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MhiuLuciano
Copper Contributor
Mar 20, 2022

Need options to protect vcenter Windows servers with Endpoint antivirus security

Hi, my company is presently using McAfee to protect our vcenter Windows servers. Can anyone please let me know the best options for enrolling VM servers into Endpoint manager so they can be protected using the antivirus policy. We have several Windows OS versions ranging from 2012R2 to 2019 and two DCs. We of course do not want this to be business impacting. Any suggested options with this will be much appreciated, thanks.

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  • Ash_Gardiner's avatar
    Ash_Gardiner
    Iron Contributor
    Hi MhiuLuciano,

    High level phase view of the process is available here, including temporary co-existence with your current solution.
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/switch-to-mde-overview?view=o365-worldwide#the-migration-process

    Onboarding solutions for Windows server generations are identified here.
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-server-endpoints?view=o365-worldwide

    Group policy looks like your best bet as explained here.
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-endpoints-gp?view=o365-worldwide

    Hope this helps. Thanks, Ash