Hi all :

       System Center 2012 SP1 Beta announced , you can download them from this link : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607

       The Beta of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (“SP1”)  enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.

       For Configuration Manager SP1 Beta , the new features including :

• Deployment and management of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
• Distribution point for Windows Azure to help reduce infrastructure costs
• Automation of administrative tasks through PowerShell support
• Management of Mac OS X clients and Linux and UNIX servers
• Real-time administrative actions for Endpoint Protection related tasks

       This post , you can follow me to build a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 OS platform , including SQL Server 2012 being a database.

       You can reference this document .

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       Enjoy!

       Justin Gao

       Microsoft (China)