Security Center 5.10.4.0 is backward-compatible with many Security Center components from the three previous major versions. A server or workstation that is three major versions behind can connect to the 5.10.4.0 Directory, but one that is four major versions behind cannot.
To retain backward compatibility
when upgrading your system in stages, no part of Security Center can be more than three major versions
apart. For systems that are four to six major versions behind, upgrade in two steps to
maintain backward compatibility.
IMPORTANT: Adding backward compatible connections
slows down the performance of the Directory. It is only recommended as a temporary solution
before you can upgrade all servers and workstations.
IMPORTANT: For client
workstations, backward compatibility applies only to Security Desk. Config Tool is not
backward-compatible because it must be of the same version as the
Directory.
Backward compatibility in Security Center has the following requirements:
- Upgrading to the latest version
- When upgrading, you must always upgrade the main server that hosts the Directory role and Config Tool. Always upgrade expansion servers that host non-backward-compatible roles.
- Using new features
- When upgrading, you must always upgrade the main server that hosts the Directory role and Config Tool. Always upgrade expansion servers that host non-backward-compatible roles.
- Role assigned to multiple servers
- If a role is assigned to multiple servers, such as in a failover configuration, all of its servers must run the same version of Security Center.
- Directory assigned to multiple servers
- All Directory servers must use the same version, meaning that all four digits of their version numbers must be the same. For example, if you upgrade to Security Center 5.10.4.0, you must upgrade all Directory servers to 5.10.4.0.
For information on disabling and enabling backward compatibility, see Disabling backward compatibility and Enabling backward compatibility.
Backward compatibility between Security Center roles
Each new version of Security Center includes new role features that might be incompatible
with earlier versions. The Security Center roles that are backward-compatible are outlined
in the following table.
IMPORTANT: All expansion servers that host a
non-backward-compatible role must be upgraded to the same version as the main server
hosting the Directory.
| 5.10 role | Backward compatible with 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Access Manager | ✓ | |
| Active Directory | ✓ (5.9 and later) | |
| ALPR Manager Formerly LPR Manager (5.9.2.0 and earlier) |
✓ | |
| Archiver | ✓ | |
| Authentication Service (OpenID & SAML2) | ✓ (introduced in 5.9.2.0) | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Federation) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Trust) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Auxiliary Archiver | ✓ | |
| Camera Integrity Monitor (hidden) | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | |
| Cloud Playback | ✓ (introduced in 5.10.0.0) | |
| Directory Manager | ✓ | |
| Global Cardholder Synchronizer (GCS) | ✓ | |
| Health Monitor | ✓ | |
| Intrusion Manager | ✓ | |
| Map Manager | ✓ | |
| Media Gateway | ✓ | |
| Media Router | ✓ | |
| Mobile Credential Manager | ✓ (introduced in 5.10.0.0) | |
| Mobile Server | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | |
| Omnicast™ Federation™ | ✓ | |
| Plugin (all instances) | ✓ | |
| Point of sale | ✓ | |
| Privacy Protector™ (hidden) | ✓ (introduced in 5.7 SR1) | |
| Record Caching Service | ✓ (introduced in 5.10.0.0) | |
| Record Fusion Service | ✓ (introduced in 5.10.0.0) | |
| Report Manager | ✓ | |
| Reverse Tunnel | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | |
| Reverse Tunnel Server | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | |
| Security Center Federation™ | ✓ | |
| Unit Assistant | ✓ (introduced in 5.9.1.0) | |
| Wearable Camera Manager | ✓ (introduced in 5.7 SR2) | |
| Web Server | ✓ | |
| Web-based SDK | ✓ | |
| Zone Manager | ✓ | |
Backward compatibility with Security Center tasks
The Security Center 5.10 tasks that are backward compatible with Security Desk 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 are summarized in the following table:
| Task category | Task type | Backward compatible with Security Desk 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Operation | Monitoring (live and playback video) | ✓ | |
| Maps | ✓ | ||
| Dashboards | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | ||
| Health dashboard | ✓ (introduced in 5.8.1.0) | ||
| Remote | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder management | ✓1 | ||
| Credential management | ✓1 | ||
| Visitor management | ✓1 | ||
| People counting | ✓ | ||
| Hotlist and permit editor | ✓ | ||
| Inventory management | ✓ | ||
| Mustering | ✓ (introduced in 5.9.0.0) | ||
| Alarm management | Alarm monitoring | ✓ | |
| Alarm report | ✓ | ||
| Investigation | Incidents | ✓ | |
| Transactions | ✓ | ||
| Zone activities | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > Access control | Area activities | ✓ | |
| Door activities | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder activities | ✓ | ||
| Visitor activities | ✓ | ||
| Area presence | ✓ | ||
| Time and attendance | ✓ | ||
| Credential activities | ✓ | ||
| Credential request history | ✓ | ||
| Elevator activities | ✓ | ||
| Visit details | ✓1 | ||
| Investigation > Asset management | Asset activities | ✓ | |
| Asset inventory | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > ALPR | Hits | ✓ | |
| Hits (Mutli-region) | ✓ | ||
| Reads | ✓ | ||
| Reads (Mutli-region) | ✓ | ||
| Patrol vehicle tracking | ✓ | ||
| Inventory report | ✓ | ||
| Daily usage per patrol vehicle | ✓ | ||
| Logons per patrol vehicle | ✓ | ||
| Reads/hits per day | ✓ | ||
| Reads/hits per zone | ✓ | ||
| Zone occupancy | ✓ | ||
| Parking sessions | ✓ | ||
| Parking zone activities | ✓ | ||
| Investigation > Intrusion detection | Intrusion detection area activities | ✓ | |
| Investigation > Record fusion | Records | ✓ (introduced in 5.10.0.0) | |
| Investigation > Video | Archives | ✓ | |
| Bookmarks | ✓ | ||
| Camera events | ✓ | ||
| Motion search | ✓ | ||
| Video file explorer | ✓ | ||
| Forensic search | ✓ | ||
| Security video analytics | ✓ (introduced in 5.7 SR2, renamed from KiwiVision intrusion detector in 5.7 SR5) | ||
| Maintenance | System status | ✓ | |
| Audit trails | ✓ | ||
| Activity trails | ✓ | ||
| Health history | ✓ | ||
| Health statistics | ✓ | ||
| Hardware inventory | ✓ | ||
| Maintenance > Access control | Access control health history | ✓ | |
| Access control unit events | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder access rights | ✓ | ||
| Door troubleshooter | ✓ | ||
| Access rule configuration | ✓ | ||
| Cardholder configuration | ✓1 | ||
| Credential configuration | ✓ | ||
| I/O configuration | ✓ | ||
| Maintenance > Intrusion detection | Intrusion detection unit events | ✓ | |
| Maintenance > Video | Camera configuration | ✓ | |
| Archiver events | ✓ | ||
| Archiver statistics | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | ||
| Archive storage details | ✓ | ||
| Wearable camera evidence | ✓ (introduced in 5.8) | ||
1 Saved reports that use filters with During the next time intervals are not compatible with Security Desk 5.8 and earlier.