defender for server p1 setup help

Question

I'm trying to setup Defender for Servers P1 but can't seem to determine the process to do that. From reading you can no longer to defender for servers but should do defender for cloud P1 or P2. When following those steps, i created my defender for cloud workspace but can only onboard my onprem servers as P2, no option for P1. Can someone assist with the proper way to deploy defender P1 on my servers now days?

Answer 1

I reviewed those links but unfortunately neither provide the answer I'm looking for. Defender for Server SKU was removed without Microsoft guiding people towards the new purchase process. Frustrating to say the least.

Answer 2

Hello there,

This article describes how to set up and configure Defender for Endpoint Plan 1. Whether you have assistance or are doing it yourself, you can use this article as a guide throughout your deployment.

Set up and configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/mde-p1-setup-configuration?view=o365-worldwide

This article describes how to onboard specific Windows servers to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Onboard Windows servers to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/configure-server-endpoints?view=o365-worldwide

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