Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsDisable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines
In brief
The article now uses the full plan name and links directly to the Azure portal in the resource-level disablement steps. The publication date and authoring metadata were also updated.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can identify the plan more clearly and access the Azure portal directly while following the instructions.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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Disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines at the resource level
To disable this planDefender for SQL Servers on Machines at the resource level for an individual SQL Server instance or SQL virtual machine, follow these steps:
- In the
Azure portal, chooseAzure portal, navigate to one of the following options:- Azure Arc > Data services > SQL Server instances
- SQL virtual machines
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ title: Disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines description: Disable the Defender for SQL Servers on Machines plan to stop SQL alerts and recommendations for selected scopes in Microsoft Defender for Cloud. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 05/28/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a security administrator, I want to disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines in Defender for Cloud to manage my security posture effectively. ai-usage: ai-assisted ---@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ To disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines, follow these steps: ## Disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines at the resource level -To disable this plan at the resource level for an individual SQL Server instance or SQL virtual machine, follow these steps:+To disable Defender for SQL Servers on Machines at the resource level for an individual SQL Server instance or SQL virtual machine, follow these steps: -1. In the Azure portal, choose one of the following options:+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), navigate to one of the following options: - **Azure Arc** > **Data services** > **SQL Server instances** - **SQL virtual machines**