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Introduction To The Monitor Service In Azure
Purpose
- Check the metrics of an Azure resource (For example: "CPU Utilization" for the virtual machine).
- Check the activity logs (list of activities performed on the resource).
- Send alerts based on
- Any metrics value have reached the threshold value.
- Any activity on the resource like start/stop the virtual machine.
Log Analytics Workspace And Application Insight
How To Create The Metrics In Monitor Service?
- Search for the monitor in the search box.
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- In the monitor service, click on the "Metrics" submenu on the left-hand side.
- A screen appears on the right-hand side.
- Click on the "+ New chart" button to create the metrics.
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- A docked window will appear on the right-hand side to select the scope. Here, we select the virtual machine.
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- Once the scope is selected, select the metrics and the aggregation.
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How To Check The Activity Logs?
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