Version Information
Release Notes, Update information, Certifications and Frequently Asked Questions.
Concepts
Your first step into modern and powerful process visualization.
Deployment
Topics, you need to know, before using WinCC OA.
- Hardware and software requirements for WinCC OA
  This section contains the current hardware and software requirements for various WinCC OA application scenarios. Recommendations are given for practical deployment of WinCC OA depending on the specific application and scale of the project.
- WinCC OA Licensing
  overview of the licensing model used by WinCC OA
- Installation
  How to properly install WinCC OA.
- Docker Support
  An introduction on how to use WinCC OA within a Docker container, what specifics must be considered as well as where to find more extensive information on the topic.
- vSphere HA Cluster Basics
  vSphere is a virtualization environment that allows users to create clusters consisting of multiple hosts.
- WinCC OA Product Packaging
  Explains the file structure presented in the configuration bundles as well as some use cases with detailed descriptions
Security
Go beyond the norm in cybersecurity.
Engineering
Powerful tools for easy or complex engineering tasks.
Data Management
Classify, structure and archive your data.
Business Logic / Control
Endless possibilities in data processing for your projects.
Data Visualization
User interfaces, Trends and Reports for every purpose and device.
Southbound Interfaces
The process connection to the actual machines/sensors.
Northbound Interfaces
Your portal to the cloud or supervising systems.
Web Connectivity / Network Interfaces
Data exchange, APIs and web technologies
User Management
All about authorization, authentication and login-customization.
Availability
How to get your system uptime to the maximum.
Reporting
Create state of the art project reports without limits.
Addons
Useful tools and enhancements for special demands.
Reference Tables
Detailed and extensive content for special project adaptation.
Videos & Tutorials
Explore the capabilities of WinCC OA with our carefully selected collection of video tutorials and guides.
WinCC OA Documentation
Basic information about terms and functions within the documentation.
Disclaimer
A brief clarification of liability exclusions or legal notices.

Start and stop

Once the installation has been completed successfully, you can start WinCC OA. Use the following commands for starting respectively stopping:

wincc_oa_path\bin\startPA

resp.

wincc_oa_path\bin>startConsole

These commands start the project administration respectively the console (for detailed information on the project administration and console, refer to the chapters Project administration, basics and Console, basics). If you use the graphical interface KDE under Linux, you will find entries in the start menu (WinCC OA <version>) after WinCC OA installation for starting the console or project administration.

Note: In order to start WinCC OA processes from a command shell under Linux, the PATH variable has to contain a reference to the bin directory of the WinCC OA version. Additionally, an entry within /etc/ld.so.conf has to point to the bin directory of the WinCC OA version.

Note: If you want to start WinCC OA with another User than the WinCC OA installation user, please proceed as follows:

- Stop the project

- Delete the /tmp/lockmgr file

- Stop Im_ip with the following command: killall Im_ip

- Execute the following command as root user in order to delete the sticky bit: chmod -t/tmp

The shell scripts, known from earlier versions, for starting and stopping WinCC OA remain for compatibility reasons. These are the scripts:

start_pvss2

and

kill_pvss2

Note: When a project uses the config entry

dataBgName =
                    ""

to suppress the launch of the DataBG manager.

On Linux, this means the RAIMA DB stays in single-user mode to maximize performance. You can override this by setting the config entry"multiUserMode = 1" in the [ascii] section.