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Availability

Product Version and EditionDate Available
System Center 2022 Standard (Core License)April 2022
System Center 2022 Datacenter (Core License)April 2022
System Center Configuration Manager 1606 (SAL)March 2019
System Center 2019 Data Protection Manager (SAL)March 2019
System Center Endpoint Protection 1606 (SAL)March 2019
System Center 2022 Operations Manager (SAL)April 2022
System Center 2022 Orchestrator (SAL)April 2022
System Center 2022 Service Manager (SAL)April 2022

Use Rights

License Terms: Universal License TermsProduct-Specific License Terms: All editionsPrior Version: System Center 2019
Access License Requirement: SAL editionsClient Software: All editionsDCP Eligible: SALs only
Disaster Recovery: All EditionsIncluded Technologies: SQL Server Technology; Windows Software ComponentsNotices: Bing Maps; Internet-based Features

No Copying or Distributing Data Sets – All Editions

Customer may not copy or distribute any data set (or any portion of a data set) included in the software.

No Copying or Distributing Data Sets – All Editions

Customer may not copy or distribute any data set (or any portion of a data set) included in the software.

License Waivers – All editions

Customer does not need core Licenses or SALs for:

  • any OSEs in which there are no Running Instances of software,
  • any of Customer’s network infrastructure devices functioning only for the purpose of transmitting network data and not running Windows Server,
  • conversion of OSEs from Physical OSE to Virtual OSE, or
  • any devices solely monitored or managed for the status of hardware components with respect to system temperature, fan speed, power on/off, system reset, or CPU availability.

Additional Terms for System Center Datacenter and Standard

Customer may Manage Licensed Servers using System Center Endpoint Protection, subject to the License Model terms.

Windows Server Containers without Hyper-V Isolation

Customer may Manage any number of OSEs instantiated as Windows Server Containers without Hyper-V isolation on the Licensed Server.

Additional Terms for System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Data Protection Manager, System Center Operations Manager, System Center Orchestrator and System Center Service Manager

Customer must assign Client OSE SALs to devices shared by one or more users, unless all of the users are assigned Client User SALs.

Client Software

System Center Data Protection Manager, System Center Operations Manager, System Center Orchestrator, System Center Service Manager and System Center Configuration Manager 1606

If the product includes any of the following components, such components are considered Client Software for that product.

 Configuration Manager Client Device Management Point Custom Updates Publishing Tool
 Distribution Point Fallback Status Point Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates
 PXE Service Point Audit Collection Services software Power Shell
 Business Intelligence Development Studio Legacy Components Notification Services Client Components
 Reporting Services Shared Tools Software Development Kit Management Point
 Reporting Point Secondary Site Server Server Locator Point
 Software Update Point State Migration Point System Health Validator Point
 Out of Band Service Point Connector Framework Analysis Services Shared Tools
 Connectivity Components Management Tools Data warehouse management server
 SQL Server Shared Tools SQL Server Books Online Service Manager console
 AVIcode Incident Snapshot Utility AVIcode Intercept Agent AVIcode SharePoint Application Cartridge
 AVIcode Advisor 5.7 AVIcode Intercept uX Management Pack for Operations Manager AVIcode SharePoint Application Management Pack for Operations Manger
 Quick Integration Kit Opalis Integration Server Data Protection Manager Remote Comand-Line
 SQL XML Client Features SQL Server Mobile Server Tools Data warehouse Database
 Self-service portal AVIcode Incident Upload Utility AVIcode Intercept SE-Viewer
 AVIcode BizTalk Application Cartridge AVIcode Reporting Services Cartridge AVIcode .NET Enterprise Management Pack
 AVIcode BizTalk Application Management Pack AVIcode Reporting Services Management Pack Opalis Operator Console Installer
 Data Protection Manager Agent Virtual Machine Manager Self Service Portal Server Application Virtualization
 VMRC Client Physical to Virtual Agent 

System Center 2022 Datacenter and Standard

 Unified Installer Configuration Manager Console Device Management Point
 Administrator Console Service Manager Console Opalis Operator Console Installer
 SQL Server All other Management Consoles 

License Model

Per Core (Management)

Server Management Licenses (per core)

  1. Customer may use the software on any Server to Manage OSEs on a Licensed Server, provided it acquires sufficient Server licenses as described below.
  2. The number of Licenses required equals the number of Physical Cores on the Licensed Server, subject to a minimum of 8 Licenses per Physical Processor.
  3. Standard edition
  1. Datacenter edition permits use of the server software to Manage any number of OSEs on the Licensed Server.
  2. OSEs running Server operating systems require Server Management Licenses.
  3. Customer may use the software to Manage OSEs running server operating systems only.

Subscriber Access Licenses (SALs) for Management Servers

Access License

  1. Provided it acquires one or more SALs, Customer may use any number of Running Instances of the software to Manage OSEs on Licensed Devices or devices used by Licensed Users.
  2. Customer must acquire a SAL for each OSE or each user of OSEs Customer uses the software to Manage.
  3. SALs do not permit Management of any OSE running a server operating system.

Access Licenses

Server Software Access

System Center Configuration Manager
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center Configuration Manager 1606 SAL (client OSE or user)
System Center Data Protection Manager
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center 2019 Data Protection Manager SAL (client OSE or user)
System Center Endpoint Protection
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center Endpoint Protection 1606 SAL (user or device)
System Center Operations Manager
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center 2022 Operations Manager SAL (Client OSE or user)
System Center Orchestrator
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center 2022 Orchestrator SAL (Client OSE or user)
System Center Service Manager
Subscriber Access LicenseSystem Center 2022 Service Manager SAL (Client OSE or user)