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Mac OS X Server: Software Update Service compatibility

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Summary

Mac OS X Server Software Update Service can provide Apple Software Updates to Mac OS X clients. Use the list below to see which client versions can get updates from which server versions.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.6, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X Server 10.4, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X Server 10.5, Lion Server, Mac OS X 10.5

  • Lion Server Software Update Service can provide Apple Software Updates to OS X Lion, Mac OS X v10.6, and Mac OS X v10.5 clients.
  • Mac OS X Server v10.6 Software Update Service can provide Apple Software Updates to OS X Lion, Mac OS X v10.6, Mac OS X v10.5, and Mac OS X v10.4 clients.
  • Mac OS X Server v10.5 Software Update Service can provide Apple Software Updates to Mac OS X v10.5 and Mac OS X v10.4 clients.
  • Mac OS X Server v10.4 Software Update Service can provide Apple Software Updates to Mac OS X v10.4 clients only.

Important: to use Mac OS X Server v10.6 Software Update Service to provide updates to OS X Lion clients you must follow the additional instructions in Hosting Lion Updates on Snow Leopard Server.

Additional Information

Note: If you connect a Mac OS X client to a Software Update server not listed above, you may see some software updates listed, if those updates were released for multiple Mac OS X versions. However, you will not see the full list of updates available for your client unless you connect to a Software Update server running a version Mac OS X Server listed above.

For more information about the Software Update Service, consult Mac Help or the documentation available here.

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