2. Managed Servers Management Console Server Managed PCs Managed Devices Network Infra Devices Management License Suite - Server (1 or 5 Packs – Server ML) SCE & SCVMM Management Consoles Management License Suite - Client (5 or 20 Packs – Client ML) End to End Solution for Physical and Virtual Systems Management Integrated Patching, Monitoring, and Deployment Tools

3. Virtualization Management Capabilities Server consolidation through virtual migration Virtual machine provisioning and configuration Server & Client health monitoring, management Performance reporting, analysis Patch management, software upgrades

4. Price ProductsPricesFeatures Server License Offerings* Essentials 2007$2,022 U.S10 Windows-based server OSEs 50 Windows-based PC OSEs Essentials 2007 with SQL Server Technology $2,961 U.S.10 Windows-based server OSEs 50 Windows-based PC OSEs runtime-restricted version of SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition. Management License (ML) Offerings Essentials Server ML (5 MLP)$506 U.S.5 Windows-based server OSEs. Essentials Server ML (single license)$101 U.S.1 Windows-based server OSEs. Essentials Client ML (20 MLP)$404 U.S.20 Windows-based PC OSEs. Essentials Client ML (5 MLP)$101 U.S.5 Windows-based PC OSEs. * Essentials 2007 requires Microsoft SQL Server to support its operational activities. Essentials 2007 ships with SQL Server Express Edition. For larger deployments of Essentials, you can either buy SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition separately or in conjunction with Essentials 2007. The latter is sold as Essentials 2007 with SQL Server Technology. The SQL Server Technology is the SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and may ONLY be used to support Essentials 2007.

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7. Feature Comparison With OpsMgr 2007 Monitoring OpsMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2010 difference Monitoring of Windows Servers, Clients, Hardware, Software and Services √√ Essentials ships with a Network device management pack Management Packs with Expert Knowledge √√ Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) √√ Add Monitoring Wizard √√ Reporting √√ Essentials data storage limited to 40 days. No report authoring Branch office monitoring √√ Essentials 2010 is a single server solution; no tiered connection of servers Role-based security √ Local or domain admin only for Essentials 2010 server Connector Framework √ Audit Collection Services √ Web Console √ Cross-platform support √

8. Feature Comparison With ConfigMgr 2007 Configuration ConfigMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2007 difference Patch Mgmt (Microsoft and Third party) √√ Software Distribution √√ Essentials offers basic.MSI and.EXE deployment with optional command line parameters. No advanced packaging capability. Hardware and Software Inventory √√ Essentials collects 60+ fixed software and hardware attributes. Configuration Manager 2007 inventory is extensible Branch office updates and software dist. √√ Essentials is a single server solution using BITS 2.0 (bandwidth aware). No site replication servers Operating System Deployment √ Desired Configuration management √ Wake on LAN √ Network Address Protection (NAP) integration √

9. Feature Comparison With Hyper-V & VMM Configuration Hyper-V Console Essentials 2010 VMM Templates XX VM Cloning XX Candidate Identification XX Physical to Virtual Conversion XX Virtual to Virtual Conversion XX Migration across physical machines XX Virtualization Reports XX Monitoring VMs XX Physical resource optimization (PRO) XX Library XX Provisioning X XX VM configuration & propertiesXXX VM state X XX Checkpoints (Snapshots)XXX 64 bit guest OS X XX Hardware Assisted VirtualizationXXX Live thumbnail X XX Synthetic Network SupportXXX Import VM (multiple VHD + snapshot) X X Configure advanced network settingsX X Inspect Disk X X Export VMX VMWare Management X Self-service console X