System Center 2012 is licensed with two versions, Standard and Datacenter. The same capabilities across editions are differentiated only by virtualization rights. All System Center components are included in these two editions.
The license is now required only to manage endpoints. No additional licenses are required for management consoles and they are available exclusively with Software Assurance.
As part of the private cloud design solution, you need to define which license you will need, based on your solution design and business requirements.
Each license covers up to two physical processors. ECI requires a 25-license minimum initial purchase. A two-processor license targets the most common hardware configuration:
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System Center 2012 Editions |
Datacenter |
Standard |
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Recommendation |
For highly virtualized environments |
For lightly- or non-virtualized environments |
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Virtualization rights |
Unlimited |
Two operational systems |
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Capabilities |
All SC components and all workload types |
All SC components and all workload types |
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License type |
This covers up to two physical processors |
This covers up to two physical processors |