Backup and restore of configuration database files allows you to recover from hardware or software failures with minimal loss of management data. You can also use backup and restore to move configuration database files from one P-7500 system to another, for example, to facilitate hardware upgrades.
When multiple P-7500 systems are running on a single network, the TIBCO Messaging Appliance software on each device must not differ by more than major or minor level. The Rendezvous network continues to operate with mixed TIBCO Messaging Appliance versions up to one major or minor version difference in a deployed network.
Also, features available to devices running newer TIBCO Messaging Appliance releases do not work with devices running older releases that do not support those features.