I'm running Server 2012 R2 Essentials as a virtual machine in Hyper-V. The host is Server 2012 R2. Installing System Center Endpoint Protection works fine on the host, but not on the guest (installer says current OS not supported). Can anyone tell me why?

Hi,

According to blog (link below), SCEP can be installed on Windows server 2012 standard/Datacenter, Windows Server 2012 Essentials is not included/supported:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2012/09/10/support-questions-about-windows-8-and-windows-server-2012.aspx

Best Regards,
Eve Wang

I don't quite follow... The present version of Essentials is just an "add on" to Windows Server 2012 R2, meaning it's still a standard version of the OS. Therefore it should be supported, right?

Okay, if this (for some reason) really don't work... Any suggestions for a working protection?

Does anybody know if there are any supported anti malware softwares for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials available out there?