Select the GroupWise version that you want to determine GroupWise 18 compatibility with:
Reference the sections below for information about GroupWise 18 compatibility with GroupWise 2012.
GroupWise 18 Components |
GroupWise 2012 Domain and Post Office Databases |
GW 2012 Objects in eDirectory |
ConsoleOne + GW 2012 Snap-Ins |
---|---|---|---|
GW 18 Domain and Post Office Databases |
N/A |
N/A |
Not Supported |
GW 18 Admin Console |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
Table Summary: The GroupWise Admin console can be used to access GroupWise 2012 databases for domains and post offices, but GroupWise 2012 ConsoleOne with the GroupWise snap-ins should not be used to access GroupWise 18 databases. The Admin console does not access GroupWise eDirectory objects. You must continue to use ConsoleOne with the GroupWise snap-ins to access GroupWise objects in eDirectory.
GroupWise 18 Agents |
GroupWise 2012 Domain and Post Office Databases |
GW 2012 POA |
GW 2012 MTA |
GW 2012 GWIA |
GW 2012 DVA |
GW 2012 Monitor Agent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GW 18 Domain and Post Office Databases |
N/A |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
GW 18 POA |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
Supported |
GW 18 MTA |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Supported |
GW 18 GWIA |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Supported |
GW 18 DVA |
N/A |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GW 18 Monitor Agent |
N/A |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Table Summary: GroupWise 2012 agents cannot access domain and post office databases that have been upgraded to GroupWise 18. When a GroupWise 18 MTA or POA accesses an earlier GroupWise database, it has no effect on the database. You must use the Installation console to upgrade domain and post office databases to GroupWise 18.
GroupWise 2012 Client |
GroupWise 2012 POA |
|
---|---|---|
GroupWise 18 Client |
N/A |
Not Supported |
GroupWise 18 POA |
Supported |
N/A |
Table Summary: The GroupWise 2012 client can communicate with the GroupWise 18 POA, but the GroupWise 18 client cannot communicate with the GroupWise 2012 POA. The general rule is that earlier GroupWise clients can always communicate with later POAs, but later GroupWise clients cannot communicate with earlier POAs. GroupWise clients include the Windows client and WebAccess.
IMPORTANT:Support for GroupWise 8 has ended. The information below is provided for your convenience. Some of the options listed below may not work as expected. Use at your own risk.
GroupWise 18 Components |
GroupWise 8 Domain and Post Office Databases |
GW 8 Objects in eDirectory |
ConsoleOne + GW 8 Snap-Ins |
---|---|---|---|
GW 18 Domain and Post Office Databases |
N/A |
N/A |
Not Supported |
GW 18 Admin Console |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
Table Summary: The GroupWise Admin console can be used to access GroupWise 8 databases for domains and post offices, but GroupWise 8 ConsoleOne with the GroupWise snap-ins should not be used to access GroupWise 18 databases. The Admin console does not access GroupWise eDirectory objects. You must continue to use ConsoleOne with the GroupWise snap-ins to access GroupWise objects in eDirectory.
GroupWise 18 Agents |
GroupWise 8 Domain and Post Office Databases |
GW 8 POA |
GW 8 MTA |
GW 8 GWIA |
GW 8 WebAccess Agent |
GW 8 Monitor Agent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GW 18 Domain and Post Office Databases |
N/A |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
GW 18 POA |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Supported |
GW 18 MTA |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
GW 18 GWIA |
Supported |
N/A |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Supported |
GW 18 DVA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GW 18 Monitor Agent |
N/A |
Supported |
Supported |
Supported |
N/A |
N/A |
Table Summary: GroupWise 8 agents cannot access domain and post office databases that have been upgraded to GroupWise 18. When a GroupWise 18 MTA or POA accesses an earlier GroupWise database, it has no effect on the database. You must use the Installation console to upgrade domain and post office databases to GroupWise 18.
The Document Viewer Agent (DVA) was introduced in GroupWise 2012 and so does not interact with any GroupWise 8 agents. The WebAccess Agent that was part of GroupWise 8 was eliminated in GroupWise 2012.
GroupWise 8 Client |
GroupWise 8 POA |
|
---|---|---|
GroupWise 18 Client |
N/A |
Not Supported |
GroupWise 18 POA |
Supported |
N/A |
Table Summary: The GroupWise 8 Windows client can communicate with the GroupWise 18 POA, but the GroupWise 18 client cannot communicate with the GroupWise8 POA. The general rule is that earlier GroupWise clients can always communicate with later POAs, but later GroupWise clients cannot communicate with earlier POAs. GroupWise clients include the Windows client and WebAccess.