Host Template: Cloud - Azure - Storage Accounts
Overview Copied
Azure Storage Accounts is Microsoft’s storage solution for the cloud. It allows optimized storage for massive amounts of unstructured data. This may include text or binary data, such as images, video or audio.
This Host Template allows you to monitor all the metrics you need to efficiently run Azure Storage Accounts on Microsoft Azure. After installation, you’ll be able to check the used capacity in bytes, the percentage availability for the storage service as well as the average end-to-end latency amongst many other metrics.
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
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Azure - Storage Account - Availability | The percentage of availability for the storage service or the specified API operation [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
availability: 30: ,10: |
% |
Azure - Storage Account - Bytes | The amount of ingress/egress data, in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Capacity | The Account used capacity, in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Latency | The average latency/end-to-end latency used by Azure Storage to process a successsful request in milliseconds [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | ms |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Availability | The percentage of availability for the storage service or the specified API operation [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
availability: 30: ,10: |
% |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Bytes | The amount of ingress/egress data, in bytes [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Capacity | The amount of storage used by the storage account’s Blob service in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Count | The number of Blob/containers in the storage account’s Blob service [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | N/A |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Latency | The average latency/end-to-end latency used by Azure Storage to process a successsful request in milliseconds [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
N/A | ms |
Azure - Storage Account - File Availability | The percentage of availability for the storage service or the specified API operation [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
availability: 30: ,10: |
% |
Azure - Storage Account - File Bytes | The amount of ingress/egress data, in bytes [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - File Capacity | The amount of storage used by the storage account’s File service in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - File Count | The number of file/file shares in the storage account’s File service [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | N/A |
Azure - Storage Account - File Latency | The average latency/end-to-end latency used by Azure Storage to process a successsful request in milliseconds [Default Timespan = 1440mins, Default Check Interval = 1440mins] |
N/A | ms |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Availability | The percentage of availability for the storage service or the specified API operation [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
availability: 30: ,10: |
% |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Bytes | The amount of ingress/egress data, in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Capacity | The amount of storage used by the storage account’s Queue service in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Count | The number of queue/queue messages in the storage account’s Queue service [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | N/A |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Latency | The average latency/end-to-end latency used by Azure Storage to process a successsful request in milliseconds [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | ms |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Availability | The percentage of availability for the storage service or the specified API operation [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
availability: 30: ,10: |
% |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Bytes | The amount of ingress/egress data, in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Capacity | The amount of storage used by the storage account’s Table service in bytes [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | B |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Count | The number of table/table entities in the storage account’s Table service [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | N/A |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Latency | The average latency/end-to-end latency used by Azure Storage to process a successsful request in milliseconds [Default Timespan = 120mins, Default Check Interval = 60mins] |
N/A | ms |
Note
The “Default Timespan” given for these Service Checks refers to the time period we use when retrieving metrics from Azure.
Note
See details about Monitoring Plugin thresholds here.
Prerequisites for monitoring Copied
Provide Subscription Access Copied
To use this Host Template you will need to provide access to the subscription you wish to monitor. Navigate to the Subscriptions section and select your Subscription.
In the Subscription to be monitored, click Access Control (IAM).
Then click the Add button, select the required role and select the application, once for each of the following roles:
- Reader
Repeat these steps for each subscription you wish to monitor.
Usage Instructions Copied
Please review the overall Cloud - Azure Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.
Add this Host Template Copied
Add the Cloud - Azure - Storage Accounts Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure Variables Copied
The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:
Available Variables Copied
AZURE_CREDENTIALS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Credentials.
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | Credentials | The credentials for your Azure Subscription |
--subscription-id |
Arg1 | Subscription ID | The Subscription ID of your Azure Subscription |
--client-id |
Arg2 | Client ID | The Client ID of your Azure Subscription |
--secret-key |
Arg3 | Secret Key | The Secret Key of your Azure Subscription |
--tenant-id |
Arg4 | Tenant ID | The Tenant ID of your Azure Subscription |
AZURE_RESOURCE_DETAILS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Resource Details.
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | Resource Details | The details of your Azure Resource |
--resource-group |
Arg1 | Resource Group | Name of the Azure resource group of your resource |
--resource-name |
Arg2 | Resource Name | Name of the Azure resource to be monitored |
Plugin help Copied
Plugin: check_azure
Secure Args
This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.
For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode>
flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode.
The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:
Service Check Name | Mode |
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Azure - Storage Account - Availability | Az.Storage.Acc.Availability |
Azure - Storage Account - Bytes | Az.Storage.Acc.Bytes |
Azure - Storage Account - Capacity | Az.Storage.Acc.Capacity |
Azure - Storage Account - Latency | Az.Storage.Acc.Latency |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Availability | Az.Storage.Acc.Blob.Availability |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Bytes | Az.Storage.Acc.Blob.Bytes |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Capacity | Az.Storage.Acc.Blob.Capacity |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Count | Az.Storage.Acc.Blob.Count |
Azure - Storage Account - Blob Latency | Az.Storage.Acc.Blob.Latency |
Azure - Storage Account - File Availability | Az.Storage.Acc.File.Availability |
Azure - Storage Account - File Bytes | Az.Storage.Acc.File.Bytes |
Azure - Storage Account - File Capacity | Az.Storage.Acc.File.Capacity |
Azure - Storage Account - File Count | Az.Storage.Acc.File.Count |
Azure - Storage Account - File Latency | Az.Storage.Acc.File.Latency |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Availability | Az.Storage.Acc.Queue.Availability |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Bytes | Az.Storage.Acc.Queue.Bytes |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Capacity | Az.Storage.Acc.Queue.Capacity |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Count | Az.Storage.Acc.Queue.Count |
Azure - Storage Account - Queue Latency | Az.Storage.Acc.Queue.Latency |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Availability | Az.Storage.Acc.Table.Availability |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Bytes | Az.Storage.Acc.Table.Bytes |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Capacity | Az.Storage.Acc.Table.Capacity |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Count | Az.Storage.Acc.Table.Count |
Azure - Storage Account - Table Latency | Az.Storage.Acc.Table.Latency |