39.1 Workstation and Server Compatibility in a 4.x/7 Interoperating Environment

If you have previously installed ZENworks for Desktops 4 Support Pack 1b (SP1b), ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1, or ZENworks for Desktops 4 with Interim Release 2 or Interim Release 4 (collectively referred to as ZENworks for Desktops 4.x), you will probably be upgrading gradually to ZENworks 7 Desktop Management. For this reason, you should understand the ability of different ZENworks components to interoperate when two versions of the product are installed on various workstations and servers.

Each row of the tables below lists the ZENworks workstation and server compatibility combinations of ZENworks Desktop Management components.

The first table lists the version compatibility for Application Management, Workstation Policy Management, and Workstation Imaging.

Table 39-1 Version Compatibility of Various ZENworks Desktop Management Components

Desktop Agent Version

Middle Tier Server Version

Desktop Management Server Version

4.x

4.x

7

4.x

7

7

7

7

7

The next table lists the version compatibility for Workstation Inventory.

Table 39-2 Version Compatibility of the Workstation Inventory Component in ZENworks Desktop Management

Desktop Agent Version

Workstation Inventory Server Version

4.x

7

The next table lists the version compatibility for Remote Management.

Table 39-3 Version Compatibility of the Remote Management Component in ZENworks Desktop Management

Desktop Agent Version

Remote Console Version

4.x

7