Provisioning in a mixed AX/N4 or N4.x network

For a number of reasons, including the increased emphasis on security in Niagara 4, limitations apply in installations where hosts running AX-3.8 and others running Niagara 4 share the same network. Provisioning job steps continue to be added to Niagara 4, and may not always be backward-compatible with previous versions.

Be aware that:

The Niagara 4.7 Supervisor can provision the AX-3.8 station using these steps: Backup Stations, Copy Supervisor File, Install Software, Update Licenses, Set Time, and Reboot.
The AX-3.8 Supervisor cannot provision Niagara 4 stations.
Niagara 4 provisioning robots do not run on AX-3.8 stations.
Component and device templates can be provisioned to stations running Niagara 4.6 and later
Application templates can be provisioned to stations running Niagara 4.7 and later
In Niagara 4.7 and later, provisioning no longer runs most job steps against a remote station if default platform credentials or default system passphrase are detected on the station. In that situation, only those steps that set platform credentials or set system passphrase will run.

The table below shows the general backwards compatibility of provisioning steps run on a Niagara 4.9 Supervisor against stations running prior Niagara versions. Certain steps have some restrictions listed in the numbered notes following the table.

Job Step	NiagaraVers. Available	AX Support	Legacy Niagara 4 Support	Fox/Plat
Enable Bootstrap Mode	4.7	Yes	Yes	Both
Update Connections Using Niagara Network Discovery	4.7	N/A	Yes 4.7 (9)	Both
Update Connections Using Provisioning Station's DHCP Server	4.7	N/A	Yes 4.7 (9)	Both
Update Licenses	AX/4.0	No (1)	No 4.4 (1)	Plat
Add Station User	4.8	No	Yes	Both
Backup Stations	AX/4.0	Yes	Yes	Both
Configure Niagara IdP and SAML Scheme	4.9	N/A	Yes 4.4 (6)	Both
Copy Local File	AX/4.0	Yes	Yes	Both
Copy Supervisor File	AX/4.0	Yes	Yes	Both
Deploy Template	4.6	N/A	Yes 4.6	Both
Export Certificate Signing Request	4.7	No	Yes	Both
Generate Certificate	4.6	No	Yes	Plat
Import Signed Certificate	4.6	No	Yes	Both
Install Application Template	4.7	N/A	Yes 4.7	Plat
Install Software	AX/4.0	Yes (2)	Yes (5)	Both
Reboot	AX/4.0	Yes	Yes	Plat
Remove Station User	4.8	Yes	Yes	Both
Rename Device Station	4.7	Yes (4)	Yes	Plat
Run Robot	AX/4.0	No	Yes	Both
Security Job Steps	4.7	N/A	Yes	Both
Set Certificate Alias	4.6	No	Yes	Both
Set Platform Credentials	4.6	N/A	Yes	Plat
Set Platform User Password	4.12	No	Yes	Plat
Set Property	4.8/4.9	Yes	Yes	Both
Set Station Connection Credentials	4.8	Yes	Yes	N/A
Set Station User Password	4.7	No	Yes (8)	Both
Set System Passphrase	4.6	N/A	Yes	Plat
Set TLS Level	4.6	No	Yes	Both
Set Time	4.7	Yes (3)	Yes	Both
Setup Reciprocal Connection	4.6	No	Yes	Both
Sign Certificate	4.6	No	Yes	Plat
Update Template or Application Configuration	4.9	N/A	Yes 4.6 (7)	Both
Upgrade Application Template	4.9	N/A	Yes 4.7	Both
Upgrade Out-of-date Software	AX/4.0	Yes (2)	Yes	Both
Upgrade Template	4.6	N/A	Yes 4.6	Both

This is prevented from running as expected. This is being addressed.
Yes, provided the AX software modules are available under the !sw folder of the Supervisor and a reboot of the remote AX host is required.
NTP Host Mode is not a supported property in AX and is ignored.
An AX station cannot be restarted after being stopped without a host reboot step or manual reboot.
Yes, provided the legacy Niagara 4 software modules are available under the !sw folder of the Supervisor.
Requires the saml and samlEncryption modules installed on the remote host. You must add the station to desired the circle of trust under the SAMLIdPService.
Update Template Configuration is available for Niagara 4.6 and later. Application Templates are available from version Niagara 4.7 and later.
A Niagara 4.8 Supervisor works against Niagara 4.6 and later. A Niagara 4.9 Supervisor only works against Niagara 4.6.
Intended for use on aJACE-9000 acting as a Supervisor for connected Edge devices.

Provisioning in a mixed AX/N4 or N4.x network

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