You can install Defender on physical computers or virtual machines.
System requirements for Defender components:
- Defender Security Server
 - Defender Administration Console
 - Desktop Login
 - Desktop Login Group Policy
 - Defender Management Portal
 - Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Agent
 - Defender Integration Pack for Active Roles
 - ISAPI Agent
 - Defender Management Shell
 - VPN Integrator
 - Client SDK
 - Web Service API
 
System requirements for native Defender software tokens: