The fundamentals of the data storage concept and the various types of data back-ups of the
SIMOTION P320-4 are described in the section on the Data storage concept (Page 157).
Note
SIMOTION licenses
SIMOTION Runtime licenses are retained (e.g. axis licenses) when the SIMOTION P320-4 is
restored to its delivery state.
Only the licenses of the Automation License Manager are deleted (e.g. for the
SIMOTION SCOUT engineering system).
10.7
Power-up of the SIMOTION P Kernel
The SIMOTION P Kernel is started by default when Windows is booting. It is therefore available
after each power-up of the SIMOTION P320-4. The startup process is triggered by an installed
service, the SIMOTION P Startup Service. This service ensures that the SIMOTION P Kernel
starts automatically during the Windows power-up.
SIMOTION P320-4 is started with the project last saved from RAM to ROM and starts running
immediately if the operating state was set to RUN when the system was switched off.
If you want to explicitly terminate the SIMOTION P320-4 without exiting Windows, use the
SIMOTION P State application.
To do this, you must be logged on with administrator privileges. Only the administrator is offered
the button for the Terminate SIMOTION P function.
After explicitly terminating the SIMOTION P Kernel via the SIMOTION P State application,
the SIMOTION P Kernel can be restarted via this application (Start SIMOTION P button). A
restart of Windows also results in a restart of the SIMOTION P Kernel.
You can find more detailed information about SIMOTION P State in Section SIMOTION P
10.8
Data storage concept
10.8.1
Data storage concept overview
Overview
The backup possibilities described in the following section can be used to backup and restore
the complete SIMOTION P320-4 installation with the current configuration and customization.
The SIMOTION version on the target device does not need to match the version of the device
on which the backup was created.
Under certain preconditions, e.g. identical hardware for storage medium image, series
commissioning can also be carried out using these backup and restoration mechanisms.
Commissioning (software)
10.8 Data storage concept
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