How to configure Azure monitoring at Foglight? (4258767)

A complete setup includes the following two steps:

1.       Get the authentication information through the Azure portal 

To get Tenant ID, Application ID, and Access Key through the Azure portal:

1.1.    Log into the Azure portal https://portal.azure.com/.

1.2.    On the left navigation panel, select Azure Active Directory.

The Azure Active Directory view that belongs to your account opens.

1.3.    In the Azure Active Directory view, select MANAGE > Properties, and then click to copy the Directory ID that is also known as Tenant ID. (We will need it later for agent creation)

1.4.    In the Azure Active Directory view, select MANAGE > App registrations, and then click New application registration.

1.5.    The App registrations > Create view opens.

1.6.    Type the following information, as needed, and then click Create.

▪ Name: type the name of the application.

▪ Application type: select Web app / API.

▪ Sign-on URL:  These will NOT be used in any way and are simply required as part of the setup process

The App registrations > Create view closes and the App registrations list is refreshed automatically.

1.7.    In the App registrations list, select the application created in Step 1.6.

1.8.    Keep the Application ID displayed in the Application details view somewhere safe. (We will need it later for agent creation)

1.9.    In the Application details view, click All settings. The Settings view opens on the right view.

1.10.  In the Settings view, click Keys. The Keys view opens.

1.11.  In the Keys view, specify the values of DESCRIPTION and EXPIRES, and then click Save.

1.12.  Keep the key value as prompted. (We will need it later for agent creation)

1.13.  Click Microsoft Azure on the top right corner, to return the default dashboard that appears once logged into the Azure portal.

1.14.  On the left navigation panel, click Subscriptions.

1.15.  The Subscriptions view opens.

1.16.  In the Subscriptions view, click the subscription that you want to monitor, then the Subscriptions details view opens

1.17.  In the Subscription details view, click Access control (IAM), then Access control (IAM) view opens on the right.

1.18.  Click Add. The Add Permissions view opens.

1.19.  In the Add Permissions view, select Reader from the Role drop-down list, search for the application created in Step 1.6, and then click Save.

1.20.  Repeat Step 1.14 to Step 1.19, to assign the Storage Account Contributor role to the application created in Step

1.21.  Repeat this procedure if there are multiple applications to be monitored.

1.22.  NOTE: Diagnostics settings must be enabled to collect metrics for both ARM-deployed virtual machines and standard

2.       Create an Azure Performance Agent on the Foglight Management Server

2.1   Log in to the Foglight browser interface.

2.2   Ensure that the navigation panel is open.

2.3   To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.

2.4   On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager. The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.

2.5   In the Cloud Manager dashboard, click Azure icon then Administration tab and then click Add to create Azure Agent. The Agent Setup Wizard dialog box opens.

2.6   The Agent Setup Wizard dialog box opens.

2.7   In the Agent Manager Host view, select the agent manager on which the new agent is to be deployed, and then click Next.

2.8    In the Azure Agent Properties view, specify the following values, as needed, then click Next.

▪ Tenant Directory ID *: The value from step 1.3

▪ Tenant Alias Name: The display name that identifies your Tenant

▪ Application ID *: The values from step 1.8

▪ Access Key *: The value of step 1.12

2.9    In the Agent Setup Summary view, confirm the agent information, and then click Finish.

2.10 The new Azure Performance Agent is created, and its data is to be displayed on the Monitoring tab after a few minutes.