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System Center 2012 SP1: What's new?
Central Perspective
If you want to use Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8, or Exchange Server 2013, then SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 also need a compatible monitoring and management solution.
This is what System Center 2012 with its various products offers. However, the RTM version of the product is not compatible with the new Microsoft servers. You need the newly released Service Pack 1 [1] to support the individual products in System Center 2012.
Extended for the Cloud
Service Pack 1 (SP1) is not just a collection of bugfixes, it also expands the individual products in System Center 2012, adding many new features. The focus is on the integration of System Center 2012 with existing or new cloud services in Windows Azure – for example, Windows Azure Virtual Machines, Online Backup, and Global Service Monitor. The biggest changes are to System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), and Data Protection Manager (DPM).
With this update, Microsoft has simplified the licensing of the new version and the combined editions. The new System Center 2012 [2] is available only as a package and is designed to improve significantly server management in the enterprise. The products can no longer be purchased separately. System Center 2012 mainly comprises eight products that cover all aspects of server management:
- System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM) is mainly used for managing devices and installed applications. The new version mainly focuses on the users themselves and their changing equipment. Smartphones also can be managed with the new version.
- System Center Operations Manager 2012 (SCOM) mainly focuses on monitoring servers and network devices installed with SCCM and complements
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