Supported Versions in Multi-Version Cluster

The Multi-Version Cluster Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing. (MVC) in an R81 Cluster Member Security Gateway that is part of a cluster. supports synchronization with peer Cluster Members that run one of these versions:

• R80.10 (or higher)*

• R77.30

In a Multi-Version Cluster, the Cluster Members can run only these versions:

• R81 and R80.10 (or higher)*

• R81 and R77.30

*For supported upgrade paths, see the R81 Release Notes.

These scenarios are supported in Multi-Version Cluster:

• There are only two Cluster Members in the Multi-Version Cluster

  The supported combination is:

  Member 1	Member 2
  R81	Version X

  "Version X" is allowed to be only one of these: R77.30, R80.10, R80.20, and so on.

  For supported upgrade paths, see the R81 Release Notes.

• There are three, four, or five Cluster Members in the Multi-Version Cluster

  Important - In this scenario, Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Collection of hotfixes combined into a single package. Acronyms: JHA, JHF, JHFA. is required: On Cluster Members R80.20, you must install R80.20 Jumbo Hotfix Software package installed on top of the current software version to fix a wrong or undesired behavior, and to add a new behavior. Accumulator Take 75 or higher (see Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.20). On Cluster Members R80.10, you must install R80.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 215 or higher (see Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.10).

  The table shows the allowed combinations of Cluster Member versions:

  Member 1	Member 2	Member 3	Member 4	Member 5
  R81	Version X	Version X	Version X	Version X
  R81	R81	Version X	Version X	Version X
  R81	R81	R81	Version X	Version X
  R81	R81	R81	R81	Version X

  "Version X" is allowed to be only one of these: R77.30, R80.10, R80.20, and so on.

  For supported upgrade paths, see the R81 Release Notes.