Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 RC has been made available for free download by Microsoft before it’s final release. The beta RC version is for testers who want to try their hands on Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 and notify all bugs and provide recommendations to Microsoft. The first Release Candidate of Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 which is the best for IT professionals in mid-sized organizations for effectively and proactively manage their IT environment form a single console is now available for free download.

Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 RC features the following functionality:

• Support for Hyper-V Clusters and Live Migration
• Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) Tips
• Improved Updates and Software Overview Pages
• Virtualization Jobs Status.

The download package is sized about 5GB with 4 self-extracting files. After downloading the files, extract the installation image into the same folder and double click on the SetupSCE.exe file to start installation procedure. The System Center Essentials 2010 RC is compatible with Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 editions.

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