Azure Cloud Services (extended support) monitor

Azure Cloud Services (extended support) monitoring by Site24x7 gives you the ability to make informed decisions. Whether you are scaling up or scaling down, utilize metrics from Site24x7 to understand when and how to use Azure Cloud Services (extended support).

Setup and Configuration

Adding Azure Cloud Services (extended support) while configuring a new Azure monitor
If you haven't configured an Azure monitor yet, add one by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > Azure > Add Azure Monitor. You can also follow these steps to add an Azure monitor.
3. During Azure monitor configuration, on the Edit Azure Monitor page, select Azure Cloud Service (extended support) from the Service/Resource Types drop-down.
Adding Azure Cloud Service (extended support) to an existing Azure monitor
If you already have an Azure monitor configured for the tenant, you can add Azure Cloud Service (extended support) by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > Azure, select your Azure monitor, then go to any of the dashboards on the left pane of your Azure monitor.
3. Click the hamburger icon and select Edit, which brings you to the Edit Azure Monitor page.
4. On the Edit Azure Monitor page, select the corresponding Subscriptions and Resource Groups from the drop-down, select Azure Cloud Service (extended support) from the Service/Resource Types drop-down, and click Save.
5. After successful configuration, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Cloud Service (extended support). Now you can view the discovered Azure Cloud Service (extended support).

Note

It will take 15-30 minutes to discover new Azure resources. For immediate discovery of the selected configuration, go to the Infrastructure Dashboard of the Azure monitor, hover over the hamburger icon, and select Discover Now.

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Azure Cloud Service (extended support) service monitor collects metric data every five minutes and displays the minute-by-minute status.

Supported metrics

Metric name	Description	Statistic	Unit
Available Memory Bytes	The physical memory immediately available for a process or to be allocated for system use in the VM	Average	Bytes
Disk Read Bytes	The data read from the disk within the monitoring period	Total	Bytes
Disk Read Operations/sec	The average disk read input/output (I/O) operations occurring per second	Average	Count per second
Disk Write Bytes	The data written to the disk within the monitoring period	Total	Bytes
Disk Write Operations/sec	The average disk write I/O operations occurring per second	Average	Count per second
Network In Total	The total incoming traffic received by the VM on all network interfaces	Total	Bytes
Network Out Total	The total outgoing traffic sent by the VM through all network interfaces	Total	Bytes
Percentage CPU	The used compute units from those totally available in the VM	Average	Percent

Licensing

Azure Cloud Service (extended support) monitor consumes one basic monitor.

Threshold configuration

Global configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and select Threshold and Availability (+) from the drop-down.
3. Click Add Threshold Profile on the top-right corner of the page.
4. In the Monitor Type drop-down select Azure Cloud Service (extended support).
5. Now you can set the threshold values for all the metrics mentioned above.
Monitor-level configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Cloud Service (extended support).
2. Select the resource you would like to set a threshold for, then click the hamburger icon.
3. Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Azure Cloud Service (extended support) page.
4. You can set the threshold values for the metrics by selecting Threshold and Availability.
5. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.

IT Automation

Site24x7's IT Automation tools help automatically resolve performance degradation issues. The alarm engine continually evaluates system events for which thresholds are set and executes the mapped automation when there is a breach.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor

Configuration Rules

Configuration Rules can be applied to all monitor types in Site24x7. Rules can be configured and associated with existing monitors. Additionally, when a new monitor is being added, you can run a check, and associate any of the previously created rules that match the monitor configurations.

How to add a Configuration Rule

Summary

The Summary tab will give you the performance data organized by time for the metrics listed above.

To view the summary, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Cloud Service (extended support).
Select a resource and click the Summary tab.
By doing so, you can view the above metrics.

Configuration Details

The configuration details of an Azure Cloud Service (extended support) resource are provided under the Configuration Detailstab.

To get the configuration details, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Cloud Service (extended support).
Click a resource and select the Configuration Details tab.

Reports

Gain in-depth data about the various parameters of your monitored resources and highlight your service performance using our insightful reports.

To view reports for Azure Cloud Service (extended support):

Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
Select Azure Cloud Service (extended support) from the menu on the left.
You can find the Availability Summary Report, Performance Report, and Inventory Report for one selected monitor, or you can get the Summary Report, Availability Summary Report, Health Trend Report, and Performance Report for all the Azure Cloud Service (extended support).

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Azure Cloud Service (extended support) monitor.

Click the Summary tab of the Azure Cloud Service (extended support) monitor and get the Availability Summary Report of the monitor by clicking Availability or Downtime. You can also find the Performance Report of the monitor by clicking any chart title.