Administration Support for Older Hosts and Nodes
The TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administration server supports hosts and nodes of some older versions of the ActiveMatrix software.
ActiveMatrix Service Grid may support many solutions in a production environment. Upgrading to a newer version of the ActiveMatrix product may bring with it unique challenges. For that reason, some enterprises may be reluctant to upgrade their entire set of applications to the new version at once. Some businesses may choose to upgrade gradually, some may plan it in phases, and some may not upgrade their applications at all.
TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.3.0 Administrator can manage ActiveMatrix hosts, nodes, and applications running versions 3.1.5 and higher. With this, you can install the latest ActiveMatrix software and continue to use and manage the existing ActiveMatrix environments. Limited monitoring support for select versions earlier than 3.1.5 is available.
The TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.3.0 Administrator can deploy applications to nodes running older versions of the ActiveMatrix software. For example, you can upgrade your TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator software version 3.1.5 to TIBCO ActiveMatrix version 3.3.0 and still continue to run your nodes and applications from the older version. The new Administrator makes this scenario possible and can manage both the ActiveMatrix 3.1.5 and ActiveMatrix 3.3.0 environments seamlessly.
The auto-provisioning feature filters available nodes and product software for the target environments based on the respective TIBCO ActiveMatrix software version. The Administrator UI will display the TIBCO ActiveMatrix software version of every host and node.
However, remember that node creation requires a specific version of the TIBCO ActiveMatrix software available. For example, if you want to create a node for a host running 3.1.5 HF6, then that version of the TIBCO ActiveMatrix platform software must be installed in the tibco.home used by the Administrator.