Microsoft Sentinel

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4 September 2026Doc update+4 / −4 lines

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Updated the page metadata, clarified that dashboards use data collected from Azure Stack Hub virtual machines, identified them as Microsoft Sentinel dashboards, and refined the screenshot description.

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#Customer intent: As a security engineer, I want to connect Azure Stack Hub virtual machines to Microsoft Sentinel so that analysts can efficiently monitor and manage security threats across our hybrid cloud environment.

With Microsoft Sentinel, you can monitor your VMs running on Azure and Azure Stack Hub in one place. To on-board your Azure Stack machines to Microsoft Sentinel, you first need to add the virtual machine extension to your existing Azure Stack Hub virtual machines.

After you connect Azure Stack Hub machines, choose from a gallery of dashboards that surface insights based on data collected from your ~~data. These~~Azure Stack Hub virtual machines. Microsoft Sentinel dashboards can be easily customized to your needs.

Add the virtual machine extension

Select the Azure Monitor, Update, and Configuration Management extension and select Create. The Install extension configuration window opens.

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ ms.author: guywild author: guywi-ms ms.reviewer: noak ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 06/15/2026+ms.date: 07/02/2026 ai-usage: ai-assisted-ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1016  #Customer intent: As a security engineer, I want to connect Azure Stack Hub virtual machines to Microsoft Sentinel so that analysts can efficiently monitor and manage security threats across our hybrid cloud environment. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014  With Microsoft Sentinel, you can monitor your VMs running on Azure and Azure Stack Hub in one place. To on-board your Azure Stack machines to Microsoft Sentinel, you first need to add the virtual machine extension to your existing Azure Stack Hub virtual machines.  -After you connect Azure Stack Hub machines, choose from a gallery of dashboards that surface insights based on your data. These dashboards can be easily customized to your needs.+After you connect Azure Stack Hub machines, choose from a gallery of dashboards that surface insights based on data collected from your Azure Stack Hub virtual machines. Microsoft Sentinel dashboards can be easily customized to your needs.  ## Add the virtual machine extension  @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Add the **Azure Monitor, Update, and Configuration Management** virtual machine  1. Select the **Azure Monitor, Update, and Configuration Management** extension and select **Create**. The **Install extension** configuration window opens. -   ![Screenshot of the Azure Stack Hub portal showing the Install extension settings page for the Azure Monitor, Update, and Configuration Management extension.](./media/connect-azure-stack/azure-monitor-extension-fix.png)  +   ![Screenshot of the Azure Stack Hub portal showing the Install extension settings for the Azure Monitor, Update, and Configuration Management extension.](./media/connect-azure-stack/azure-monitor-extension-fix.png)       >[!NOTE]    > If you do not see the **Azure Monitor, Update and Configuration Management** extension listed in your marketplace, reach out to your Azure Stack Hub operator to make it available.