Defender for Identity deployment
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… the following table to select the[removed: appropriate deployment for each][added: recommended deployment. For supported v2.x platforms, see v2.x] server[removed: in your environment.][added: requirements. Review the migration prerequisites separately before upgrading an existing v2.x sensor.]
[removed: For e][added: E]ligible domain[removed: controllers][added: controllers, AD FS, AD CS, and Microsoft Entra Connect servers] running Windows Server 2019 or[removed: later,][added: later support] sensor[removed: v3.x supports onboarding][added: v3.x. You can onboard these servers] with or without Microsoft Defender for Endpoint deployment.[removed: Other eligible identity-role servers require Defender for Endpoint onboarding.]
… Server 2019 or later with the[removed: July][added: September] 2026 or later cumulative update Defender … for Endpoint, activate sensor v3.x directly.[removed: For domain controllers that aren't onboarded to Defender for Endpoint,][added: Otherwise,] use the sensor v3.x onboarding package.[removed: AD FS, AD CS, and Microsoft Entra Connect servers must be onboarded to Defender for Endpoint before activation.]Any supported server type Windows Server …
… onboarding through Defender for Endpoint. Eligible[removed: domain controllers][added: servers] can instead use the sensor v3.x …
If an eligible[removed: domain controller][added: server] isn't onboarded to Defender for Endpoint, …
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