System Center 2019 Update Rollup 5 supports current VMware versions and Windows Server 2022 and SQL Server 2022 backup, but management of recent server OS versions requires System Center 2022.

Customers accustomed to System Center for data center management will have to adopt several services to duplicate functionality in Azure, with many capabilities lacking direct analogues.

System Center 2022 Update Rollup 1 adds support for the Azure Stack HCI 22H2 host OS and SQL Server 2022 database software to the data center management suite of applications.

System Center 2019 UR4 brings new guest OS support and few new features, but System Center 2022 is still needed for managing newer host OS versions from Microsoft and VMware.

This illustration shows support milestones for the System Center suite of software.

System Center 2022, now generally available, brings support for recent Microsoft OSs and promises additional hybrid capabilities in the future.

Microsoft is increasingly emphasizing a hybrid strategy for its data-center management tools, with on-premises tools offering more integration with Azure services, and Azure-hosted services adding capabilities to manage on-premises resources.

System Center 2022, planned for release in early 2022, will bring support for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI 21H2 to the suite of on-premises data-center management software.

The long-term viability of traditional legacy on-premises server software is under threat, bringing security risks, long-term support challenges, and rising costs.

Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2019 adds support for managing Azure Stack HCI clusters in Virtual Machine Manager.