Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Endpoint protectionAzure Server Integration
In brief
The page now links new deployments to server onboarding guidance and on-premises server connections to Defender for Servers, including automatic or manual deployment options and onboarding verification.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators have clearer guidance for selecting and verifying a server onboarding method.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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Servers already running Defender for Endpoint continue operating with their existing configuration. You don't need to onboard, reinstall, or migrate them to maintain their existing protection. Review the requirements for each unified capability before changing your configuration.
Onboard new servers
For new deployments, see Onboard servers to Microsoft Defender to choose an automatic or manual deployment method and verify onboarding.
To connect on-premises servers to Defender for Servers, see Connect on-premises servers to Defender for Servers.
Review the server asset page
The server asset page brings together available cloud-resource and endpoint-device information for the same server, instead of requiring separate investigation pages.
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Servers already running Defender for Endpoint continue operating with their existing configuration. You don't need to onboard, reinstall, or migrate them to maintain their existing protection. Review the requirements for each unified capability before changing your configuration.
+## Onboard new servers
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+For new deployments, see [Onboard servers to Microsoft Defender](onboard-server) to choose an automatic or manual deployment method and verify onboarding.
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+To connect on-premises servers to Defender for Servers, see [Connect on-premises servers to Defender for Servers](/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/quickstart-onboard-machines).
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## Review the server asset page
The server asset page brings together available cloud-resource and endpoint-device information for the same server, instead of requiring separate investigation pages.