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les wrote:Would just like to send out many thanks to the Scalix Team.

I just upgraded from 11.4.3 to 11.4.4 in literally 10 minutes! No problems whatsoever. None of my custom configs were overwritten. Ofcourse this may be different if you're upgrading from a version earlier than 11.4.3 so check the release notes and backup custom settings etc.

I have not got to test activesync yet, thats on the cards soon. (actually need an activesync device i guess ;} )

Thanks Scalix Team and keep up the good work!

I just upgraded from 11.4.3 to 11.4.4 in literally 10 minutes!

Couldn't agree more ... installed in 5 minutes - no issues - didn't even need a restart,

bijankhabiri wrote:Hi, is it safe to upgrade the Scalix Outlook connector without upgrading the server? We are currently running version 11.4.0.11344 with 500+ Outlook 2007 clients and I would be very interested to see if the new connector fixes our Outlook / Smartcache problems.

Thanks

les wrote:

bijankhabiri wrote:Hi, is it safe to upgrade the Scalix Outlook connector without upgrading the server? We are currently running version 11.4.0.11344 with 500+ Outlook 2007 clients and I would be very interested to see if the new connector fixes our Outlook / Smartcache problems.

Thanks

Please read the release notes.

in short, NO. The server must always be the same version or newer than the connector.

billb3 wrote:With that said, I have broken the rules and installed the 11.4.3 connector against a 11.4.2 server...and once again the 11.4.4 connector against a 11.4.3 server...each time for about a week for testing purposes and have never run into any issues.

And FYI...Smartcache performance has gotten much much better since 11.4.0. I would highly recommend you upgrade your setup.

We recommend you upgrade all components at the same time if possible. If you can't do all systems at once, follow these rules:
* You can run Outlook with a Scalix 10.0.x MAPI connector against a Scalix 11 server.
* You must not run Outlook with a Scalix 11 MAPI connector against a Scalix 10 server. This combination can cause invalid data in the message store and interoperability issues.
* You can run a Scalix 11 SWA web server against a Scalix 10 server. You cannot run a Scalix 10 SWA web server against a Scalix 11 server.
* You can use a Scalix 11 Management server to manage a server installed with Scalix 10. You cannot use a Scalix 10 Management server to manage a server installed with Scalix 11.
* It is supported to run Outlook with an older Scalix Connector version against a newer server, e.g. you can run Scalix Connect for Outlook 11.1 against a Scalix 11.4.4 server. It is not supported to run Outlook with a newer Scalix Connector version against an older server, e.g. you cannot run Scalix Connect for Outlook 11.4.4 against a Scalix 11.3 server. You must always upgrade all your servers first before upgrading Scalix Connect for Outlook.