If you are currently planning a system maintenance window, tell me:

Always create a backup of your WinCC projects and project databases before upgrading or applying updates.

If you have an original WinCC 7.0 license, the Update 1 may be available on a supplementary DVD provided by your Siemens distributor. Installation Steps

Improves Microsoft SQL Server integration, speeding up the archiving and retrieval of historical alarms and process tags.