NOTE: The information in this article is not release-specific. You can reference it for any release.
Before you upgrade your Controller, you’ll want to be familiar with how the new Controller version you’re targeting interacts with the Agents in your environment.
To make sure you know the steps to follow for a successful release upgrade, we recommend starting with this article and then following the instructions in our upgrade checklists (links available below).
Before upgrading any component, we recommend you review available information about version compatibility between the target Controller and all the Agents relevant to your environment:
✓ Product Announcements and Alerts
✓ Version Compatibility Matrices
✓ Compendium of Upgrade Checklist Articles
Review the Product Announcements and Alerts page to discover and understand the details of upgrading any intermediate versions between your current Controller version and the one you’re targeting.
Review the Agent-to-Controller and Database Agent-to-Controller compatibility grids below for various components of the AppDynamics environment.
NOTE: For complete details about component compatibility, see our Community and technical documentation.
AGENTS | SUPPORTED CONTROLLER VERSIONS | |||
v4.3 | v4.4 | v4.5 | v20.3 - future releases | |
Analytics | The Analytics Agent’s version should be less than or equal to the Controller’s version, and it should also be less than or equal to Event Service version |
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Apache Web Server | The Apache Web Server Agent’s version should be less than or equal to the Controller’s version | |||
Java |
4.x - 4.3 |
4.4.1 - 20.x (1) |
4.5 - 20.x (1) |
4.4 - 20.x (1)(2) |
JavaScript (ADRUM) |
The JavaScript Agent’s (ADRUM) version should be less than or equal to the EUM Server version |
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Machine |
4.x - 4.3 |
4.4.1 - 20.x (1) |
4.5 - 20.x (1) |
4.4 - 20.x (1)(2) |
.NET |
4.x - 4.3 |
4.4.1 - 20.x (1) |
4.5 - 20.x (1) |
4.4 - 20.x (1)(2) |
(1) Controller version supports through the most recent released Agent version
(2) Controller version does not support Agent version 4.1
NOTE: The AppDynamics DB Agent isn’t backward compatible. Its version should be less than or equal to the Controller version.
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Supported Controller Versions |
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Controller Versions |
v4.3 |
v4.4 |
v4.5 |
v20.3 - future releases |
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DB Agent |
4.1-4.3 (1) |
4.1-4.4 (1) |
4.1-4.5 (1) |
4.1 - 20.x (1)(2) |
(1) Controller version supports through the most recently released Database Agent version
(2) DB Agent is only compatible up to its corresponding Controller version
Things to keep in mind when you have an on-premises deployment:
Starting with release v.4.5x, backward compatibility is supported on the following agents:
After following the recommendations in this article, refer to the relevant upgrade checklists for each type of AppDynamics component:
NOTE: These guides are not release-specific and can be referenced for any release.
Last Updated: 7/20/20