Index: lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/Deploy.java
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diff -u -r80b79caffb24c6e12d0c308ca492bb70751e3415 -r58266b05c67b9cc6cdf82200ccfce53a1f057fec
--- lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/Deploy.java	(.../Deploy.java)	(revision 80b79caffb24c6e12d0c308ca492bb70751e3415)
+++ lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/Deploy.java	(.../Deploy.java)	(revision 58266b05c67b9cc6cdf82200ccfce53a1f057fec)
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
             dbUpdater.setDbDriverUrl(config.getDbDriverUrl());
             dbUpdater.setToolSignature(config.getToolSignature());
             dbUpdater.setToolVersion(config.getToolVersion());
+            dbUpdater.setToolCompatibleVersion(config.getMinServerVersionNumber());
             dbUpdater.checkInstalledVersion();
             if (dbUpdater.getToolExists() && forceDB==false)
             {
@@ -216,15 +217,6 @@
             {
             	System.out.println("Activating Tool: " + config.getToolSignature());
                 dbUpdater.activateTool(config.getToolSignature(), 1);
-            	
-            	/*ToolDBActivateTask dbActivateTask = new ToolDBActivateTask();
-                dbActivateTask.setDbUsername(config.getDbUsername());
-                dbActivateTask.setDbPassword(config.getDbPassword());
-                dbActivateTask.setDbDriverClass(config.getDbDriverClass());
-                dbActivateTask.setDbDriverUrl(config.getDbDriverUrl());
-                dbActivateTask.setLearningLibraryId(dbDeployTask.getLearningLibraryId());
-                dbActivateTask.setToolId(dbDeployTask.getToolId());
-                dbActivateTask.execute();*/
             }
             else
             {
Index: lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/ToolDBUpdater.java
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diff -u -r80b79caffb24c6e12d0c308ca492bb70751e3415 -r58266b05c67b9cc6cdf82200ccfce53a1f057fec
--- lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/ToolDBUpdater.java	(.../ToolDBUpdater.java)	(revision 80b79caffb24c6e12d0c308ca492bb70751e3415)
+++ lams_tool_deploy/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/deploy/ToolDBUpdater.java	(.../ToolDBUpdater.java)	(revision 58266b05c67b9cc6cdf82200ccfce53a1f057fec)
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-
 import org.apache.commons.dbutils.DbUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -43,13 +42,19 @@
     // Holds value of property toolVersion
     private String toolVersion;
     
-    // Holds the value of property toolExists
+    // Holds value of property toolCompatibleversion
+    private String toolCompatibleVersion;
+    
+    // Holds value property toolExists
     private boolean toolExists;
     
-    // Holds the value of property toolNewer
+    // Holds value property toolNewer
     private boolean toolNewer;
     
+    // Holds value property compatibleVersion
+    private boolean compatibleVersion;
     
+    
     /**
      * Creates instance of ToolDBUpdater
      */ 
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@
     /**
      * Checks the tool is installed in the db, sets property toolExists
      * Checks the tool version in the db, sets the property toolNewer
+     * Checks the database Sever version is higher than the install one
      */
     public void checkInstalledVersion()
     {
@@ -92,7 +98,8 @@
         ResultSet results = null;
         try
         {
-            stmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT tool_version FROM lams_tool WHERE tool_signature=\""+toolSignature+"\"");
+            
+        	stmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT tool_version FROM lams_tool WHERE tool_signature=\""+toolSignature+"\"");
             results = stmt.executeQuery();
             if (results.first())
             {
@@ -114,11 +121,40 @@
             	toolExists = false;
             } 
             
+            // Checking the server version, uses the date section of the version for accuracy
+            // eg 2.0.200612051427 becomes 200612051427
+            stmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT config_value FROM lams_configuration WHERE config_key=\"ServerVersionNumber\"");
+            results = stmt.executeQuery(); 
+            if (results.first())
+            {
+            	
+            	String dbVersionStr = results.getString("config_value");
+            	double dbVersion = java.lang.Double.parseDouble(dbVersionStr.substring(dbVersionStr.lastIndexOf('.')));
+            	double instVersion = java.lang.Double.parseDouble(toolCompatibleVersion.substring(toolCompatibleVersion.lastIndexOf('.')));
+            	
+            	if (dbVersion < instVersion)
+            	{
+            		System.out.println("The minimum ServerVersionNumber \"" +toolCompatibleVersion+ "\" for install tool " 
+            								+this.toolSignature+ " " +this.toolVersion+ 
+            								" is higher than the current installed \"" +dbVersionStr+ "\"");
+            		System.out.println("BUILD FAILED");
+            		System.exit(0);
+            	}
+            	else
+            	{
+            		this.compatibleVersion = true;
+            	}
+            }
+            else
+            {
+            	throw new DeployException("Could not get the ServerVersionNumber from the database.");
+            }
+            
             conn.close();
         }
         catch (SQLException sqlex)
         {
-            throw new DeployException("Could not get tool version", sqlex);
+            throw new DeployException("Problem checking tool version compatibility", sqlex);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -187,4 +223,19 @@
      * @return True if the tool to be installed is a newer version than the version in the datbase
      */
     public boolean getToolNewer() {return this.toolNewer;}
+    
+    /**
+     * @return returns the toolCompatibleVersion
+     */
+    public String getToolCompatibleVersion() {return this.toolCompatibleVersion;}
+    
+    /**
+     * @param ver sets toolCompatibleVersion
+     */
+    public void setToolCompatibleVersion(String ver) {this.toolCompatibleVersion = ver;}
+    
+    /**
+     * @return True if tool is compatible with the server version in the db
+     */
+    public boolean getToolCompatible() {return this.compatibleVersion;}
  }