Getting Started

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012, System Center 2012 SP1, System Center 2012 R2

The topics in Getting Started introduce you to System Center 2012. You can learn about what is new, view system and upgrade requirements, and get to know System Center 2012 R2.

To evaluate the components in System Center 2012 R2, you can download preconfigured virtual hard disks (VHDs) from which you can create virtual machines. Each virtual machine runs one of the components in System Center 2012 R2.

To create the virtual machines, you need a host server running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V feature installed. Each VHD has the software needed to create an individual virtual machine.

System Center 2012 R2 VHDs:

• App Controller

• Operations Manager

• Orchestrator

• Service Manager

• Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

• What's New in System Center 2012 R2

• What's New in System Center 2012 SP1

• System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 App Cpntroller

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation

• Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• System Requirements for System Center 2012 SP1

• Upgrade Sequencing for System Center 2012 R2

• Upgrade Sequencing for System Center 2012 SP1

• Configuration Analyzer for System Center 2012 R2

• Configuration Analyzer for System Center 2012 SP1

• Information and Support for System Center 2012

• System Center 2012 in the TechNet Library