Microsoft Azure Private DNS Zone

Microsoft Azure Private DNS Zone - An Overview

Azure Private DNS Zones provide domain name resolution within a virtual network in Azure. They allow users to create custom domain names and map them to private IP addresses, enabling seamless communication between resources within the same virtual network.

Applications Manager's Azure Private DNS Zone Monitoring tool is essential to ensure the availability, performance, and proper functioning of your DNS services within the Azure cloud environment. By integrating Applications Manager into your Azure Private DNS Zones usage, you can ensure the health, performance, and reliability of DNS resolution within your Azure environment.

Creating a new Microsoft Azure Private DNS Zone Monitor

To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure Private DNS Zone Monitor, click here.

Monitored Parameters

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 Private DNS Zones monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Azure Private DNS Zone in three tabs:

  • Availability tab gives the Availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
  • Performance tab gives the Health Status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
  • List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.

Note: The default poll interval of the monitor is 60 minutes.

The Microsoft Azure monitor provides a brief detail of the Azure Private DNS Zone under the given subscription. Following are the list of metrics monitored in Azure Private DNS Zone Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:

Performance Overview

Note: The metrics under the QUERY VOLUME group are only compatible with Azure Global accounts.

 
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 resource. Possible values:
  • Canceled
  • Creating
  • Deleting
  • Failed
  • Succeeded
  • Updating
QUERY VOLUME
Rate of Query Volume The total number of queries served per minute for a Private DNS zone between the poll interval (in queries/min).
Total Query Volume The total number of queries served for a Private DNS zone between the poll interval.
RECORD SETS
No. of Record Sets (Max) The maximum number of Record Sets in a Private DNS zone between the poll interval.
Record Sets Limit The maximum number of Record Sets that can be created in this Private DNS zone.
CAPACITY UTILIZATION OF RECORD SETS
Capacity Utilization of Record Sets (Max) The maximum percentage of Record Set capacity utilized by a Private DNS zone between the poll interval (in %).

VNet Link

Parameter Description
VNET LINKS
No. of VNet Links (Max) The maximum number of Virtual Networks linked to a Private DNS Zone between the poll interval.
VNet Links Limit The maximum number of Virtual Networks that can be linked to this Private DNS Zone.
VNET REGISTRATION LINKS
No. of VNet Registration Links (Max) The maximum number of Virtual Networks linked to a Private DNS Zone with auto-registration enabled between the poll interval.
VNet Registration Links Limit The maximum number of Virtual Networks that can be linked to this Private DNS Zone with registration enabled.
CAPACITY UTILIZATION OF VNET LINKS
Capacity Utilization of VNet Links (Max) The maximum percentage of Virtual Network Link capacity utilized by a Private DNS zone between poll intervals (in %).
CAPACITY UTILIZATION OF VNET REGISTRATION LINKS
Capacity Utilization of VNet Registration Links (Max) The maximum percentage of Virtual Network Link with auto-registration capacity utilized by a Private DNS zone between the poll interval (in %).