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Backward compatibility


XAP 10.0 is a major release which includes new features and improvements.

We try to maintain backward compatibility wherever possible. However, in some cases, no backward compatibility is provided.

There is a backwards compatibility issue that was found in 10.0:

Issue number is GS-11936. For more information see known issues.

This issue was fixed in service pack 10.0.1. If your deployment requires backwards compatibility between client and server please download this service pack.

Note

As a best practice, when upgrading to XAP 10.0, unzip the latest version of XAP 10.0 and port the necessary changes from your pre-10.0 environment into your new 10.0 environment. It is recommended to use the XAP 10.0 distribution as-is. Please refer to the Upgrade Guide for more details.

The following elements affect backward compatibility:
  • XAP API and Configuration
  • XAP XAP binary compatibility (including XAP management tools)
  • Client-Server
  • Server-Server

Notes:

The below table describes backwards compatibility support in XAP 10.0:

OpenSpaces

Delivery XAP API/Configuration XAP Binaries Client-Server Server-Server
Patch YES YES YES YES
Service Pack (9.7.1, …) YES YES YES YES
Major Version (8.0, 9.0 …) YES(see note on deprecation policy below) YES YES NO
  • The following is supported:

  • Applications built using 8.0.x or 9.0.x run without any code changes on a clean 10.0 installation.

  • Mixing clients and Space servers from different XAP Major Releases:Clients running on 8.0 or 9.0 can run against 10.0 servers. 8.0, 9.0 servers cannot be part of the same cluster with 10.0 servers.