Security Center 5.11.3.0 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 5.11.3.0 Directory, but one that is four major versions behind cannot.
- 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
- To use the new features introduced in version 5.11.3.0, upgrade your Security Center servers.
- 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 5.11.3.0, you must upgrade all Directory servers to 5.11.3.0.
Backward compatibility between Security Center roles
| 5.11 role | Backward-compatible with 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ✓ | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Federation) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Authentication Service (WS-Trust) Formerly Active Directory Federation Services |
✓ | |
| Auxiliary Archiver | ✓ | |
| Camera Integrity Monitor (hidden) | ✓ | |
| Cloud Playback | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Directory Manager | ✓ | |
| Global Cardholder Synchronizer (GCS) | ✓ | |
| Health Monitor | ✓ | |
| Intrusion Manager | ✓ | |
| Map Manager | ✓ | |
| Media Gateway | ✓ | |
| Media Router | ✓ | |
| Mobile Credential Manager | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Mobile Server | ✓ | |
| Omnicast™ Federation™1 | ✓ | |
| Plugin (all instances) | See Supported plugins in Security Center. | |
| Point of sale | ✓ | |
| Privacy Protector™ (hidden) | ✓ (5.7 SR1 and later) | |
| Record Caching Service | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Record Fusion Service | ✓ (5.10.0.0 and later) | |
| Report Manager | ✓ | |
| Reverse Tunnel | ✓ | |
| Reverse Tunnel Server | ✓ | |
| Security Center Federation™ | ✓ | |
| Unit Assistant | ✓ (5.10.1.0 and later)2 | |
| Wearable Camera Manager | ✓ | |
| Web Server | ✓ | |
| Web-based SDK | ✓ | |
| Zone Manager | ✓ | |
1 Since Omnicast 4.8 has reached End of Life, Omnicast Federation is not supported in Security Center 5.11.3.0 and later.
2 Unit Assistant is only backward-compatible for the unit password management feature. The unit certificate management feature has only been introduced in 5.11.0.0.
Backward compatibility with Security Center tasks
The Security Center 5.11 tasks that are backward-compatible with Security Desk 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 are summarized in the following table:
1 Saved reports that use filters with During the next time intervals are not compatible with Security Desk 5.8 and earlier.
2 Used to be called Records in Security Center 5.11.1.0 and earlier.