Apple today released Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update, which is "recommended for all users and provides enhanced customization capabilities and improved performance for migration over FireWire, ethernet, and wireless networks." According to the accompanying support article, the update installs several utilities:
This update includes the previously released DVD or CD Sharing Setup Update 1.0 software to allow the computer it is installed on to act as an optical drive "host" for MacBook Air computers.
For Mac OS X 10.4.11, this update installs:
- Migration Assistant 1.0.6
- Mac OS X Remote Install 1.1 (located in /Applications/Utilities)
- DVD or CD Sharing (located in the Sharing System preferences panel)
For Mac OS X 10.5.5, this update installs:
- Migration Assistant 1.2.3
- Mac OS X Remote Install 1.1 (located in /Applications/Utilities)
- DVD or CD Sharing (located in the Sharing System preferences panel)
In a separate support article addressing errors in migrating to the new "Late 2008" aluminum MacBooks and MacBook Pros, Apple recommends installing this update on both computers involved in the migration.
The update weighs in at 40.3 MB and requires OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.5.
