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The CommCell can function with two versions of the software. For example, when the CommServe is upgraded to the current version, the clients can remain in the previous versions.
The following table provides the backward compatibility support of each component, when the CommServe is upgraded to the current release.
Version 7 | Version 8 | Version 9 | Comments | |
Backup | ||||
| Active Directory |  | | ||
| DB2 | | | ||
| DB2 DPF | | |||
| Documentum | New Agent for 9.0 | |||
| External Data Connector | New Agent for 9.0 | |||
| Image Level | | | ||
| Informix | | | ||
| Lotus Notes Database | | | ||
| Lotus Notes Document | | | ||
| Macintosh File System | | | ||
| Microsoft Data Protection Manager | | | ||
| Microsoft Exchange Database | | | ||
| Microsoft Exchange Mailbox | | | ||
| Microsoft Exchange Public Folder | | | ||
| Microsoft SharePoint Server | | | ||
| Microsoft SQL Server | | | ||
| Microsoft Windows File Systems | | | ||
| MySQL | | |||
| NAS | | | Automatically upgraded with the MediaAgent software. See Getting Started - NAS iDataAgent Deployment for more information. | |
| Novell Directory Service | | | ||
| Novell GroupWise | | | ||
| OES File System | | | ||
| Oracle | | | ||
| Oracle RAC | | | Automatically upgraded with the Oracle iDataAgent. See: Upgrade Oracle RAC iDataAgent for more information. | |
| PostgreSQL | New Agent for 9.0 | |||
| ProxyHost | | | ||
| SAP for MaxDB | | | ||
| SAP for Oracle | | | ||
| Sybase | | | ||
| Unix File Systems | | | ||
| Workstation Backup | | |||
Archive | ||||
| Domino Mailbox Archiver | | | ||
| Exchange Compliance Archiver | | | ||
| Exchange Mailbox Archiver | | | See Backward Compatibility - Outlook Add-In for specific considerations. | |
| Exchange Public Folder Archiver | | | ||
| File Archiver for BlueArc | ||||
| File Archiver for Celerra | ||||
| File Archiver for NetApp | ||||
| File Archiver for Unix | | | ||
| File Archiver for Windows | | | ||
| Generic File Archiver for NAS | ||||
| SharePoint Archiver | | | ||
Replication | ||||
| ContinuousDataReplicator | | | See Backward Compatibility - Continuous Data Replicator for specific considerations. | |
SRM | ||||
| SRM Exchange Agent | | |||
| SRM for Virtual Server | New Agent for 9.0 | |||
| SRM NAS Agent | ||||
| SRM NetWare Proxy Agent | | |||
| SRM Oracle Agent | | |||
| SRM SharePoint Agent | | |||
| SRM SQL Agent | | |||
| SRM UNIX File System Agent | | |||
| SRM Windows File System Agent | | |||
Virtualization | ||||
| Microsoft Hyper-V | | |||
| VMware | | |||
Laptop | ||||
| Laptop Backup (Linux) | | | ||
| Laptop Backup (Macintosh) | | | ||
| Laptop Backup (Windows) | | | ||