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title: Azure Event Grid
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description: This document outlines what is Azure Event Grid, how to set it up with Sumo Logic, and how to install and view the pre-configured Sumo Logic Azure dashboards.
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<img src={useBaseUrl('img/integrations/microsoft-azure/azure-event-grid.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid icon" width="50"/>

[Azure Event Grid](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/overview) is a highly scalable, fully managed Pub Sub message distribution service that offers flexible message consumption patterns using the MQTT and HTTP protocols. This integration helps in monitoring data plane requests, delivery failures and publish failures of Event Grid resources - custom topics, system topics and domains.

## Log and metric types

For Azure Event Grid, you can collect the following logs and metrics:

* **Resource Logs**. Publish and delivery failure logs by Event Grid resources. It also includes audit traces for data plane operations including public and private access operations. The schema for resource logs is described [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/monitor-push-reference#resource-logs).
* **Metrics**. Metrics for Azure Event Grid are in the namespaces below:
  * [Microsoft.EventGrid/domains](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-domains-metrics)
  * [Microsoft.EventGrid/systemTopics](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-systemtopics-metrics)
  * [Microsoft.EventGrid/topics](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-topics-metrics)

For more information on supported dimensions, refer to [Azure documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/monitor-push-reference#metrics).

## Setup

Azure service sends monitoring data to Azure Monitor, which can then [stream data to Eventhub](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/stream-monitoring-data-event-hubs). Sumo Logic supports:

* Logs collection from [Azure Monitor](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/monitoring-and-diagnostics/monitoring-get-started) using our [Azure Event Hubs source](/docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/azure-monitoring/ms-azure-event-hubs-source/).
* Metrics collection using our [Azure Metrics Source](/docs/send-data/hosted-collectors/microsoft-source/azure-metrics-source).

You must explicitly enable diagnostic settings for each domain, namespace, custom topic, and system topic you want to monitor. You can forward logs to the same event hub provided they satisfy the limitations and permissions as described [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/diagnostic-settings?tabs=portal#destination-limitations).

When you configure the event hubs source or HTTP source, plan your source category to ease the querying process. A hierarchical approach allows you to make use of wildcards. For example: `Azure/EventGrid/Logs`, `Azure/EventGrid/Metrics`.

###  Configure collector

Create a hosted collector if not already configured and tag the `tenant_name` field. You can get the tenant name using the instructions [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tenant-management-read-tenant-name#get-your-tenant-name). Make sure you create the required sources in this collector. <br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/integrations/microsoft-azure/Azure-Storage-Tag-Tenant-Name.png')} alt="Azure Tag Tenant Name" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="500" />

### Configure metrics collection

import MetricsSource from '../../reuse/metrics-source.md';

<MetricsSource/>

1. To set up the Azure Metrics source in Sumo Logic, refer to the shared beta documentation.
1. In the Sumo Logic Azure Metrics source configuration, configure namespaces as `Microsoft.EventGrid/domains`, `Microsoft.EventGrid/systemTopics` and `Microsoft.EventGrid/topics`.


### Configure logs collection

In this section, you will configure a pipeline for shipping diagnostic logs from Azure Monitor to an Event Hub.
#### Diagnostic logs
1. To set up the Azure Event Hubs source in Sumo Logic, refer to [Azure Event Hubs Source for Logs](/docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/azure-monitoring/ms-azure-event-hubs-source/).
1. To create the Diagnostic settings in the Azure portal, refer to the [Azure documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/diagnostic-settings?tabs=portal#create-diagnostic-settings). Perform the steps below for each Azure Event Grid namespace that you want to monitor.
   1. Choose `Stream to an event hub` as the destination.
   1. Select `allLogs`.
   1. Use the Event Hub namespace and Event Hub name configured in the previous step in the destination details section. You can use the default policy `RootManageSharedAccessKey` as the policy name.
   1. Use the Event Hub namespace and Event Hub name configured in the previous step in the destination details section. You can use the default policy `RootManageSharedAccessKey` as the policy name.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/azure-eventgrid-logs.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid logs" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />
1. Tag the location field in the source with the right location value. <br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/integrations/microsoft-azure/Azure-Storage-Tag-Location.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid Tag Location" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="400" />

#### Activity logs (optional)

import ActivityLogs from '../../reuse/apps/azure-activity-logs.md';

<ActivityLogs/>

## Installing the Azure Event Grid app

Now that you have set up data collection, install the Azure Event Grid Sumo Logic app to use the pre-configured [dashboards](#viewing-the-azure-event-grid-dashboards) that provide visibility into your environment for real-time analysis of Azure resources.

import AppInstallIndexV2 from '../../reuse/apps/app-install-index-option.md';

<AppInstallIndexV2/>

As part of the app installation process, the following fields will be created by default:

- `tenant_name`. This field is tagged at the collector level. You can get the tenant name using the instructions [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/tenant-management-read-tenant-name#get-your-tenant-name).
- `location`. The region the resource name belongs to.
- `subscription_id`. ID associated with a subscription where the resource is present.
- `resource_group`. The resource group name where the Azure resource is present.
- `provider_name`. Azure resource provider name (for example, Microsoft.Network).
- `resource_type`. Azure resource type (for example, storage accounts).
- `resource_name`. The name of the resource (for example, storage account name).
- `service_type`. Type of the service that can be accessed with an Azure resource.
- `service_name`. Services that can be accessed with an Azure resource (for example, in Azure Container Instances the service is Subscriptions).

## Viewing the Azure Event Grid dashboards

import ViewDashboardsIndex from '../../reuse/apps/view-dashboards-index.md';

<ViewDashboardsIndex/>

### Overview

The **Azure Event Grid - Overview** dashboard provides details on the performance, authentication, and delivery status of your Azure Event Grid service.

Use this dashboard to:
* Monitor request patterns by location and network access type to optimize resource allocation and improve latency.
* Analyze authentication types to ensure proper security measures are in place and identify potential unauthorized access attempts.
* Track delivery and publish failures by topic to quickly identify and resolve issues affecting event distribution.
* Correlate publish success latency with destination processing duration to optimize the end-to-end event handling performance.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Overview.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Overview" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Administrative Operations

The **Azure Event Grid - Administrative Operations** dashboard provides details on the operational activities and status of your Azure Event Grid resources.

Use this dashboard to:
* Monitor the distribution of operation types and their success rates to ensure the proper functioning of your Event Grid system.
* Identify potential issues by analyzing the top operations causing errors and correlating them with specific users or applications.
* Track recent write and delete operations to maintain an audit trail of changes made to your Event Grid configuration.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Administrative-Operations.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Administrative Operations" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Topic Errors

The **Azure Event Grid - Topic Errors** dashboard provides details on various error types, failed deliveries, and dropped events in your Azure Event Grid service for system topics and topics.

Use this dashboard to:
* Identify the most common error types affecting event publishing and delivery, such as "NotFound" and "Cancelled" errors.
* Analyze trends in delivery attempt failures and correlate them with specific resource groups or topics to pinpoint problematic areas.
* Monitor dropped event counts over time and investigate the reasons behind event drops to improve system reliability.
* Track the top failed topics and delivery destinations to prioritize troubleshooting efforts and optimize event routing.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Topic-Errors.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Topic Errors" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Domain Errors

The **Azure Event Grid - Domain Errors** dashboard provides details on various error types, failed deliveries, and dropped events in your Azure Event Grid service for domains. You can filter the dashboard results for particular topic using the topic filter

Use this dashboard to:
* Identify the most common error types affecting event publishing and delivery, such as "NotFound" and "Cancelled" errors.
* Analyze trends in delivery attempt failures and correlate them with specific resource groups or topics to pinpoint problematic areas.
* Monitor dropped event counts over time and investigate the reasons behind event drops to improve system reliability.
* Track the top failed topics and delivery destinations to prioritize troubleshooting efforts and optimize event routing.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Domain-Errors.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Domain Errors" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Topic Operations

The **Azure Event Grid - Topic Operations** dashboard provides details on the performance and reliability of your Event Grid service, including processing times, success rates, and failure percentages for system topics and topics.

Use this dashboard to:
* Monitor the average destination processing duration to identify potential bottlenecks or performance issues in event delivery.
* Track delivery failure percentages over time to quickly spot and address any spikes in unsuccessful event transmissions.
* Analyze the correlation between unmatched event percentages and advanced filter evaluation counts to optimize event routing and filtering.
* Identify trends in publish success latency and failure rates to ensure efficient event publishing and processing.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Topic-Operations.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Topic Operations" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Domain Operations

The **Azure Event Grid - Domain Operations** dashboard provides details on the performance and reliability of your Event Grid service, including processing times, success rates, and failure percentages for domains. You can filter the dashboard results for particular topic using the topic filter.

Use this dashboard to:
* Monitor the average destination processing duration to identify potential bottlenecks or performance issues in event delivery.
* Track delivery failure percentages over time to quickly spot and address any spikes in unsuccessful event transmissions.
* Analyze the correlation between unmatched event percentages and advanced filter evaluation counts to optimize event routing and filtering.
* Identify trends in publish success latency and failure rates to ensure efficient event publishing and processing.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Domain-Operations.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Operations" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

### Policy and Recommendations

The **Azure Event Grid - Policy and Recommendations** dashboard provides details on policy events and recommendations for your Azure Event Grid resources.

Use this dashboard to:
* Monitor the success and failure rates of policy events to ensure proper configuration and compliance.
* Track and analyze recent recommendations to improve the performance and security of your Event Grid setup.
* Identify trends in policy events and recommendations over time to proactively address potential issues.

<img src={useBaseUrl('https://sumologic-app-data-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/dashboards/AzureEventGrid/Azure-Event-Grid-Policy-and-Recommendations.png')} alt="Azure Event Grid - Policy and Recommendations" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

## Create monitors for Azure Event Grid

import CreateMonitors from '../../reuse/apps/create-monitors.md';

<CreateMonitors/>

### Azure Event Grid alerts

These alerts are metric based and will work for all Azure Storage.

| Alert Name | Alert Description and Conditions | Alert Condition | Recover Condition |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| `Azure Event Grid - Domain Dead Lettered Events` | This alert is triggered when Domain Dead Lettered Events count is greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |
| `Azure Event Grid - Domain Failed Events` | This alert is triggered when Domain Fail count is greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |
| `Azure Event Grid - Topic Dead Lettered Events` | This alert is triggered when Topic Dead Lettered Events count greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |
| `Azure Event Grid - Topic Delivery Failed` | This alert is triggered when Topic Fail count greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |
| `Azure Event Grid - Topic Dropped Events` | This alert is triggered when Dropped Event count greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |
| `Azure Event Grid - Topic Publish Failed` | This alert is triggered when Publish Fail count greater than 0. | Count > 0 | Count < = 0 |

## Upgrade/Downgrade the Azure Event Grid app (optional)

import AppUpdate from '../../reuse/apps/app-update.md';

<AppUpdate/>

## Uninstalling the Azure Event Grid app (optional)

import AppUninstall from '../../reuse/apps/app-uninstall.md';

<AppUninstall/>

## Troubleshooting

### Metrics collection via Azure Metrics Source

To troubleshoot metrics collection via Azure Metrics Source, follow the instructions in [Troubleshooting Azure Metrics Source](/docs/send-data/hosted-collectors/microsoft-source/azure-metrics-source/#troubleshooting).

## Additional resources

- Blog: [Azure monitoring and troubleshooting](https://www.sumologic.com/blog/azure-services-monitoring)
- Glossary: [Microsoft Azure](https://www.sumologic.com/glossary/microsoft-azure)