# Monitoring cluster latest version to clusters with old versions
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703 "2020-03-23T17:54:55Z")
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### Author:  [@elemus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elemus)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703/1 "2020-03-23T17:54:55Z")
Hi I have a similar problem as described in
> [@Dedicated monitoring cluster : Version compatibility](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dedicated-monitoring-cluster-version-compatibility/153610):
>
> Hello, I'd like to introduce a dedicated monitoring cluster into our environment. Currently the production elasticsearch cluster is running on 5.6.3 and also has XPack 5.6.3 installed. If I create a new elasticsearch single node cluster running 6.x.x with XPack 6.x.x will this be able to accept and process monitoring data from the production cluster running the older version? In other words is XPack 6.x.x backwards compatible with older versions of elastic search. Thanks in advance. mp365
Can I use a most recent version of elasticsearch to monitoring other clusters with older versions?
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### Author:  [@ffknob](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ffknob)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703/2 "2020-04-06T21:24:44Z")
Me too!
I've found something in the docs... other than that, need to experiment with...
```auto
In general, the monitoring cluster and the clusters being monitored should be running the same version of the stack. A monitoring cluster cannot monitor production clusters running newer versions of the stack. If necessary, the monitoring cluster can monitor production clusters running the latest release of the previous major version.
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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/monitoring-overview.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/monitoring-overview.html)
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### Author:  [@elemus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elemus)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703/3 "2020-04-06T23:43:01Z")
Ey Thank you for your response.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-cluster-latest-version-to-clusters-with-old-versions/224703/4 "2020-05-04T23:43:10Z")
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