Apple has released the latest version of Mac OS X, version 10.11, “El Capitan”
This is considered a minor upgrade to OS X, so relatively few upgrade issues are expected for this release. Our initial tests were encouraging, and we announced that users were unlikely to encounter catastrophic issues if they upgrade to El Capitan. Things are a bit more complicated when trying to configure fresh 10.11 installations. The issues of which we are aware are big ones, so please consider them carefully before upgrading your existing Macs to El Capitan. We can’t guarantee that all software is compatible with 10.11, so please check with the vendor(s) of your software if you’re unsure.
At this time, we do know of the following issues with using OS X in our environment:
- QAS is not currently supported on El Capitan. It does seem to continue working without issue on systems that were using it prior to upgrading the OS to 10.11, but we can’t guarantee there won’t be issues, and trying to install QAS on fresh 10.11 systems is complicated and full of caveats. Please carefully read our QAS on OS X 10.11 page before deciding whether to upgrade to El Capitan.
- SEP will not function properly without the latest 12.1.6 MP2 installation. Ask your SEP contact to send you the latest version which should be available in the SEPM consoles as of 2015/10/05.
- eRAS requires the new Pulse Secure client. You can find that installation package here.
Bottom Line:
As with any new OS X release, our recommendation is to wait until you have a definite business need to upgrade existing systems, and to read carefully about how to work with systems that shipped with the newest version or were upgraded before being configured. Each version of OS X is typically fine for home users on the day it’s released, but early adoption in enterprise environments can present hinderances.
