> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.prismacloud.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.prismacloud.io/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/manage-defender.md).

# Manage your Defenders

The **Manage Defender** page helps you efficiently manage all aspects of your Defender deployments.

On the Manage Defenders page, you can carry out essential tasks such as:

* [Deploying the Defender](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/deploy-defender.md)
* [Re-deploying the Defender](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/redeploy-defender.md)
* [Uninstalling the Defender](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/uninstall-defender.md)

For each Defender that you have deployed, the Manage Defender page displays the following information, including:

* **Host**: The host where the Defender is installed
* **Version**: The version of the Defender that is running
* **Cluster**: The cluster where the Defender is running
* **Account ID**: The cloud Account ID associated with the Defender
* **Type**: The type of Defender
* **Connection Status**: The current connection status
* **Messages**: Notifications, such as when an upgrade to the Defender is available
* **Collections**: The collection (a logical grouping of your organization’s assets) where the defender is running
* **Actions**: Available actions such as restarting, deleting, or upgrading the Defender, and viewing/downloading the Defender logs

## Deploying the Defender

To deploy and configure specific Defender instances, choose from the following list of topics:

* Understanding Defenders
  * [Defender types](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/defender-types.md)
* Container Defender
  * [Single Container Defender using the UI](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/container/container.md)
  * [Single Container Defender using the CLI](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/container/container.md)
* Host Defender
  * [Host Defender](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/host/host.md)
  * [Auto-defend hosts](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/host/auto-defend-host.md)
  * [Windows Host](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/host/windows-host.md)
* Orchestrator Defender
  * [Cluster Container Defender](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/orchestrator/orchestrator.md)
  * [Cluster Container Defender in ECS](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/orchestrator/install-amazon-ecs.md)
  * [VMware Tanzu Application Service (TAS) Defender](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/orchestrator/install-tas-defender.md)
* App-Embedded Defender
  * [App-Embedded Defender](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/app-embedded/app-embedded.md)
  * [App Embedded Defender for Fargate](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/app-embedded/install-app-embedded-defender-fargate.md)
* Serverless Defender
  * [Serverless Defender](https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/pc-docs-md/tree/main/compute-edition/32/admin-guide/install/deploy-defender/serverless/serverless.md)
  * [Serverless Defender (Lambda layer)](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/serverless/install-serverless-defender-layer.md)
  * [Auto-defend serverless functions](/admin-guide/32/install/deploy-defender/serverless/auto-defend-serverless.md)

## Runtime Restart Scenarios for Defenders

You can expect a runtime restart in the following scenarios:

* When a Defender starts.
* When a Defender stops.
* When you add the first blocking rule.
* When you remove the last blocking rule.
* When a Defender upgrades because the Defender restarts.

When Defender restarts in Openshift Kubernetes clusters, nodes may become `NotReady`. The nodes come back online after the `kubelet` restart is complete.


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