1. Introduction In many enterprise environments, infrastructure administrators may not have direct access to the Azure Arc portal or Microsoft Defender for Cloud. However, they are still responsible for ensuring that on-premises servers are properly onboarded and connected to Azure services such as Defender for Servers. This document provides an overview of Defender for Servers, explains how to onboard on-premises servers using Azure Arc, and introduces a PowerShell script that helps verify service health and connectivity from the local machine.
2. Overview of Defender for Servers
Microsoft Defender for Servers is a plan within Microsoft Defender for Cloud that provides advanced threat protection for Windows and Linux servers, whether they...
Published Jun 30, 2025
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Microsoft
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