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Industrial PCs often have system images deployed. If you cloned a working PC to another, the license link breaks because the hardware ID (hard drive serial, MAC address) changed.
Siemens separates (screen navigation, alarms) from data logging (archives, trends, data sets). WinCC Runtime Advanced base = HMI only. WinCC Logging = add-on.
and confirm the "WinCC Logging" key is present and installed on the local drive. Siemens SiePortal 2. Resolve "Defective" License Status Industrial PCs often have system images deployed
The license key is installed on a storage medium that the Automation License Manager does not recognize as a "hard disk," such as some third-party CF cards on Siemens IPCs. According to , licenses must be on a fixed disk medium to be utilized. 3. Solutions to Fix the Error Solution 1: Purchase and Install Correct Licenses Ensure you have both: SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced [Tags] License SIMATIC WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced License Install both via the Automation License Manager (ALM) . Solution 2: Repair Defective Licenses
The Automation License Manager (ALM) triggers this alert under three specific conditions: WinCC Runtime Advanced base = HMI only
service starts automatically and triggers its own license warning even if not used; disabling this service can clear irrelevant popups. How to Resolve It Purchase the License WinCC Logging for Runtime Advanced (e.g., MLFB 6AV2107-0GA00-0BB0). Use Automation License Manager : Open the Siemens Support site
It sounds like you are encountering the error for WinCC Logging when trying to use the Runtime Advanced link in Siemens TIA Portal. Siemens SiePortal 2
Siemens uses a modular licensing structure. The base license for WinCC Runtime Advanced covers standard HMI functionalities like graphics, animations, user administration, and basic communications. However, advanced functionalities require supplemental licenses.
Ensure your license version matches or exceeds the version of the WinCC Runtime Advanced software installed on the machine.
: The Automation License Manager Service might be frozen. Open the Windows Services manager ( services.msc ), find the Automation License Manager Service , right-click it, and select Restart .
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