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Supervisor version 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.11 SR9. If upgrading to Locator 2.11 SR9 with Supervisor installed 2.1 and older installed, upgrading to at least Supervisor 2.4 SR3 is also required.
As Supervisor 2.4 SR3 requires the new Authority Service that was introduced with Locator 2.11 SR1, you need configure the Active Directory authentication system during Locator upgrade, if upgrading from a prior version than Locator 2.11 SR1. , you will need to configure the Active Directory authentication system during Locator upgrade.
Notes if upgrading from ViaWorks 2.7 or Older
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