Upgrade enterprise Geodatabse 10.9 compatible with ArcMap 10.8.2?

[Jelle_Stuurman]

Hi,

We are planning to upgrade our Oracle enterprise geodatabase from version 10.5 to version 10.9 alongside upgrading ArcGIS Enterprise to 10.9.1. From the different documentation, including this one, it remains unclear to me if ArcSDE 10.9 is compatible with ArcMap 10.8.2. Will the database still be opened in ArcMap 10.8.2? Or do we need to update to ArcSDE 10.8 so that it remains working in ArcMap? What about ArcGIS Pro? Do we need version 2.9 as a minimum requirement? If I can only update to ArcSDE 10.8, I assume that will work with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1?

Thanks in advance,
Jelle Stuurman

[HeatherM_JDI]

I have the same question except for a SQL-based Enterprise GDB! Now that we have an installation of 10.8.2 in our test environment the message I am getting is "This 10.6.1 Geodatabase matches the ArcGIS release you are currently using" in both ArcMap and Pro.

[George_Thompson · Accepted solution]

You can upgrade the enterprise geodatabase with a Pro client to the latest version. You can still connect with ArcMap 10.8.2 / Enterprise 10.9+ and use the data. The only way that you would not be able to see the data is if it was branch versioned, or other new functionally only available with ArcGIS Pro.

You could use ArcMap 10.8.2 to update (if available) and Enterprise 10.9+ should be able to connect and use the data, but may have limitations on any new 10.9+ capabilities / updates.

This would apply to all supported RDBMS versions (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).

**Full disclosure, I have not used any ArcMap version in at least a year**

Let me know if you have any other questions. I know that client / Enterprise Geodatabase version compatibility can be confusing.

[SandraWang1]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge and solution. I think the geodatabase version will be the same with ArcGIS pro client that has been used to upgrade. Also if you like to know what version of client version, this link explains:

Client and geodatabase compatibility—ArcGIS Server | Documentation for ArcGIS Enterprise

example: ArcGIS pro 2.9  is with geodatabase version 10.9.1