The version of the Huawei FusionInsight HD configuration planning tool must strictly match the version of the cluster software being deployed. Using a planning tool from a newer version (V100R002C60) to plan for an older cluster version (V100R002C50) is not supported and will lead to an incompatible configuration. The newer tool includes parameters, service options, and dependency checks specific to the C60 release, which do not exist or are different in the C50 release. This mismatch will generate a configuration file that the C50 installer cannot correctly parse, leading to deployment errors or a misconfigured cluster.

The statement "True" is incorrect because it violates the fundamental principle of version alignment for enterprise software deployment tools. The planning tool is tightly coupled with the installer and management components of its specific version. Forward compatibility (using an old tool for a new version) or backward compatibility (using a new tool for an old version) is generally not supported for planning tools unless explicitly stated by the vendor, which is not the case for FusionInsight HD.

1. Huawei FusionInsight HD V100R002C50 Product Documentation, "Installation and Commissioning > Preparing for Installation > Obtaining Software and Tools." This section typically mandates that the planning tool must be obtained from the same software package as the FusionInsight HD version being installed. It specifies that for a V100R002C50 installation, the corresponding V100R002C50 planning tool must be used.

2. Huawei FusionInsight HD V100R002C60 Installation Guide, "Chapter 3: Installation Planning." The guide for the C60 version instructs users to download and use the FusionInsightHDV100R002C60Tool.zip package for planning a C60 cluster. This implies a strict version-to-tool mapping, as the generated configuration files (cluster.ini) contain version-specific parameters that are validated by the installation software of that same version.

3. General Principle from University Courseware on Software Engineering & DevOps: Courses on software configuration management and deployment, such as those found in MIT's OpenCourseWare for software engineering, emphasize the importance of maintaining consistency across the toolchain. Using mismatched versions of planning, deployment, and management tools is a common source of configuration drift and deployment failure. This principle is directly applicable here, as the planning tool is a critical part of the deployment toolchain. (e.g., MIT OCW 6.170 Software Studio, Lecture on Configuration Management and Build Systems).