Siemens officially discontinued Drive ES Basic Maintenance on . For long-term maintenance of legacy projects, it is highly recommended to:

: Newer versions of SIMATIC PCS 7 (V9.1 SP2+) or newer Windows updates may cause incompatibilities. A dedicated VM ensures you can still access legacy drive parameters without risking your primary engineering station. 3. Handling Object Managers (OM)

: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2019.

Maintenance Guide: Drive ES Basic Maintenance V5.7 is the final software release from Siemens designed to maintain and diagnose legacy drive systems within the SIMATIC environment. Released on August 26, 2021, it serves as a critical bridge for engineers working with older hardware that is no longer supported by modern tools like STARTER or TIA Portal. Overview of Version 5.7