Installing The Pcu Base Software Attended - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

Further information
You will find information about all options for adapting unattend.xml on the Microsoft website.
● Microsoft TechNet - Methods for performing Windows setup
en-us/library/dd744269.aspx)
● Microsoft TechNet - Unattended Windows Setup Reference
en-us/library/ff699026.aspx)
2.4.2

Installing the PCU Base Software attended

If you want to operate a PCU as a headless system or start up several PCUs with identical
settings, use unattended installation.
Requirement
● The PCU is in the delivery condition and switched off.
● In BIOS, the startup of the USB interfaces is deactivated.
In the PCU50.5, it is deactivated via a factory setting.
● A USB flash drive is available (e.g. SIMATIC PC USB-FlashDrive).
The USB flash drive must not use encryption, or it must be deactivated.
● The "unattend.xml" response file has been adjusted to your settings and at least one
administrator account with password is defined.
See: Configuring an answer file (Page 20).
Procedure
Proceed as follows to start unattended installation:
1. Copy your adjusted "unattend.xml" response file directly into the root directory of the USB
flash drive.
2. Connect the USB flash drive to the PCU.
3. Switch on the PCU.
Result
The first startup is performed as an unattended installation, using the settings that you specified
in the response file.
PCU Base Software (IM10)
Commissioning Manual, 12/2017, 6FC5397-1DP40-6BA1
First commissioning of the PCU 50.5
2.4 Unattended installation of the PCU Base Software
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