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How EUM Compatibility Works
Version Compatibility
Compatibility Example
How EUM Compatibility Works
This article breaks down version compatibility for the different EUM components: JavaScript Agents, Mobile Agents (iOS, Android, Xamarin, Cordova), the EUM Server, and the Events Service.
You may need to upgrade one component in order to get a bug fix, but want to know how the upgrade will impact your entire environment and reporting before doing so.
The various AppDynamics components talk to each other by exposing APIs and have a client/service relationship. For example, JavaScript Agents send browser metric data to the EUM Server using a collector API. In this case, the JavaScript Agent becomes the client for the EUM Server. If you upgrade the JavaScript Agent, you need to make sure that the EUM Server version is compatible in order to understand the call.
AppDynamics ensures that the components are backward compatible with their clients, but if the client (e.g., JavaScript Agent) is upgraded to a higher version, there could be compatibility issues. The client might be talking to the Server in a language that the Server might not understand. In this example, you would need to upgrade the EUM Server to a version equal to or higher than the JavaScript Agent.
Version Compatibility
Review the compatibility matrix below for various components of the AppDynamics environment.
Apache Web Server Agent version <= Controller version
Application Agent version(Java, .Net, Node.js Agent etc) <= Analytics Agent version
For Controller versions lower than 4.4.1: Application (language) Agent version (Java, .Net, Node.js Agent, etc.) <= Controller version
*For Controller versions 4.4.1 or higher: Application (language) Agent version (Java, .Net, Node.js Agent, etc.) unrestricted
Analytics Agent version <= Controller version
Analytics Agent version <= Events Service version
Controller version <= EUM Server version
Controller version <= Events Service version
DB Agent version <= Controller version
EUM version <= Events Service version
JavaScript Agent version <= EUM Server version
Mobile Agent version: To determine the minimum versions of the Controller and EUM Serverrequired for supporting the latest features of the Mobile Agents, see the Mobile Agent Version and Deployment Support Matrix
Machine Agent v4.5.2+ is compatible with Controller v4.4.0+
Machine Agent v4.5.0 - 4.5.1 is compatible with Controller v4.5.0 - 4.5.x
Machine Agent v4.4.0 - 4.4.3 is compatible with Controller v4.4.0 - 4.4.3
Machine Agent v4.3.x, 4.4.x, and 4.5.x is compatible with Controller v4.5.x
*Backward compatibility is supported on the following agents starting in Release 4.5:
- Java
- .NET
- Node.js
- PHP
- Python
- Go SDK
- C/C++
Compatibility Example
If you are upgrading your iOS Agent to the latest version, check that you are using at least the recommended minimum Controller and EUM Server versions so all features for that agent version will function correctly and there will be no unexpected side effects.
If you update your Controller and EUM Server, you should plan to upgrade the Events Service to ensure that the Events Service version is higher than or equal to the EUM Server and Controller version.
Although we encourage you to keep your environment components in compatible versions as stated above, in some cases, the components can still be compatible if they vary within just the patch version.
The process for the other Mobile Agents should be similar, but please refer to the Mobile Agent Version and Deployment Support Matrix for version specifications.
Last Updated: 3/15/19
