Backward Compatibility Support Policy for Arcserve UDP Version 9.x
Backward Compatibility Support between different UDP Console through the Replicate to a remotely-managed RPS task
If you plan to perform the Replicate to a remotely-managed RPS task, we recommend to upgrade the Console and RPS at destination before upgrading the Console / RPS / Agent at source.
- Replication is supported if the source RPS has UDP 10.1, while the destination RPS still has version UDP 10.0 and 9.x.
- Replication is supported if the source RPS has version UDP 10.0, 9.x, and the destination RPS has UDP 10.1.
Backward Compatibility Support for Windows RPS / Agent (or agentless backup proxy)
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports recovery point servers (RPS) and Agents (or agentless backup proxies) of version UDP 10.0 and 9.x for backup if the plan does not change after an upgrade.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console and RPS support Agents (or agentless backup proxies) of version UDP 10.0 and 9.x for backup if the plan does not change after an upgrade.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports Deploying existing plan without any changes when RPS and Agents (or agentless backup proxies) are still running on version UDP 10.0 and 9.x. Agent is not automatically upgraded.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console support actions such as Pause or Resume existing plan without any modification when RPS and Agents (or agentless backup proxies) are still running on the version UDP 10.0 and 9.x. Agent is not automatically upgraded.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports Creating new plan or modifying existing plan to configure legacy features that was supported already in previous release when RPS and Agents (or agentless backup proxies) are still running on version UDP 10.0 and 9.x. Agent is not automatically upgraded.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports Creating new plan or Modifying existing plan to include the UDP 10.1 new features when associated RPS, Proxy or Agent are already upgraded to expected version.
- For example:
- Specify Network for backup is supported when Console, RPS, Proxy and Agent are upgraded to UDP 8.x, 9.x, 10.0 and 10.1.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports Update Node when RPS and Agents (or agentless backup proxies) are still running on version UDP 10.0 and 9.x. Plan will be deployed. Agent is not automatically upgraded.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports adding a version UDP 10.0 and 9.x of RPS server. But, the RPS is not automatically upgraded to Arcserve UDP 10.1 when added.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports adding a previous version of Agent (or agentless backup proxy) without automatically upgrading the Agent.
- Arcserve UDP 10.1 Console supports adding node to existing plan.
- Adding clean node to the existing plan is supported when associated RPS upgrades to UDP 10.1. Otherwise, plan is saved but plan deployment fails.
- Adding previous version node to the existing plan is supported if the version is similar to the running RPS version. Agent is not automatically upgraded.
- Adding Arcserve UDP 10.1 node to the existing plan is supported when associated RPS upgrades to UDP 10.1.
- Gateway is automatically upgraded to match the version of Arcserve UDP Console.
- Replication backward compatibility policy:
- Replication is supported when Console is upgraded to Arcserve UDP 10.1 but all the associated Recovery Point servers (RPSs) are still running on UDP 10.0 and 9.x.
- Replication is supported from Arcserve UDP 10.1 source RPS to UDP 10.0 and 9.x destination RPS.
- Replication is supported from Arcserve UDP UDP 10.0, and 9.x source RPS to UDP 10.1 destination RPS.
- Virtual Standby backward compatibility policy:
- VSB Monitor/Proxy version should be similar to the Agent version if the backup destination is a shared folder.
- VSB Monitor/Proxy version should be similar to the RPS version if the backup destination is RPS.
- Instant Virtual Machine backward compatibility policy:
- Instant VM recovery server version should be similar to the Arcserve UDP console version.