System Center
Availability
| Product Version and Edition | Date Available |
|---|---|
| System Center 2025 Standard (Core License) | November 2024 |
| System Center 2025 Datacenter (Core License) | November 2024 |
| 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 2025 Operations Manager (SAL) | November 2024 |
| System Center 2025 Orchestrator (SAL) | November 2024 |
| System Center 2025 Service Manager (SAL) | November 2024 |
Use Rights
| License Terms: Universal License Terms | Product-Specific License Terms: All editions | Prior Version: System Center 2019 |
| Access License Requirement: SAL editions | Client Software: All editions | DCP Eligible: SALs only |
| Disaster Recovery: All Editions | Included Technologies: SQL Server Technology; Windows Software Components | Notices: 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 2025 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)
- Customer may use the software on any Server to Manage OSEs on a Licensed Server, provided it acquires sufficient Server licenses as described below.
- 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.
- Standard edition
- Standard edition permits use of the software to Manage up to one OSE on the Licensed Server.
- Standard edition permits Management of the Physical OSE on the Licensed Server (in addition to one Virtual OSE), if the Physical OSE is used solely to host and Manage the Virtual OSE.
- Customer may assign additional Standard edition Licenses to the Licensed Server equal to the number specified in 2 above and Manage one additional OSE on the Licensed Server.
- Datacenter edition permits use of the server software to Manage any number of OSEs on the Licensed Server.
- OSEs running Server operating systems require Server Management Licenses.
- Customer may use the software to Manage OSEs running server operating systems only.
Subscriber Access Licenses (SALs) for Management Servers
Access License
- 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.
- Customer must acquire a SAL for each OSE or each user of OSEs Customer uses the software to Manage.
- SALs do not permit Management of any OSE running a server operating system.
Access Licenses
Server Software Access
| System Center Configuration Manager | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center Configuration Manager 1606 SAL (client OSE or user) |
| System Center Data Protection Manager | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center 2019 Data Protection Manager SAL (client OSE or user) |
| System Center Endpoint Protection | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center Endpoint Protection 1606 SAL (user or device) |
| System Center Operations Manager | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center 2025 Operations Manager SAL (Client OSE or user) |
| System Center Orchestrator | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center 2025 Orchestrator SAL (Client OSE or user) |
| System Center Service Manager | |
|---|---|
| Subscriber Access License | System Center 2025 Service Manager SAL (Client OSE or user) |