Azure Managed Grafana monitor
If you use Azure Managed Grafana to visualize critical data points, boost your observability by utilizing Site24x7's Azure Managed Grafana monitor. Knowing the number of requests sent to the Azure Managed Grafana server helps you know if you have been using this Azure service to the expected levels.
Setup and configuration
- Adding Azure Managed Grafana monitor while configuring a new Azure monitor
If you haven't configured an Azure monitor yet, add one by following the steps below:
- Log in to your Site24x7 account.
- Go to Cloud > Azure > Add Azure Monitor. You can also follow these steps to add an Azure monitor.
- During Azure monitor configuration, on the Edit Azure Monitor page, select Azure Managed Grafana from the Service/Resource Types drop-down.
- Adding Azure Managed Grafana to an existing Azure monitor
If you already have an Azure monitor configured for the tenant, you can add Azure Managed Grafana by following the steps below:
- Log in to your Site24x7 account.
- Go to Cloud > Azure, select your Azure monitor, then go to any of the dashboards on the left pane of your Azure monitor.
- Click the hamburger
icon and select Edit, which brings you to the Edit Azure Monitor page. - On the Edit Azure Monitor page, select the corresponding Subscriptions and Resource Groups from the drop-down, select Azure Managed Grafana from the Service/Resource Types drop-down, and click Save.
- After successful configuration, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Managed Grafana. Now you can view the discovered Azure Managed Grafana.
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 Managed Grafana service monitor collects metric data every five minutes and displays the minute-by-minute status.
Supported metrics:
| Metric name | Description | Statistic | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP Request Count | The number of HTTP requests to the Azure Managed Grafana server | Total | Count |
Licensing
Azure Managed Grafana monitor consumes one basic monitor.
Threshold configuration
- Global configuration
- In the Site24x7 web client, go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
- Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and select Threshold and Availability (+) from the drop-down.
- Click Add Threshold Profile on the top-right corner of the page.
- In the Monitor Type drop-down select Azure Managed Grafana.
- Now you can set the threshold values for all the metrics mentioned above.
- Monitor-level configuration
- In the Site24x7 web client, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Managed Grafana.
- Select the resource you would like to set a threshold for, then click the hamburger icon.
- Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Azure Managed Grafana 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
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 Managed Grafana.
- 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 Managed Grafana resource are provided under the Configuration Details tab.
- To get the configuration details, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Managed Grafana.
- 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 Managed Grafana:
- Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
- Select Azure Managed Grafana 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 Managed Grafana.
You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Azure Managed Grafana monitor.
Click the Summary tab of the Azure Managed Grafana 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.