System management

In the VISION and GEDI modules, the icon System Management shown below opens the vision/SysMgm panel for managing the WinCC OA system.

Note

It is highly recommended to call the function initHosts() in the start panel of a project if you do not start with the login or system management panel.

Figure: Icon for System Management

In addition, the System Management panel is available as a menu in the graphic editor GEDI.

Figure: System Management panel in the graphic editor GEDI

The system management is divided into seven topics represented by corresponding tabs (see figures below). The tabs then lead to the following, specific panels that are used for central configurations in WinCC OA.

Communication
Database
Diagnostics
Driver (for more drivers, see also the chapter Drivers)
OPC Driver
Permission
Reporting
Settings

Buttons that are not available, for example, Fixed Java Licenses, appear dimmed.

Communication

Figure: System Management - Communication

SMS: The SMS documentation contains details for sending and receiving SMS messages directly from WinCC OA.
CommCenter. For details, see the Communication Center documentation.

Database

Figure: System Management - Database

If you are not using the History DB, the first button leads you to the panel for configuration of the RAIMA data base. In order to start WinCC OA with the RAIMA database, set useValueArchive = 0 in the general section of the config file (<proj_path>/config/config).

For information about WinCC OA functionality for archiving data, refer to the chapter Saving data.

Archive export RAIMA (see Archive control panel).
ASCII Manager: This panel is used to configure the ASCII Manager for data input and output.
Online backup (see Service panels)
Archive/Compression
DP Groups
PowerConfig Editor
Information Server

Diagnostics

Figure: System Management - Diagnostics

Login Statistics
Alert and event panel (see Alarm and Event Screen)
Event Manager connections (see WinCC OA Diagnostics and Diagnostics Panels)
Memory and Disc resources - Data Manager Emergency Mode. For information about checking the hard disk, see Monitoring the hard disk and for monitoring the virtual memory - see Monitoring virtual memory.
System Overview: Opens a panel with overviews and connection states of redundant, distributed and single systems. The documentation of the system overview panel contains the relevant details.

Driver

Figure: System Management - Drivers

BACnet Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the BACnet driver documentation.
Cerberus Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the Cerberus driver documentation.
DNP3 Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the DNP3 driver documentation.
IEC Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the IEC driver documentation.
MODBUS Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the Modbus/TCP driver documentation.
Applicom Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the Applicom driver documentation.
SNMP: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the SNMP driver documentation.
TLS driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the TLS driver documentation in the file spz_TLS_Treiber.pdf in the directory <wincc_oa_path>/help/.
Polling Groups: Panel for setting the polling parameters of some drivers.
S7 Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the S7 driver documentation.
Sinaut ST7 driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the SINAUT driver documentation.
Dynamic Logic Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the Dynamic Logic driver documentation.

OPC driver

Figure: System Management - OPC Driver

OPC A&E Client: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC A&E client documentation.
OPC A&E Server: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC A&E server documentation.
OPC Driver: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC driver documentation.
OPC UA Client: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC UA driver documentation.
OPC UA Certificates: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC UA driver documentation.
OPC UA Alarm severity: For details on the functionality provided by this panel, refer to the OPC UA driver documentation.

Note

Since OPC is a WIN32 protocol, the buttons for opening the OPC configuration panels are unavailable under Linux!

Permission

Figure: System Management - Permission

Reportings

Figure: System Management - Reportings

Variable Trend In this panel you can select various trend curves and assemble them into a personal configuration with up to 8 related trend curves.
Labor Values
Correction Values
Service Protocol
Excel Report
SQL Query
DPE Monitor

Settings

This tab leads to panels for Central settings, Inactivity, Panel topology, Services, Cluttering settings, Schedules, Recipes and settings for the alert and event panel.

Figure: System Management - Settings

Central Settings: Leads to the settings for the alert and event panel.
Inactivity/AutoLogout: Accesses configuring actions for execution when no operation has taken place in a user interface within a set period of time.
Panel Topology: Displays the panel structure of a system.
Operation Time Counter: Allows configuring an operation time counter in this panel.
Cluttering: Displays layers corresponding to a zoom factor.
Scheduler: Allows configuring and administering a number of schedules for either time or event triggered actions.
Recipes: Manages set points and sending them to the periphery.
A&E Row/Screen: Opens a panel for the configuration of tables in the alarm and event screen.
System Management: Allows extending and changing the settings and view of the system management panel.

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