Applications Manager's Windows Azure monitor enables users to collect diagnostic data for the applications deployed in Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure is monitored using REST API to discover the list of deployed applications and get the performance counters based on the Role instances of the service.
With Windows Azure monitoring capabilities in ManageEngine Applications Manager, you can:
Adding a Windows Azure application will include all the Hosted Services, deployments and its roles instance based on the Storage account. The hosted services and deployments will be created as a group.
Prerequisites: To add Windows Azure in Applications Manager, you must first export your Windows Azure Managed Certificates file (eg., testcertificate.pfx) and the password of the pfx file. To export your Windows Azure Managed Certificates file , invoke the batch script exportCertificateToAppManager.bat in the <Applications Manager Home>bin directory.
To create a new Windows Azure monitor, follow the steps given below:
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Before creating a new Windows Azure monitor, you have to configure proxy settings under Settings tab.
You can export the certificate with or without a private key. First, export the certificate without a private key to be uploaded to Windows Azure Portal. Then export the certificate again with a private key to be used in Service Management API.
The .cer file can be uploaded in the Windows Azure portal and the .pfx file which has the private key can be used in Applications Manager.
Windows Azure platforms are monitored based on the parameters or the attributes listed below. You can also configure thresholds to the numerical attributes based on these details and get notified when the thresholds are violated.
The Availability tab shows the availability history for Azure Role instances for the past 24 hours or 30 days. The Performance tab shows some key performance indicators such as CPU, Memory Utilization, Exceptions thrown and Health History along with heat charts for these attributes. This tab also shows the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
The List view displays all the Azure role instances along with an overall idea of their availability and health status. The list view also enables you to perform bulk admin configurations. You can click on the individual role instances to view detailed performance metrics.
Click on the monitor listed in the Availability tab to view detailed performance metrics of the Azure role instances. These metrics are categorized into 4 different tabs for easy understanding:
This tab provides a high-level overview of your Azure account as well as information about the Role instances present in this account.
| Parameter | Description |
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| Monitor Information | |
| Name | The name of the Windows Azure account. |
| Type | Denotes the type you are monitoring. |
| Health | Denotes the health (Clear, Warning, Critical) status of the Windows Azure account. |
| Associated Groups | Denotes the monitor groups associated with the Windows Windows Azure monitor. |
| Last Polled at | Specifies the time at which the last poll was performed |
| Next Poll at | Specifies the time at which the next poll will be performed |
| CPU Utilization | Usage of CPU resources or the amount of work handled by CPU |
| Memory Utilization | Memory Available Memory Usage Time Spend in Garbage Collection |
| Exceptions Thrown | Number of exceptions thrown per second |
| ASP .NET System Performance Counters |
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| TCP Connections |
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| TCP Segment Connections | TCP segments sent per sec |
| Network Traffic |
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| Network Traffic VM Bus Adapter |
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Event Logs, Trace logs and Diagnostic infrastructure logs of the Windows Azure Role Instances can be monitored by defining rules. On clicking Windows Azure Log rule configuration, you can create rules for Diagnostic Infrastructure and Trace logs.
When the Azure Role Instance starts it data collection, all the logs associated to the role instance will be matched the rule. On matching the rule, an event will be generated and the log entry will be persisted in the database. The log information will be available in the GUI of the Azure role instance
On clicking Event Log Rules configuration tab, you can create rules on various category such as Application, System, Application, Security, DNS Server, File replication service and Directory service.
You can view Windows Azure Event Log Details like:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Name | Specify the name of the rule. |
| Provider Guid | Globally unique identifier of the provider |
| Provider Name | Provider name of the event. |
| Event ID | The identifier of the event. |
| Level | This field provides the severity of the event. |
| Process ID | The process ID of the event. |
| Thread ID | The thread ID of the event. |
| Channel | You can get notified by the events from channels like Applications, Security, System, etc. |
| Generated Time | The time at which the event is generated. |
In the trace logs tab, you can view Windows Azure Event Log Details like:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Name | Specify the name of the rule. |
| Event ID | The identifier of the events |
| Level | This field provides the severity of the log event. |
| Process ID | The process ID of the log. |
| Thread ID | The thread ID of the log. |
| Generated Time | The time at which the event is generated. |
In the Diagnostic infrastructure logs tab, you can view Windows Azure Diagnostic Infrastructure Log Details like :
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Name | Specify the name of the rule. |
| Error Code | Specify the error code of the log. |
| Level | This field provides the severity of the log event. |
| Process ID | The process ID of the log. |
| Thread ID | The thread ID of the log. |
| Function | Specify the function of the log event. |
| Line | Specify the line containing the function. |
| MD Result | Specify the MDetect result of the log. |
| Event Generated Time | The time at which the event is generated. |
