Host Template: Cloud - Azure - Network Watcher - VNG Troubleshooting

Overview Copied

Azure Network Watchers allow you to monitor, diagnose, view metrics, and enable or disable logs for resources in an Azure virtual network. You can monitor communication between virtual machines and endpoints, and view the relationships between resources in a virtual network. Additionally, you can capture packets, troubleshoot and diagnose problems inside a virtual network.

This Host Template allows you to get the results of troubleshooting for a virtual network gateway.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

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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
• Network Contributor
• Storage Account Contributor

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 - Network Watcher - VNG Troubleshooting 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.

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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:

• AZURE_CREDENTIALS
• AZURE_NETWORK_WATCHER_DETAILS
• AZURE_RESOURCE_DETAILS
• AZURE_STORAGE_ACC_DETAILS

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.

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AZURE_NETWORK_WATCHER_DETAILS Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Network Watcher Details.

Note that your Network Watchers will by default be located in the ‘NetworkWatcherRG’ Resource Group:

When Network Watchers are created, by default they are called ‘NetworkWatcher_{region}’ e.g. ‘NetworkWatcher_uksouth’.

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For more information, see Microsoft Azure - Create a Network Watcher.

Your Network Watcher names and Resource Group could differ if not created via the Portal, or moved manually, so ensure the arguments you provide are correct for the Network Watcher you want to monitor.

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AZURE_RESOURCE_DETAILS Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Resource Details.

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AZURE_STORAGE_ACC_DETAILS Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Storage Account Details. The Blob URL for an Azure Storage Account can be retrieved from the Storage Account Name > Containers > Container Name > Properties page in the URL field.

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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:

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