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Coexistence with WinCC Flexible 2008 SP5 is supported. Migration and Upgrade Path
: It cannot be installed simultaneously with WinCC RT Professional (TIA Portal), WinCC Unified, or legacy WinCC V6/V7.x versions. Compatible Options & Components
(Based on the supported Windows Server host OS) Virtualization Requirements
: Direct project migration is possible using the integrated WinCC Project Migrator tool.
WinCC 7.5 SP2 relies on a specific version of Microsoft SQL Server for historical data logging, alarms, and configuration databases. Microsoft SQL Server 2017 SP2 (64-bit).
| Option | Compatible Version | Notes | |--------|--------------------|-------| | WinCC/WebUX | V7.5 SP2 | Requires IIS and HTTPS certificate | | WinCC/Redundancy | V7.5 SP2 | Requires Server OS + identical hardware/SQL | | WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge | V7.5 SP2 | Connects SQL to external DBs | | WinCC/Calibration | V7.5 SP2 | – | | WinCC/Audit | V7.5 SP2 + Update 3+ | For FDA compliance | | WinCC/PerformanceMonitor | V7.5 SP2 | – |
Note: Windows Server "Core" installations are strictly unsupported. 🗄️ Microsoft SQL Server Integration
Versions 1909, 2004, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, and 22H2.
WinCC installs its databases under the mandatory default instance name WINCC . 🔌 Siemens Software Interoperability
WinCC V7.5 SP2 Architectures - Digital Asset Management - Siemens
For dedicated, high-capacity SCADA server architectures hosting numerous client terminals, you must utilize a true server OS: Standard & Datacinter (64-bit) Windows Server 2019 Standard & Datacenter (64-bit) Windows Server 2016 Standard & Datacenter (64-bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard & Datacenter (64-bit)