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SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor V5.1.6
Operating Manual, 05/2021, A5E50981422-AA

SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software components

The following components are included in the scope of delivery:

Software Components

Explanations

DMDataEngine

This service returns status information of the monitored device

components to SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor

DMMsgService

This service is responsible for advanced processing of alarms.

DMAlarmManagerService

This service is responsible for advanced processing of alarms.

IPCUniDrv

Driver for hardware access.

DMOPCService

This service is responsible for communication with OPC.

DMSNMPDataEngine

This service supplies the connection to the monitored stations.

MiniWeb

This service makes the monitoring data available in such a way that

it can be displayed via a Web browser.

Alarm Manager

Assigns the relevant alarms to executable programs.

Alarm Display

Lists the individual alarms for acknowledgment.

Management Explorer

Lists the monitored device components and status in an overview.

During installation, these components are copied to the system disk and are available for

startup in the system.

Summary of Contents for SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor V5.1.6

Page 1: ... A5E50981422 AA Introduction 1 SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software components 2 Quick Start Guide 3 Hardware and software requirements 4 Installing and removing the software 5 Displaying operating data and alarms 6 Configuration 7 Diagnostics data via Windows Performance Counters 8 ...

Page 2: ...by personnel qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation in particular its warning notices and safety instructions Qualified personnel are those who based on their training and experience are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products systems Proper use of Siemens products Note the following WARNING Siemens product...

Page 3: ...r 17 6 1 3 Show properties 17 6 1 3 1 Displaying the properties of a station 17 6 1 3 2 Displaying the properties of a group 17 6 1 3 3 Displaying the properties of an element 18 6 1 3 4 The Properties Window 18 6 1 4 Selecting the view 18 6 1 5 Temperatures Group 19 6 1 6 Fan Group 19 6 1 7 Voltages Group 20 6 1 8 Hard disk Group 20 6 1 9 LEDs group 21 6 1 10 Monitoring Group 21 6 1 11 Operating ...

Page 4: ...er 33 7 1 5 Revisions 33 7 1 6 Monitoring Windows tasks 34 7 1 7 Station 35 7 1 7 1 Adding a station 35 7 1 7 2 Removing a station 35 7 1 7 3 Grouping stations 35 7 1 7 4 Saving stations and groups 36 7 1 8 Notifications 37 7 1 8 1 Email options 37 7 1 8 2 SMS options 38 7 1 8 3 Using macros in e mail and SMS notification 39 7 1 8 4 SNMP options 39 7 1 8 5 Connection error 40 7 1 8 6 Set notificat...

Page 5: ...2 1 The Alarm Manager Settings Window 48 7 2 2 Adding a new application in the Alarm Manager 48 7 2 3 Changing an application in the Alarm Manager 48 7 2 4 Removing an application in the Alarm Manager 49 7 2 5 Changing settings of the Alarm Manager 49 8 Diagnostics data via Windows Performance Counters 50 Index 51 ...

Page 6: ...ring fan speed too low fan failure or a break in a tachometer line Monitoring of the battery level Monitoring of hard disks with S M A R T functionality even in a RAID system Watchdog hardware or software reset of the computer Operating hours meter information on the cumulative run time With the SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor software you can use these functions for local and remote monitoring You can us...

Page 7: ...e for advanced processing of alarms IPCUniDrv Driver for hardware access DMOPCService This service is responsible for communication with OPC DMSNMPDataEngine This service supplies the connection to the monitored stations MiniWeb This service makes the monitoring data available in such a way that it can be displayed via a Web browser Alarm Manager Assigns the relevant alarms to executable programs ...

Page 8: ...re that all the hardware and software requirements are met for the operation of SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor see section Hardware and software requirements Page 9 2 Perform the SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor installation on the SIMATIC IPC see section Installation Page 12 3 Start the DiagMonitor Alarm Manager in order to be informed of malfunctioning of the monitored device components ...

Page 9: ...TIC IPC227D SIMATIC IPC277D SIMATIC IPC427D SIMATIC IPC477D SIMATIC IPC627D SIMATIC IPC647D SIMATIC IPC677D SIMATIC IPC827D SIMATIC IPC847D SIMATIC IPC127E SIMATIC IPC227E SIMATIC IPC277E SIMATIC IPC427E SIMATIC IPC477E SIMATIC IPC547E SIMATIC IPC227G SIMATIC IPC277G SIMATIC IPC547G SIMATIC IPC547J SIMATIC IPC627E SIMATIC IPC677E SIMATIC IPC647E SIMATIC IPC847E CPU 1515SP PC CPU 1515SP PC2 ...

Page 10: ...64 bit Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 32 bit SIMATIC IPC configuration Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 64 bit SIMATIC IPC configuration Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB 64 bit Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB 64 bit Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC 64 bit...

Page 11: ...cure Siemens strongly recommends that product updates are applied as soon as they are available and that the latest product versions are used Use of product versions that are no longer supported and failure to apply latest updates may increase customer s exposure to cyber threats To stay informed about product updates subscribe to the Siemens Industrial Security RSS Feed under https support indust...

Page 12: ...e file 2 Select the setup language for installation of the software 3 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Silent installation You have the option of installing SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor without displaying a window during the installation process In this case you cannot make any input during the installation 1 Run the DMInstManager exe file with the parameter install silent typical or ins...

Page 13: ...ress the shortcut Windows r 3 Enter ms settings optionalfeatures in the text box and confirm your entry The Manage optional features window opens 4 Click Add a feature The Add a feature window opens 5 Select the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP option 6 Click Install Installing SNMP using the supplied USB stick no Internet connection necessary For SIMATIC devices with pre installed Windows ...

Page 14: ... Windows start menu and right click on Computer Select Manage from the shortcut menu Windows 10 Right click on the Windows Start menu Select Computer Management from the shortcut menu 2 Double click on the Services and Applications entry 3 Double click on the Services entry 4 Open the SNMP Service entry 5 Select the Security tab 6 You can select the option Accept SNMP packets from any host if you ...

Page 15: ...l an application via the Control Panel This SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor name is entered in the software installation list as follows SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor The removal routine removes all components from your system Your configuration settings are maintained Silent removal You have the option of uninstalling SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor without displaying a window during the uninstallation process To do t...

Page 16: ...a fault develops in a RAID hard disk array the Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST program can be assigned to this fault assuming it is installed If a hard disk fault occurs the Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST software opens 6 1 The Management Explorer 6 1 1 Starting Management Explorer The DiagMonitor Management Explorer can be configured in such a way that the application is started automatica...

Page 17: ... Remove station Page 35 Green check mark alarms can be acknowledged with the green check mark Maintenance status Page 23 E mail settings Page 37 SMS settings Page 38 OPC settings Page 40 6 1 3 Show properties 6 1 3 1 Displaying the properties of a station To display the properties of a station follow these steps 1 Right click on the station in the tree view 2 Select the menu command Properties fro...

Page 18: ...escription can be stored Hard disks Limits can be defined for the free space of the partitions 6 1 4 Selecting the view In the right hand pane of the program window of the DiagMonitor Management Explorer you can choose between three different representations You can select these via the menu item View The following views are available Tiles The elements of the sensors for example fans or temperatu...

Page 19: ...the minimum and maximum allowed values Violation of these limits will trigger an alarm To the right of the temperature scale are the minimum and maximum measured values Alarms If the temperature exceeds or falls below the specified maximum or minimum value this is displayed in the status of the sensor see Display of Alarms Page 22 6 1 6 Fan Group The fan group indicates the status of the existing ...

Page 20: ...erating With an uninterruptible power supply monitoring checks whether the current input is active Note Alarms If the voltage falls below the indicated minimum value the sensor status will indicate this See Display of Alarms Page 22 6 1 8 Hard disk Group The Hard Disk group indicates the status of the existing hard disks device dependent The following hard disks are supported SATA hard disks Compa...

Page 21: ...he electronics and result in an instant failure of the hard disk 6 1 9 LEDs group The Displays group indicates the status of the existing displays device dependent The following displays are supported LED Port 80 display The latest value of the display is always shown It is possible to display a specific value in case of an alarm see Mapping an alarm to a display Page 26 6 1 10 Monitoring Group Th...

Page 22: ...rsions of the hardware or firmware device names processor information or system information can be displayed in the SMBIOS group Only the group elements are shown in a tree under the SMBIOS group in the left section of the Management Explorer Both group elements and single elements are shown in the right section of the window 6 1 13 Display of Alarms Alarms are represented by the status for each e...

Page 23: ...itor there is another state the service state Using the service mode a station can be temporarily removed from monitoring To do this you need to select the corresponding station You can then right click to put this station into service mode or bring it back into monitoring Alternatively you can active or deactivate service mode using the Computer tool button The computer symbol is not active in ma...

Page 24: ...ggered when the self test is performed This will not prevent an alarm for a wear limit defined by the manufacturer Interval window Once this option is activated a cyclical self test is triggered after the specified time has expired Test now button A self test of the affected fans is started immediately when this button is pressed Note It is not possible to perform a self test for all fans or in al...

Page 25: ...view of all the temperatures of this station Outgoing alarm yellow Maintenance work on the respective SIMATIC IPC is required An alarm was reported earlier for a function group but it is now working normally The icon color of the device has changed from red to yellow If there is no other device with an alarm the color of the station icon changes to yellow To display detailed information click on t...

Page 26: ... an LED or the optional 7 segment display The mapping can be done for the station or an individual function group If for example the fan generates an alarm this can be recognized by an LED lighting up Note The interrupt assignment is possible only for devices with a 7 segment display or LEDs To map an alarm follow these steps 1 Select the LEDs group in the tree view of the Management Explorer 2 In...

Page 27: ...ems to report Connection established alarm The Alarm Manager is working correctly a problem has been detected When the alarm is cleared the icon changes back to a DiagMonitor icon Could not establish connection to at least one station In this state only alarms from stations that have been successfully connected are reported Ensure that the stations meet the requirements Page 9 of the SIMATIC IPC D...

Page 28: ...r an alarm occurs The Alarm display window lists all alarms that have occurred so that they can be acknowledged A general message text is also displayed in the lower part of the window To change this text select the Tools menu in the Management Explorer If you then select Alarm display an input box opens in which you can edit the message 6 3 4 Displaying events with the Event Viewer Events such as...

Page 29: ... from the shortcut menu 3 Select the functions under Autostart in the Options tab 4 The Alarm Manager can continue to be started manually via the Management Explorer under Options AlarmManager The application prevents itself from being started more than once 6 3 6 Acknowledging alarms with the Alarm Manager The Alarm Manager offers the option of acknowledging alarms just like the Management Explor...

Page 30: ...gered within the specified interval See Display of Alarms Page 22 SIMATIC IPC127E If the Watchdog monitoring function of the SIMATIC IPC127E is to be controlled by the Management Explorer from DiagMonitor or DiagBase and not by the operating system proceed as follows 1 Set the Watchdog Support firmware setting on your device to Disabled 2 Uninstall the monitoring software SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor o...

Page 31: ...able for your selection Reset on if you want a hardware reset to be performed if the watchdog times out Reset off results in no action when the watchdog times out Restart results in rebooting the operating system action when the watchdog times out Shutdown results in shutting down the operating system action when the watchdog times out Note The Reset type property depends on the device and its set...

Page 32: ...partition e g C 4 Set the required limit as a percentage value and click on Apply 7 1 3 Reading the properties of a registered application You can display the properties of a registered application Requirement The application whose properties you wish to display must have been registered beforehand with the Watchdog Only applications created with the DMAPI library can be registered You will find t...

Page 33: ...that all required services will have been started Minimize to The program window can be minimized to the taskbar or to the system tray 7 1 5 Revisions You can determine the number of hours the device has been in operation from the Operating hours group and also define custom revision alarms All previously defined revisions are listed in the right window of the Management Explorer After selecting t...

Page 34: ...can be monitored Path Absolute path of task in the Windows Task Scheduler Return value for alarm Here enter the return values of the task for which an alarm is to be generated Separate several values with a semicolon e g 1 2 Return values without alarm Here enter the return values of the task for which no alarm is to be generated Separate several values with a semicolon e g 0 3 Start task every x ...

Page 35: ...e checkbox for Local station the local PC is automatically added in the program The number of stations to add is unlimited All added stations are observed and monitored at the same time 7 1 7 2 Removing a station To remove a station from the station list of the Management Explorer you first have to select the given station you can then remove the station as follows from the station list Using the ...

Page 36: ... the required group The station has now be moved to the required group Removing groups 1 Right click on a group 2 Select Remove group The group has now been removed 7 1 7 4 Saving stations and groups The added station and groups can be saved to a file and loaded from a file Saving stations Select File Stations Save in the Management Explorer Downloading stations Select File Stations Load in the Ma...

Page 37: ...opriate fields Use macros for the specific or variable parameters station date time and reason for the alarm For more information go to Using macros in e mail and SMS notification Page 39 3 Click the Test button to perform a trial send attempt SMTP Server tab You first have to configure the SMTP server to be able to send emails The entered server data are stored or retained for future email transm...

Page 38: ...t automatically in the event of an alarm for example to maintenance personnel Start the Management Explorer and select the menu command Options SMS or click on the corresponding icon SMS tool in the toolbar The SMS settings dialog box appears To create a standard SMS to be sent automatically in the event of an alarm proceed as follows 1 Select the SMS notification check box 2 Select the appropriat...

Page 39: ... 00 am Alarm at station IPC847E The low alarm limit for fan 0 housing front has been violated 7 1 8 4 SNMP options Here you can set the time intervals for management station s SNMP communication to the computers to be monitored SNMP an acronym of Simple Network Management Protocol controls communication between the monitored devices and the monitoring station Select the menu item Tools SNMP The di...

Page 40: ...ol is a technology for exchanging and using shared data between a range of applications OPC has a variety of substandards that have been independently implemented for specific usage cases OPC can thus be used for realtime monitoring data archiving alarming and for the latest application controlling instruction transmission Industry PCs can use the OPC functionality of the SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor t...

Page 41: ...ver If you activate the Log on with another user function and enter the user name domain and password this information will be used to log on to the OPC server 5 Templates You can specify templates for the tag names in this dialog They are used to save time renaming tags when the OPC server expects a certain name format Enter the desired name in the selection list to create a new template In the f...

Page 42: ...the tags are to be transferred see OPC Server Options Page 40 The lower window lists the tags to be transferred to the corresponding OPC server If you wish to remove an element from the list use the left arrow symbol to do so You can use the right arrow symbol to add an element 7 1 9 3 OPC Tag List Press the Tags button to get an overview of all tags to be transferred to the OPC server The left gr...

Page 43: ...5449 for HTTPS To change this setting proceed as follows 1 Start the link Start Programs Siemens Automation DiagBase WebServer Configuration 2 Search for the line PORTNUMBER VALUE 5009 3 Change the value of the respective http port 4 Search for the line SSLPORTNUMBER VALUE 5449 5 Change the value of the respective HTTPS port 6 Save and close the file 7 Restart the MiniWeb service see Starting and ...

Page 44: ...o Siemens support sites in the menu item Links If you want to change or add links at a later time follow these steps 1 Start the link Start Programs Siemens Automation DiagMonitor WebServer Links 2 If you want to add a new link open the links as an administrator right click copy one of the lines and change it as necessary NAME is the displayed name TARGET the link to the target address 3 Save and ...

Page 45: ...te The following functions vary according to the device and are not available on all SIMATIC IPC models Saving current firmware settings 1 Start the Management Explorer 2 In the menu bar select Tools Local BIOS 3 Select the Settings tab 4 Click the Save button 5 Select the storage location and enter a suitable file name 6 Confirm the selection Loading firmware settings 1 Start the Management Explo...

Page 46: ...ing inventory number and confirm your entry 6 Restart the device Result The inventory number is now permanently saved in the device SMBIOS The inventory number is located in SMBIOS under System Enclosure as entry Asset Tag Number CPU 1515SP PC CPU 1515SP PC2 Requirement for a firmware update with CPU 1515SP PC CPU 1515SP PC2 The S7 1500 software controller must be in STOP mode The CPU must be boot...

Page 47: ...mation and Drive Technologies Homepage http www siemens com automation service support Procedure 1 Start the Management Explorer 2 In the menu bar select Tools Local BIOS 3 Select the Update tab 4 Click the Load button in the BIOS Image field 5 Navigate to the folder in which you previously stored the current firmware version 6 Open the BIOS folder 7 Observe the information in the warning message ...

Page 48: ...Alarm Manager icon in the system tray Settings Open the Applications tab 2 Select a group from the Possible groups selection box An alarm from this group will start the application 3 Using the or buttons you can add or remove a group in Selected groups With or you can add or remove all groups 4 Now enter a title below this for the new application 5 Select the storage location of the application wi...

Page 49: ...rm Manager Proceed as follows to make general settings of the Alarm Manager 1 You can do this by right clicking on the Alarm Manager icon in the system tray 2 Select Settings 3 Change to the Options tab Here you can then make the following settings Acoustic alarm signal An acoustic alarm can be output via the sound card Event logging Events can be logged Activate this function to save events in th...

Page 50: ...plications for example Windows Performance Monitor SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor makes the following Performance Counters available Counters Description SIMATIC DiagMonitor disks Alarm count Number of hard disk alarms in the current session SIMATIC DiagMonitor fans Alarm count Number of fan alarms in the current session Current value Current fan speed in rpm SIMATIC DiagMonitor tem peratures Alarm count...

Page 51: ...onnection faults 40 D Defining revision alarms 33 Defining the SNMP service security settings 14 DiagMonitor Management Explorer 16 16 Display events 28 Display of Alarms 22 Displaying events 28 Displays 21 Properties 18 Displays group 21 DMAlarmManagerService 7 DMDataEngine 7 DMMsgService 7 DMOPCService 7 DMSNMPDataEngine 7 E Element properties 18 Email options 37 F Fan 19 Fan group 19 Fan self t...

Page 52: ...n 17 of an element 18 Properties of a group Displaying 17 Property window 18 Q Quick Start Guide 8 R Reading status information Acknowledged Alarm 25 Alarm 25 No alarm 25 Outgoing Alarm 25 Removing a station 35 35 S Scope of delivery 7 Selecting the views 18 Selecting view 18 Self test 23 Sensors Properties 18 Service mode 23 Settings of the DiagMonitor Management Explorer 33 Silent removal 15 SIM...

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