r12.x Mixed Mode Support

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r12.x Mixed Mode Support

Consider the following items when migrating from r12.0 SP1 or r12.0 SP2 to r12.5:

An r12.x Policy Server cannot communicate with an r12.5 policy store.
An r12.5 Policy Server can communicate with an r12.5 policy store.
An r12.x Policy Server can share a key store with an r12.5 Policy Server.
An r12.x Policy Server can share a session store with an r12.5 Policy Server.
An r12.x Web Agent can communicate with an r12.5 Policy Server.

The following figure details mixed–mode support:

Graphic showing an r12.x mixed-mode support deployment

Limitations of an r12.x Mixed Environment

An r12.5 Policy Server can communicate with an r12.x policy store, but an r12.x Policy Server cannot connect to an r12.5 policy store. As a result, all existing r12.x features are available in a mixed environment, but the features specific to r12.5 are not available.

Note: For more information about features in r12.5, see the release notes.