Azure Network Interface
Azure Network Interface (NIC) enables an Azure virtual machine (VM) to communicate with the internet, Azure, and on-premises resources. This integration helps in monitoring packet and data throughput.
Metric types
For Azure Network Interface, you can collect the following metrics:
- Platform Metrics for Azure Network Interface. These metrics are available in Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces namespace.
Setup
Configure collector
Create a hosted collector if not already configured. Make sure you create the required sources in this collector.
Configure metrics collection
When you configure the Azure Metrics Source, plan your source category to ease the querying process. A hierarchical approach allows you to make use of wildcards. For example: Azure/NetworkInterface/Metrics.
To set up the Azure Metrics source in Sumo Logic, refer to Azure Metrics Source.
Troubleshooting
Metrics collection via Azure Metrics Source
To troubleshoot metrics collection via Azure Metrics Source, follow the instructions in Troubleshooting Azure Metrics Source.
Additional resources
- Blog: Azure monitoring and troubleshooting
- Glossary: Microsoft Azure