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‎articles/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-autoprovisioning.md

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ms.date: 09/20/2023
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# Migrate to SQL server-targeted Azure Monitoring Agent's (AMA) autoprovisioning process (Preview)
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Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) is set to be retired in August 2024. As a result, a new SQL server-targeted Azure Monitoring Agent (AMA) autoprovisioning process is being released in preview. You can learn more about the [Defender for SQL Server on machines Log Analytics Agent's upcoming deprecation plan](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-sql-server-on-machines).
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Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) is being deprecated in August 2024. As a result, a new SQL server-targeted Azure Monitoring Agent (AMA) autoprovisioning process is being released in preview. You can learn more about the [Defender for SQL Server on machines Log Analytics Agent's deprecation plan](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-sql-server-on-machines).
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Customers who are using the MMA process are requested to migrate to the SQL server-targeted AMA for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process. The migration process is seamless and provides continuous protection for all machines.
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During the preview, customers who are using the current autoprovisioning process with Azure Monitor Agent (Preview) option, should migrate to the new Azure Monitoring Agent for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process. The migration process is seamless and provides continuous protection for all machines.
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## The AMA autoprovisioning process
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If you are currently using the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) autoprovisioning process, you can [migrate to SQL server-targeted AMA for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process](#migrate-to-the-ama-autoprovisioning-process). However if you have not enabled the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) autoprovisioning process, you can skip the migration process and [enable the SQL server-targeted AMA for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process](#enable-the-ama-autoprovisioning-process).
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### Migrate to the AMA autoprovisioning process
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Follow these instructions if you are currently using the MMA autoprovisioning process. If not, you can skip these instructions and [enable the SQL server-targeted AMA for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process](#enable-the-ama-autoprovisioning-process).
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**To migrate to the AMA autoprovisioning process**:
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## Migrate to the SQL server-targeted AMA autoprovisioning process
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
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1. Select the relevant subscription.
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1. Under the Database plan, select **Action required**.
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1. Under the Databases plan, select **Action required**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/action-required.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows where the option to select action required is on the Defender plans page." lightbox="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/action-required.png":::
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1. In the pop-up window select **Enable**.
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1. In the pop-up window, select **Enable**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/update-sql.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows you where to select the Azure Monitor Agent on the screen." lightbox="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/update-sql.png":::
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1. Select **Save**.
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Once the SQL server-targeted AMA autoprovisioning process has been enabled, you need to disable the Log Analytics agent and the Azure Monitor agent.
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Once the SQL server-targeted AMA autoprovisioning process has been enabled, you should disable the Log Analytics agent/Azure Monitor agent autoprovisioning process.
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**To disable the Log Analytics agent and the Azure Monitor agent**:
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> [Note!]
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> If you have the Defender for Server plan enabled, you will need to [review the Defender for Servers Log Analytics deprecation plan](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-servers) for Log Analytics agent/Azure Monitor agent dependency before disabling the process.
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## Disable the Log Analytics agent and the Azure Monitor agent
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
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> If you are also have the Defender for Server plan enabled, you will need to [review the Defender for Servers Log Analytics deprecation plan](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-servers) for Log Analytics agent/Azure Monitor agent dependency before disabling the process.
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### Enable the AMA autoprovisioning process
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Follow these instructions if this is your first time enabling Defender for SQL servers on machines and you want to enable the SQL server-targeted AMA autoprovisioning process.
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**Enable the SQL server-targeted AMA for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process**:
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
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:::image type="content" source="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/select-settings.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows where the settings button is located on the defenders plan page." lightbox="media/defender-sql-autoprovisioning/select-settings.png":::
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‎articles/defender-for-cloud/release-notes.md

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# What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
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| September 21 | [Preview release: New autoprovisioning process for SQL Server on machines plan](#preview-release-new-autoprovisioning-process-for-sql-server-on-machines-plan) |
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| September 11 | [Exempt functionality now available for Defender for APIs recommendations](#exempt-functionality-now-available-for-defender-for-apis-recommendations) |
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| September 11 | [Create sample alerts for Defender for APIs detections](#create-sample-alerts-for-defender-for-apis-detections) |
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| September 6 | [Preview release: Containers vulnerability assessment powered by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management now supports scan on pull](#preview-release-containers-vulnerability-assessment-powered-by-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management-now-supports-scan-on-pull)|
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| September 6 | [Updated naming format of Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards in regulatory compliance](#updated-naming-format-of-center-for-internet-security-cis-standards-in-regulatory-compliance) |
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| September 5 | [Sensitive data discovery for PaaS databases (Preview)](#sensitive-data-discovery-for-paas-databases-preview) |
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| September 1 | [General Availability (GA): malware scanning in Defender for Storage](#general-availability-ga-malware-scanning-in-defender-for-storage)|
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### Preview release: New autoprovisioning process for SQL Server on machines plan
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Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) is being deprecated in August 2024. Defender for Cloud [updated it's strategy](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-cloud-plan-and-strategy-for-the-log-analytics-agent-deprecation) by replacing MMA with the release of a SQL Server-targeted Azure Monitoring Agent autoprovisioning process.
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During the preview, customers who are using the MMA autoprovisioning process with Azure Monitor Agent (Preview) option, are requested to [migrate to the new Azure Monitoring Agent for SQL server on machines (Preview) autoprovisioning process](defender-for-sql-autoprovisioning.md#migrate-to-the-sql-server-targeted-ama-autoprovisioning-process). The migration process is seamless and provides continuous protection for all machines.
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For more information, see [Migrate to SQL server-targeted Azure Monitoring Agent autoprovisioning process](defender-for-sql-autoprovisioning.md).
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