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Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Get support for your technical questions about System Center. See our get started article below. System Center server management licenses have two editions differentiated by virtualization rights only:. There is no differentiation between the types of workloads you can manage with either edition.

The only difference between the editions is the number of operating system environments OSEs that you can manage when all physical cores on the server are licensed. Datacenter edition allows for the management of any number of OSEs virtual machines or Hyper-V containers when all physical cores on the server are licensed. Standard edition allows for the management of up to two OSEs virtual machines or Hyper-V containers when all physical cores on the server are licensed.

Datacenter and Standard edition both allow for the management of any number of Windows Server Containers. The System Center Server Management components are part of an integrated offering to create and manage private cloud environments.

System Center website. System Center Licensing Datasheet. Introduction to Microsoft Core Licensing. System Center System Center delivers a simplified datacenter management experience to keep you in control of your IT while increasing agility and performance. System Center site. About System Center System Center delivers a simplified datacenter management experience to keep you in control of your IT—whether on-premises, in the cloud, or across platforms.

Feature comparison Server management features Server management licenses server MLs are required for managing server operating system environments OSEs , including virtual machines VMs , Hyper-V isolation, and Windows Server containers. Note: Components included in the server MLs are not available separately. Client management features Client management licenses client MLs are required for managing devices that run non-server operating system environments OSEs.

Note: Components included in the client MLs are not available separately. Read the System Center automation brief. Reduce complexity with infrastructure provisioning Seamlessly deploy, configure, and manage your software-defined datacenter infrastructure across compute, networking, storage, and security. Read the System Center infrastructure provisioning brief. Get started with System Center Try now. Follow us. Share this page.