Xsan: Compatibility of Xsan versions with Mac OS X versions

Summary

This article contains a list of which Xsan versions are compatible with which versions of Mac OS X client and server; the matrix shows required versions of Xsan and Mac OS X for when you want to upgrade your Xsan version.

Products Affected

Xsan, Xsan 2, Xsan 2.1, Xsan 2.2, Xsan 2.3

Note: Xsan and Mac OS X versions running on MDCs must always be the same or later versions than those which are running on the Xsan clients (for example, clients running Xsan 2.2.1 on Mac OS X 10.6.8 means MDCs must be running Xsan 2.2.1 or later, and Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later). For more information about compatibility between Xsan versions within a SAN, see this article.

Mac OS X version requirements for various versions of Xsan

Xsan 1.1 for Panther Xsan 1.0 10.3.9 only link
Xsan 1.1 for Tiger Xsan 1.0 10.4.1 through 10.4.11 link
Xsan 1.2 for Panther Xsan 1.0.1 through Xsan 1.1 for Panther 10.3.9 only, not 10.4 link
Xsan 1.2 for Tiger Xsan 1.1 for Tiger 10.4.3 through 10.4.11 link
Xsan 1.3 for Panther Xsan 1.0.1 through Xsan 1.2 for Panther 10.3.9 only, not 10.4 link
Xsan 1.3 for Tiger Xsan 1.2 for Tiger 10.4.5 through 10.4.11 link
Xsan 1.4 Xsan 1.1 through 1.3 on Tiger 10.4.7 through 10.4.11 link
Xsan 1.4.1 Xsan 1.1 through Xsan 1.4 10.4.8 through 10.4.11 link
Xsan 1.4.2 Xsan 1.1 through Xsan 1.4.1 10.4.10 through 10.5.8 link
Xsan 2 Xsan 1.4.2 on Leopard 10.5.2 through 10.5.8 link
Xsan 2.1 Xsan 2 10.5.3 through 10.5.8 link
Xsan 2.1.1 Xsan 2 or 2.1 10.5.5 through 10.5.8 link
Xsan 2.2 Xsan 2, 2.1, or 2.1.1 10.5.8 or later, including Mac OS X v10.6 link
Xsan 2.2.1 Xsan 2.2 10.5.8 or later, including Mac OS X v10.6 link
Xsan 2.2.2 Xsan 2.2 or 2.2.1 10.6.8 only link
Xsan 2.3 n/a OS X Lion or Lion Server n/a


Note: Xsan 2.3 is included with OS X Lion and is not available as an update for other Mac OS X versions.

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