3. Demo-Enabling Boot Diagnostics
• This is enabled by Default.
• Boot Diagnostic and Guest OS diagnostic require Storage Account.
• Boot OS Diagnostic provide us with the screenshot of the console of the server.
• Helpful in troubleshooting Start-up or Blue Screen errors.
• By going under Portal > Virtual machine Properties > Boot Diagnostic > can see the
screenshot
4. Reviewing Host based Metrics
• Will show where to see Host based Metrics of a Virtual machine
• Portal > Virtual Machine Properties > Metrics > Metrics shown here are the Host
based Metrics
• Each Metrics is pre-fixed with “host” keyword
• If you wonder, why memory and CPU utilisation metrics are missing and that’s
because at this moment we looking at these VM from outside.
• Memory and CPU metrics are Guest OS Metrics
5. Demo -Installing Guest OS Diagnostic extensions
• There are 2 ways in which these Guest OS diagnostics can be installed either while
creating the VM and Diagnostic information will go in the Storage Account
• Diagnostic can also be installed from Virtual machine settings > Monitoring > Click
Diagnostic settings > Enable Gest-Level monitoring
• When we click enable this will install the extension on the VM, basically this will be
an agent which will installed on the VM and send diagnostic data from VM to Azure
• Once its get installed, this will appear under extensions
• This can also be automated for installation on all newly created VM
6. Demo-Configuring – Diagnostic Settings
• Now Under VM Properties > Diagnostic Settings > We can see performance counters
coming from Windows, event Log data
• In order to customise these Diagnostic agent click on Performance Counters tab
• We can see core performance monitor counters. From this tab we can also configure
custom counters
• From Logs tab we can customise how we wanted to capture the log information
• From Logs tab, we can also collect tracing output
• Under the Agents tab, we can change the Storage Account, Modify Quota, can
change log level and can also disable agent
8. Demo-Creating Alert Rules
• Under VM Properties > Monitoring > Alert Rules there are following 2 type of Alerts
• Add Metrics Alert : Either for Host or Guest based Metrics
• Add Activity Log Alert : This is Platform based logging
• While doing “Add Metrics Alert” Metrics with a are Guest based Metrics
Editor's Notes
Presentation: 105 minutes
Lab: 50 minutes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify suitable apps for the cloud.
Identify services and capabilities that Microsoft Azure provides.
Use Azure portals to manage Azure services and subscriptions.
Use Windows PowerShell to manage Azure services and subscriptions.
Use Azure Resource Manager to manage Azure resources.
Use Azure management services to extend the management and monitoring of Azure.
Required materials
To teach this module, you need the Microsoft PowerPoint file 20533C_01.pptx.
Preparation tasks
To prepare for this module, you should:
Read all of this module’s materials.
Practice performing the demonstrations and labs.
Work through the Module Review and Takeaways section to determine how you will use the information to reinforce student learning and promote knowledge transfer to on-the-job performance.
As you prepare for this class, it is imperative that you complete the labs yourself. This gives you an understanding of how the labs work, as well as the concepts that each lab covers. This enables you to provide meaningful hints to students who might have issues while working in the labs. Furthermore, it will help guide your lecture to ensure that you discuss the concepts that the labs cover.
