It seems I made a mistake in searching the documentation without specifying the appropriate queries. Let me correct that and find the information you need. I'll focus on compatibility between Prefect 3 and Prefect 2 server environments. Please give me a moment.
Based on the Prefect documentation, using Prefect 3.x clients with a Prefect 2.x server might not be directly compatible due to potential changes in capabilities. Prefect aims to maintain backwards compatibility, which means older clients can work with newer servers, but newer clients may require updates not supported by older servers.
From the 3.x documentation, it states that sometimes you cannot use new clients with an old server because the new client may expect the server to support capabilities that it does not yet include. Therefore, it's recommended that all clients are either the same version as the server or older for compatibility.
Similarly, the 2.x documentation emphasizes that new clients might expect functionalities not present in the older server versions, echoing the same compatibility advice.
For example, a client on version 2.5.0 cannot be utilized with a server on version 2.1.0 as the server might not support all features the client expects.
For a smooth upgrade process or compatibility assurance, you might want to align the client and server versions closely or consider an upgrade of the server to accommodate the newer client capabilities.
For more information:
-
Prefect 3.x Documentation
-
Prefect 2.x Documentation