Microsoft today announced that it has made available downloadable VHD’s for evaluating the Beta of System Center 2012 SP1, which it announced in September this year.

Since Service Pack 1 will provide support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, it’s much awaited by companies who want to start rolling out and manage Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 using the System Center Suite. Microsoft expects to release Service Pack 1 in early 2013.

The following downloads are available:

• App Controller – Service Pack 1 Beta
• Operations Manager – Service Pack 1 Beta
• Orchestrator – Service Pack 1 Beta
• Service Manager – Service Pack 1 Beta
• Virtual Machine Manager – Service Pack 1 Beta
• Data Protection Manager – Service Pack 1 Beta