MC1036566 - New Health Issue in the MDI Sensors Health Issues Tab

Service

Microsoft Defender XDR

Published

Mar 19, 2025

Tag

New feature
Admin impact

Summary

A new health issue for VMware sensors will be added to the Defender for Identity Sensors Health Issues tab in March 2025. Organizations should monitor this tab for alerts on network configuration mismatches and take recommended actions.

More information

We’re introducing a new health issue in the Defender for Identity Sensors Health Issues tab to provide better insights into network traffic analysis and sensor configuration for sensors on VMware.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, DoD): We will begin rolling out in mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

How this will affect your organization:

You may see the following health issue in the MDI Sensors Health Issues tab:

  • Network configuration mismatch for sensors running on VMware

What you need to do to prepare:

Monitor the Defender for Identity health issues tab for any new alerts and take the recommended actions as necessary.