchronized in the
background. In case of the outage of one host the respective partner will take over after a short delay.

• The PM-QUALITY database with the archived batch data is stored on the separated computer.

• The relevant recipe data and/or jobs will be managed through the PM-CONTROL server on the separated computer.
The recipe data will be downloaded from the separated PC to the WinCC servers.

• A PM-AGENT license is required on both WinCC servers.

• A MSSQL Server Standard / Developer Edition installation is necessary on the separated PC (not included with
PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY). Alternatively a local WinCC RT installation will also provide the necessary SQL
Server installation.

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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY server

Required licenses
2x PM-AGENT 9AE7117-2SS01-1AA0-Z*
1x PM-QUALITY Type S Standard 9AE7111-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-QUALITY Type S Professional 9AE7111-2SS30-1AA0-Z*
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Compact 9AE7110-2SS10-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Standard 9AE7110-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Professional 9AE7110-2SS30-1AA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-QUALITY Type C 9AE7111-4SC01-1AA0-Z*
PM-CONTROL Type C 9AE7110-4SC03-1AA0-Z*
-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-CONTROL + PM-QUALITY
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PM-QUALITY Data Center + Stand-alone PM-CONTROL Server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-QUALITY Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Server
PM-QUALITY Data Center
PM-QUALITY Client (optional)

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-QUALITY Server Prof. + Data Center PM-QUALITY Server Prof. + Data Center
PM-CONTROL Client (optional) PM-CONTROL Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option B
PM-QUALITY Data Center + Stand-alone PM-CONTROL Server
• A PM-QUALITY server is located on both WinCC servers. Each PM-QUALITY server will communicate with the local
WinCC server and will record the batch data independently. After the end of the batch / product batch the batch data
of both servers will be merged into an common export database by the Data Center. Possible data gaps on one of
the servers will be filled with the data of the respective partner.

• The PM-QUALITY Data Center installation doesn‘t require an individual license. The necessary license (PM-
QUALITY Type S Professional + Data Center) has to be provided by the two PM-QUALITY servers.

• The PM-CONTROL server is communicating with the remote WinCC servers via PM-AGENT. If one of the WinCC
servers isn’t available, the communication will switch to the second server.

• The relevant recipe data and/or jobs will be managed through the PM-CONTROL server on the separated computer.
The recipe data will be downloaded from the separated PC to the WinCC servers.

• A PM-AGENT license is required on both WinCC servers.

• A MSSQL Server Standard / Developer Edition installation is necessary on the separated PC (not included with
PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY). Alternatively a local WinCC RT installation will also provide the necessary SQL
Server installation.
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PM-CONTROL / PM-QUALITY redundancy option B
PM-QUALITY Data Center + Stand-alone PM-CONTROL Server

Required licenses
2x PM-AGENT 9AE7117-2SS01-1AA0-Z*
2x PM-QUALITY Type S Professional + Data Center 9AE7111-2SS30-1BA0-Z*
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Compact 9AE7110-2SS10-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Standard 9AE7110-2SS20-1AA0-Z*
OR
1x PM-CONTROL Type S Professional 9AE7110-2SS30-1AA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-QUALITY Type C 9AE7111-4SC01-1AA0-Z*
PM-CONTROL Type C 9AE7110-4SC03-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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 PM-ANALYZE
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Stand-alone PM-ANALYZE server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-ANALYZE Server

The data is archived in the database

on a RAID system

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) PM-ANALYZE Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-ANALYZE redundancy Option A / 1
Stand-alone PM-ANALYZE server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-ANALYZE Server

In case of an outage of the PM-ANALYZE server

or the network the data is buffered locally by the
PM-AGENTs

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) PM-ANALYZE Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-ANALYZE redundancy Option A / 1
Stand-alone PM-ANALYZE server

WinCC RT / Client
PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server
PM-ANALYZE Server

After the return of the server / the connection

the data gap is automatically filled with the buffered
data. Possible aggregations will be performed
subsequentially

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) PM-ANALYZE Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-ANALYZE redundancy Option A / 2
PM-ANALYZE server as virtual machine on a redundant host

WinCC RT / Stand-alone SQL Server

WinCC RT / Client PM-ANALYZE Server
PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) as virtual machine

Redundant ESXi host

WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy WinCC RC/RT + Redundancy

PM-ANALYZE Client (optional) PM-ANALYZE Client (optional)
PM-AGENT PM-AGENT

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PM-ANALYZE redundancy
Stand-alone PM-ANALYZE server

• The PM-ANALYZE server communicates with the remote WinCC servers via PM-AGENT. If one of the WinCC
servers isn’t available, the communication will switch to the second server.

• In case of an outage of the stand alone PC (Option A / 1) the data is buffered locally in the PM-AGENT databases on
the WinCC servers. The data gap is filled automatically upon return.
When using a redundant ESXi host (Option A / 2) the virtual machine is automatically synchronized in the
background. In case of the outage of one host the respective partner will take over after a short delay.

• The relevant process data will be managed through the PM-ANALYZE server on the separated computer.

• A PM-AGENT license is required on both WinCC servers.

• A MSSQL Server Standard / Developer Edition installation is necessary on the separated PC (not included with
PM-ANALYZE). Alternatively a local WinCC RT installation will also provide the necessary SQL Server installation.

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PM-ANALYZE redundancy option A
Stand-alone PM-ANALYZE server

Required licenses
2x PM-AGENT 9AE7117-2SS01-1AA0-Z*
1x PM-ANALYZE Type S 9AE7112-1SS01-1AA0-Z*

Optional licenses
PM-ANALYZE Type C 9AE7112-4SC01-1AA0-Z*

-Z*: -Z U02 = USB-Dongle; -Z S03 = License file

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