Azure File Share Monitoring Integration

Azure File Share provides fully managed cloud file shares that are accessible via the industry-standard SMB protocol. Azure file shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, Linux, and macOS.

You can now monitor your file shares at a pin-pointed level, obtain accurate metrics, create thresholds, automate tasks, and stay on top of outages with Site24x7's integration.

Setup and configuration

Adding Azure File Share 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. Choose Cloud from the left navigation pane, then select 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 File Storage from the Service/Resource Types drop-down. This action monitors Azure File Shares automatically.

Adding Azure File Share to an existing Azure monitor

If you already have an Azure monitor configured for the tenant, you can add Azure File Share by following these steps:

1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Navigate to the Azure monitor for which you wish to add Azure File Share.
3. Click the hamburger icon  and then Edit, which will bring you to the Edit Azure Monitor page.
4. On the Edit Azure Monitor page, select the corresponding Subscription and Resource Group from the drop-down menu, select Azure File Storage from the Service/Resource Types drop-down, and click Save. This action monitors Azure File Shares automatically.

After successful configuration, go to Cloud > Azure, and select Azure File Share from the Azure monitor drop-down.

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Azure File Share monitor collects metric data every minute and the statuses every five minutes.

Supported metrics

The following metrics are collected:

Threshold configuration

Global configuration

1. Go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and choose the Threshold and Availability (+) tab from the drop-down menu. Click Add Threshold Profile from the top-right corner.
3. Set the monitor type as Azure File Share. Now you can set the threshold values for all the metrics mentioned above.

Monitor-level configuration

1. Go to Cloud > Azure and select Azure File Share from the drop-down menu.
2. Choose a resource for which you would like to set a threshold, then click the hamburger icon . Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Azure File Share Monitor page.

You can set the threshold values for the metrics by selecting Threshold and Availability. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.

IT Automation

IT Automation in Site24x7 aids in automatically resolving performance degradation issues. When a breach occurs, the alarm engine continuously examines the system events for which thresholds have been defined and executes the mapped automation.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor.

Configuration Rules

Configure parameters for multiple monitors using Site24x7's Configuration Rules, such as Threshold Profile, Notification Profile, Tags, Monitor Group, and other parameters. While adding new monitors, you can run a scan and associate any of the previously generated rules that suit the monitor configurations.

In Azure File Storage, you can add configuration rules for:

• Add File Shares - Monitor specific file shares in your storage account

The first 100 File Shares will be monitored by default. The configuration rule enabled for discovery and monitoring File Shares takes higher priority over default monitor discovery.

Regular expressions (RegEx) are supported for configuration, allowing you to define patterns for monitoring multiple resources that match specific naming conventions.

How to add a configuration rule.

License details

The following licensing applies to Azure File Share monitoring:

• One Basic Monitor License for each Storage Account
• One Basic Monitor License for every 25 File Share monitors

Summary

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

1. To view the summary, go to Cloud > Azure and select Azure File Share from the drop-down menu.
2. Click a resource and select the Summary tab.

By doing so, you can view the Share Usage, Share Quota, Share Used Percent, and many more.

When you click on each File Storage monitor's name, it takes you to the file storage resource's respective tab where you can view more detailed metrics specific to that resource.

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 File Share:

1. Navigate to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Azure File Share from the menu on the left.

You can find the Availability Summary Report and the Performance Report for one selected monitor, or you can get the Inventory Report, Summary Report, Availability Summary Report, Health Trend Report, and the Performance Report for all the Azure File Share monitors.

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Azure File Share monitor.

1. Go to the Summary tab of the Azure File Share monitor, and get the Availability Summary Report of the monitor by clicking Availability or Downtime.
2. You can also find the Performance Report of the monitor by clicking any chart title.

Related links:

• How to add an Azure monitor
• Azure Storage Account
• Azure Blob Storage