Mac OSX Lion 10.7 Differences

What's Different from Snow Leopard

• Rosetta is no longer available. This means PowerPC based code will not run on any Mac running OS 10.7. The following applications are no longer supported in Lion:
  • Fugu
  • Oracle Calendar
• Samba is no longer used for connecting to or creating Windows shares. Apple replaced it with its own SMB/CIFS implementation called SMBX and is based on Microsoft's SMB2 protocol. Benefits of SMBX include the following:
  • DFS support: Macs with OS X Lion can now connect to DFS shares
  • Windows file sharing is faster and not as erratic as its Snow Leopard predecessor
• Java is no longer bundled with OS X but is downloaded on demand from Apple similar to how Rosetta was installed on Snow Leopard.
  • Symantec Live update requires Java so SCS Computing Facilities will be installing Java on all SCS supported Macs.

What's New in Lion

• A recovery partition is created when Lion is installed that gives the option to boot recovery tools such as disk utility or terminal. This also allows restores from a time machine backup or to reinstall the operating system.
• A complete list of new features can be found here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html

Software Compatibility on OS X Lion

Status of supported software and Lion:

• Symantec Endpoint Protection
  • Installs and functions correctly except that it requires Java for Live update.
  • An error is given if Java isn't installed, and then OS X downloads and installs Java.
• Cisco AnyConnect Client
  • Works with Lion
• iPass
  • Works with Lion
• Adobe Reader and Acrobat Pro X
  • Works with Lion
  • Known issues with Adobe Products running on Lion: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/905/cpsid_90508.html
• OpenAFS
  • Not working and currently not supported
• Firefox
  • Works with Lion (versions 4, 5, 6 tested)
• Thunderbird
  • Works with Lion
• Oracle Calendar
  • Not Supported in Lion
  • If you need to use Oracle calendar please contact the SCS Help Desk to determine if it will be possible for you under Lion
• Fetch
  • Works with Lion
• Fugu
  • Not supported in Lion
  • Replaced with Fetch
• Microsoft Office
  • Works with Lion (both 2008 and 2011)
  • Known issues with Office Products running on Lion: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258653
• Tibs Backup Client
  • Works with Lion
• Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac
  • Must be running version 6 or higher
  • Note the following KB article for those unable to view their VM windows:http://kb.parallels.com/en/111682