A Network Interface acts as an interconnection between a Virtual Machine and it's underlying software network. An Azure virtual machine will have multiple network interfaces connected to it, with one or more public or private IP addresses that are static or dynamic. Monitoring Azure Network Interface is crucial to track the performance level of the network interfaces and thus maintain them with ease. Learn more about how Applications Manager's Azure Network Interface monitoring tool helps in achieving it.
To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure Network Interface Monitor, click here.
Navigate to the Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Hover over 'Child Monitors' under Microsoft Azure in the Cloud Apps table, and then select the Network Interfaces monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Azure Network Interface in three tabs:
The Microsoft Azure monitor provides a brief detail of the Azure Network Interface under the given subscription. Following are the list of metrics monitored in Azure Network Interface Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| INVENTORY | |
| No of IP Configurations | The number of IP Configurations in the Network Interface. |
| No of DNS Servers | The number of DNS Servers in the Network Interface. |
| No of Applied DNS Servers | The number of applied DNS Servers in the Network Interface. |
| INCOMING DATA | |
| Rate of Incoming Data | The total number of Mebibytes received per second by the network interface, between the poll interval (in MiB/s). |
| Total Incoming Data | The total number of Mebibytes received by the network interface, between the poll interval (in MiB). |
| OUTGOING DATA | |
| Rate of Outgoing Data | The total number of Mebibytes sent per second by the network interface, between the poll interval (in MiB/s). |
| Total Outgoing Data | The total number of Mebibytes sent by the network interface, between the poll interval (in MiB). |
| INCOMING PACKETS | |
| Rate of Incoming Packets | The total number of packets received per second by the network interface, between the poll interval (in packets/s). |
| Total Incoming Packets | The total number of packets received by the network interface between the poll interval. |
| OUTGOING PACKETS | |
| Rate of Outgoing Packets | The total number of packets sent per second by the network interface, between the poll interval (in packets/s). |
| Total Outgoing Packets | The total number of packets sent by the network interface between the poll interval. |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| CONFIGURATION | |
| Resource Group Name | The name of the resource group. |
| Location | The location of the resource. |
| Provisioning State | The current provisioning state of the network interface resource. Possible values:
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| NIC Type | The type of the Network Interface resource. Possible values: Elastic/Standard. |
| Interface Type | The kind of the Network Interface. |
| MAC Address | The MAC address of the Network Interface. |
| Accelerated Networking | Indicates whether the network interface is configured for accelerated networking or not. Possible values: True/False |
| Is Primary Interface | Indicates whether the given network interface is a primary network interface on a virtual machine. Possible values: True/False |
| Network Security Group | Refers to the Network Security Group resource. |
| Virtual Machine | The name of the Virtual Machine where the Network Interface is attached. |
| Load Balancer | Refers to the Load Balancer. |
| PRIMARY IP CONFIGURATION | |
| IP Configuration Name | The name of the unique resource within the resource group. |
| Private IP Address | The private IP address of the IP configuration. |
| Private IP Address Version | Indicates the version of the specific IP configuration. Possible values: IPv4/IPv6 |
| Private IP Allocation Method | Indicates the method used for private IP address allocation. Possible values: Dynamic/Static |
| Public IP Address Resource Name | The name of the public IP address bound to the IP configuration. |
| Virtual Network | The name of the Virtual Network bound to the IP configuration. |
| Subnet Name | The name of the Subnet bound to the IP configuration. |
