OS Compatibility Testing - macOS 12 (Monterey)

This document details the results of Departmental Support's software compatibility testing with macOS 12 (Monterey)

Testing Details

Testing was completed on 10/25/2021 using macOS 12.0.1 on a 2020 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro. 

Recommendation

macOS 12 is currently supported on Departmental Support-managed systems per DoIT Support's supported OS policy.

 

Update 11/15:  There have been reports of macs being bricked (unusable) after updating the OS to Monterey. We expect Apple to fix this in the 12.1 update. 

See M1-specific compatibility here.

Software Version DoIT Test Results Vendor Supported Notes
Active Directory N/A

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N/A
  • Domain joins and log-in with NetID are both successful.
  • Maintains domain connection when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
  • Issue: If if the machine is upgraded to 12.0 from a previous version of OSX, the AD administrative groups defined on the machine before the upgrade appear to break and will not function after the upgrade.
    • Solution: Unjoining the machine and rejoining with the correct AD administrative groups or redeploying the groups via management software (i.e. BigFix) appears to successfully fix this.
Adobe Creative Cloud 5.6.0.788

green checkmark

10.14+ 

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application properly starts on login.
    • Successfully installs Adobe CC applications.
  • Vendor system requirements
Box Drive 2.24.193

green checkmark

10.15+

(MacOS 12.0 fully supported)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Box-folder synced successfully.
    • Shared box folders synced successfully.
    • Successfully add, edit, and remove files from the Box folder.
  • Vendor system requirementspatch notes
BigFix (Security) 10.0.4

green checkmark

10.14+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Launches TriggerClientUI successfully.
    • Reports into BigFix console, receives deployments, and reports back to relevance inquiries successfully.

    • The Offers dashboard appears correctly and allows for the acceptance and deployment of offer content.
  • Vendor system requirements
Cisco AMP (Security) 1.16.0.841

green checkmark

10.14+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Correctly reports into Cisco AMP console.
    • EICAR test file detected immediately and deleted upon download.
  • Vendor compatibility notes
Cisco Jabber 12.9.6

green checkmark

10.13+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Searching for contacts working as expected.
    • Successfully performs calls and allows for voicemail playback.
  • Vendor patch notes
Display Link Manager 1.5

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10.15+

(MacOS 12.0 fully supported)

  • Issue: will break going from 10.15 or 11.0 to 12.0 so you will need to update the driver unless you already have display link manager 1.5 which supports all 3 versions. 
  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected.
    • Test on D6000 and D6000s dock with 3 external 1080p displays. 
    • USB and network also working as well as charging. 
  • Vendor patch notes 
Google Drive  51.0.16.0

green checkmark

10.11+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Tested signing in and able to see folders in finder as well as download and upload. 
  • Vendor compatibility notes
Java 8u311

green checkmark

10.8.3+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Safari version 12 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which include Java.
    • Chrome version 45 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which include Java.
    • Firefox version 52 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which include Java.
    • Launches Java Web Start-based UW Java applications successfully including JEMS.
  • Vendor system requirements
Microsoft Teams 1.4.00.22368

green checkmark

10.15+

(MacOS 12.0 fully supported)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Successfully sends and receives messages to and from individuals, groups, and teams.
    • Successfully performs calls and video conferencing via the built-in solutions.
    • Successfully creates new teams and modifies previous teams.
    • Searching for contacts working as expected.
  • Vendor system requirementspatch notes
Office 365 16.54

green checkmark

10.15+

(MacOS 12.0 fully supported)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
  • Excel, Powerpoint, and Word
    • Added O365 account to Excel, Powerpoint, and Word successfully.
    • Successfully created, edited, and opened documents in Excel, Powerpoint, and Word.
  • Outlook
    • Added O365 account to Outlook successfully.
    • Signs Emails with certificates successfully.
    • Send and receive Emails working as expected.
    • Reflects Email folder and read status on account as expected.
    • Calendar events, details, and invitees appear successfully.
    • Able to create new calendar events, invite attendees, check invitees' availability, add notes, etc. 
  • Vendor system requirementspatch notes
Palo Alto GlobalProtect 5.2.8-23

green checkmark

10.11+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Connected successfully with dynamic pool.
    • Connected successfully with static IP.
  • Vendor compatibility notespatch notes
  • **Older versions of GlobalProtect may cause network connectivity issues if it is not upgraded to the latest available version prior to upgrading to12.0.  The solution is either upgrading GlobalProtect prior to upgrading or removing GlobalProtect and reinstalling the latest version of Global protect once you have 12.0,
PKI Certificates N/A

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N/A
  • Personal certificate imported successfully. Additional information on certificate management is available here.
Qualys (Security) 3.7.0.54

green checkmark

10.13+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Reports in the management console.
    • Note: the Applications folder entry is crossed out, though the agent itself seems to function normally.
  • Vendor compatibility notes
Spirion (Security) 11.6.1

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10.13 - 11.0

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Per the vendor, Spirion is NOT compatible with M1 Macs
  • Installed successfully on an Intel Mac and appeared to work without error when upgrading from a previous macOS version to 12.0
Webex Meetings 41.10.6.2

green checkmark

10.13+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Successfully video conferencing meeting.
    • Successfully imported pre-existing outlook meetings into Webex Meetings.
  • Vendor compatibility notessystem requirements
Zoom 5.8.1

green checkmark

10.9+

(No explicit 12.0 support noted)

  • Installs successfully on new macOS instances and works as expected when upgrading from the previous macOS version to 12.0.
    • Able to create meetings, join existing meetings, Video, and audio working
    • Virtual backgrounds working 
  • Vendor compatibility notes



Keywords:
macOS 12 mac compatibility testing 12 macOS monterey
Doc ID:
114385
Owned by:
Kit P. in DoIT Departmental Support
Created:
2021-10-19
Updated:
2025-05-09
Sites:
DoIT Departmental Support, DoIT Help Desk, DoIT Staff