What is expected TM behavior after 10.5 to 10.6 upgrade

I have just successfully upgraded from 10.5 to 10.6.  I made a TM backup prior to the upgrade and then disconnected the drive before upgrading.
Before I plug the TM drive back in and attempt to backup, what behavior should I expect?  Will it recognize the old backups and just do an incremental?  Or will it start out from scratch?

I have just successfully upgraded from 10.5 to 10.6.  I made a TM backup prior to the upgrade and then disconnected the drive before upgrading.
Before I plug the TM drive back in and attempt to backup, what behavior should I expect?  Will it recognize the old backups and just do an incremental?  Or will it start out from scratch?

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