Pre-configured physical appliances for OT monitoring

This article provides a catalog of the pre-configured appliances available for Microsoft Defender for IoT OT sensors and on-premises management consoles.

Use the links in the tables below to jump to articles with more details about each appliance.

Microsoft has partnered with Arrow Electronics to provide pre-configured sensors. To purchase a pre-configured sensor, contact Arrow at: hardware.sales@arrow.com.

For more information, see Purchase sensors or download software for sensors.

Advantages of preconfigured appliances

Pre-configured physical appliances have been validated for Defender for IoT OT system monitoring, and have the following advantages over installing your own software:

  • Performance over the total assets monitored
  • Compatibility with new Defender for IoT releases, with validations for upgrades and driver support
  • Stability, validated physical appliances undergo traffic monitoring and packet loss tests
  • In-lab experience, Microsoft support teams train using validated physical appliances and have a working knowledge of the hardware
  • Availability, components are selected to offer long-term worldwide availability

Appliances for OT network sensors

You can order any of the following preconfigured appliances for monitoring your OT networks:

Hardware profile Appliance Performance / Monitoring Physical specifications
C5600 HPE ProLiant DL360 Max bandwidth: 3Gbp/s
Max devices: 12,000
32 Cores/32G RAM/5.6TB
Mounting: 1U
Ports: 15x RJ45 or 8x SFP (OPT)
E1800 HPE ProLiant DL20/DL20 Plus
(4SFF)
Max bandwidth: 1 Gbp/s
Max devices: 10,000
8 Cores/32G RAM/1.8TB
Mounting: 1U
Ports: 8x RJ45 or 6x SFP (OPT)
E500 Dell Edge 5200
(Rugged MIL-STD-810G)
Max bandwidth: 1 Gbp/s
Max devices: 10,000
8 Cores/32G RAM/512GB
Mounting: Wall Mount
Ports: 3x RJ45
L500 HPE ProLiant DL20/DL20 Plus
(NHP 2LFF)
Max bandwidth: 200Mbp/s
Max devices: 1,000
4 Cores/8G RAM/500GB
Mounting: 1U
Ports: 4x RJ45
L100 YS-Techsystems YS-FIT2
(Rugged MIL-STD-810G)
Max bandwidth: 10Mbp/s
Max devices: 100
4 Cores/8G RAM/128GB
Mounting: DIN/VESA
Ports: 2x RJ45

Note

Bandwidth performance may vary depending on protocol distribution.

Appliances for on-premises management consoles

You can purchase any of the following appliances for your OT on-premises management consoles:

Hardware profile Appliance Max sensors Physical specifications
E1800 HPE ProLiant DL20/DL20 Plus
(4SFF)
300 Mounting: 1U
Ports: 8x RJ45 or 6x SFP (OPT)

Next steps

Continue understanding system requirements for physical or virtual appliances.

For more information, see Which appliances do I need? and OT monitoring with virtual appliances.

Then, use any of the following procedures to continue:

Our OT monitoring appliance reference articles also include extra installation procedures in case you need to install software on your own appliances, or reinstall software on preconfigured appliances. For more information, see OT monitoring appliance reference.