Please see Mojave support details before upgrading. If you would like to upgrade your computer yourself, you can use the Self Service App. Self Service has an installation package available to upgrade from Sierra (and newer) to Mojave.

As a result, SCSCF will stop providing software support for all computers running macOS 10.12 Sierra on October 31st, 2019. Later this year, Apple is expected to introduce a new replacement for 10.14 Mojave, Sierra will be the third oldest version and will cease to be supported. SCSCF software support charges will be canceled automatically as of Novem. Additionally, computers identified as security risks may be blocked from the CMU network by the Information Security Office (ISO). If you have any questions about macOS, please contact AskOtago.Please note: if you choose not to upgrade your computer, it will not receive security patches or functionality updates and our ability to troubleshoot issues will be limited. Macs running older operating systems than macOS High Sierra (10.13) should have their operating systems updated to a supported operating system as soon as possible. MacOS Catalina will run on these Macintosh computers: MacOS Mojave requires at least 2 GB of RAM and at least 12.5 GB of available disk. Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer Mid 2010 or Mid 2012 with a Metal-capable GPU.MacOS Mojave runs on the following Macintosh computers: MacOS High Sierra requires at least 2 GB of RAM and 14.3 GB of available disk space. MacOS High Sierra runs on the following Macintosh computers: System requirements for macOS macOS High Sierra (10.13) See Software Downloads for more information on accessing the its-sfotware server. from on-campus in the Licenced folder on its-software server (smb://.nz/its-software/its-software/Licensed/macOS).Macs not owned by the University that came with Mac OS X Lion (10.6) and newer are licenced to run the latest compatible version of macOS.In 2010 the University of Otago purchased Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) licences for every Mac owned by the University, so all University owned Macs are licenced to run the latest compatible version of macOS.

Catalina is the latest operating system for Mac (will be released late September 2019) and is free to upgrade from Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) or later.

Mac os operating system