Running Different PCoIP Management Console Versions in Parallel¶
During the migration process to a new PCoIP Management Console, you will need to run both PCoIP Management Console 1 (which has reached End of Support as of April, 2020) and the new PCoIP Management Console in parallel. You may also need to operate two versions of the PCoIP Management Console if you have endpoints that cannot be updated to firmware version 20.01 or higher.
Note: Test a small number of endpoints first before upgrading all the endpoints
Test a small number of endpoints before upgrading all the endpoints in your system. Place them in a test group in a segregated network. If you are using automatic discovery, this may require modifications to your DHCP options or DNS SRV records.
An endpoint can only be managed by one PCoIP Management Console at a time. If you are using DHCP options discovery and you plan to keep some of your endpoints managed by PCoIP Management Console 1, you can configure your DHCP server with the PCoIP Endpoint MC Address option on a scope-by-scope basis. See Configuring Endpoints using Auto Discovery for details.
Note: Ensure different versions of PCoIP Management Console have different IP addresses
If you are running PCoIP Management Console 1 in parallel with a newer PCoIP Management Console, ensure the two versions of the PCoIP Management Console have different IP addresses.
The table shown next lists interoperability issues when running a newer release of PCoIP Management Console in parallel with PCoIP Management Console 1 which has reached End of Support as of April, 2020.
Current versions of PCoIP Management Console and PCoIP Management Console 1 Interoperability
| Category | PCoIP Management Console (2.x to Current Version) |
PCoIP Management Console 1 (1.10.8) End of Support |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint firmware | PCoIP endpoints must run firmware 20.01 or higher. PCoIP Management Console cannot discover and manage endpoints running previous versions of the firmware. | PCoIP Endpoints must run a 4.x firmware version. PCoIP Management Console 1 cannot discover and manage devices running firmware 20.01 or higher. |
| DHCP/DNS discovery | Current versions of PCoIP Management Console use a different format for DHCP options and DNS SRV records from PCoIP Management Console 1. | For information on DHCP and DNS discovery for PCoIP Management Console 1, see the "PCoIP Management Console 1.10.8" User Manual. |
| Management | PCoIP endpoints are managed by at most one PCoIP Management Console. | PCoIP Zero Clients can be managed by more than one PCoIP Management Console 1 simultaneously. |
| Database | Cannot import PCoIP Management Console 1 database. | Importing a database from a current version of PCoIP Management Console is not supported |
| Profiles | You can import PCoIP Management Console 1.10.x profiles. | Importing profiles from a current version of PCoIP Management Console is not supported |
| Communication | Does not communicate with PCoIP Management Console 1. | Does not communicate with current versions of PCoIP Management Console. |