Settings in mdsd.xml ignored by azure monitor agent
I have relatively small disks which are constantly filled by Azure Monitor Agent. After configuring 7 days and max 100MB logs in mdsd.xml, <Management eventVolume="Large" defaultRetentionInDays="7" > <AgentResourceUsage…
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How to interpret the OriginHealthPercentage metric values in Log Analytics Workspace
It seems as though there might be a bug in the export of the OriginHealthPercentage metric of a Premium Front Door to a Log Analytics Workspace. When graphed in Azure Metrics at a one minute interval to match the PT1M granularity in the Log Analytics…
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Azure Monitor Alert execution log
I know there is a Monitor | Alerts page that shows those alerts that have been "Fired" as they alert query has met the criteria configured for the alert, but is there a log or page that shows all of the executions of the alert rule that shows…
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How do collection rules work in Microsoft Sentinel for filtering Windows Event IDs?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to better understand how collection rules work in Microsoft Sentinel when ingesting Windows security events. For now, I receive all the Windows security events because I created a rule that is set up to "AllEvents" (as…
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How does azure calculate billing for azure log analytics workspace.
Hello Team, I’ve recently observed a significant spike in my Azure billing, specifically related to the Log Analytics workspace. A large volume of logs has started ingesting unexpectedly, primarily from Azure-managed resources. Most of this data appears…
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We need the cost estimation for azure managed grafana for cluster monitoring.
We have currently using AKS we need the monitoring enabled from Grafana also we need the logging we currently storing the application logs in azure file shares which are running in the same cluster we want to access those logs from storage account. so…
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DCR based custom tables are not working
Hello All, I have a Linux server vm in Azure as my syslog server. My Meraki MX devices are sending logs to the syslog server into their individual folders, and they are flowing. I used to have custom logs in Azure Log Analytics that pulls these logs…
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Need help to correct my KQL in Azure
I have created below KQL for APP to get the login count but output always coming as 0, I need help what to update here: AuditLogs | where AdditionalDetails contains "B2C_1A_RPBT_SignIn" //| where LoggedByService == "B2C" and…
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API keys for querying data from Azure Monitor application insights will be retired
We received an email with the following title: API keys for querying data from Azure Monitor application insights will be retired on 31 March 2026 — transition to using Azure AD. We're currently using connection strings when sending data to Application…
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Log analytics workspace archive restore data not working
Hi, I'm trying to access data older than 1 month from a Log Analytics Workspace where the total retention period is as follows: I've been following this guide from MS docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/restore?tabs=api-1 …
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Unable to run query in log analytics workspace
Hi, I was trying to run some queries to fetch some logs in my log analytics workspace. I am simply trying with queries like "perf" or a query to get the heartbeat of a VM, and its showing the below errors respectively: '' operator: Failed…
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Share dashboard that shows data from workspace in log analytics without giving access to log analytics
I have an issue with setting up shared dashboard built from Log Analytics Workspace. I was wondering if you can help us with something else related to Azure. We are using Log Analytics so that Azure SQL Server can push events to it and we use workbooks…
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Why the Logs being ingested using a DCR is not showing up in the table in log analytics workspace
Hi Everyone, I am trying to get a log analytics workspace set up and as part of the process I created workspace, DCR and data collection endpoints. When creating DCR i uploaded a sample file to create a transform and added extra column timegenerated.…
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Hide informational message on the Dashboard
When using the following query: // exception count by problem ID let start=ago(90m); let end=ago(30m); let timeGrain=1m; let dataset=exceptions // additional filters can be applied heret | where timestamp > start and…
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Azure monitor alert mail for azure local VM is not working as expected [Getting multiple mail for the same rule]
Hello Team, I have configured an alert in azure monitor for azure local VM[arc enabled VM] as below below is the custom query that i am using to trigger the alert //KQL Query for heartbeat InsightsMetrics | where TimeGenerated > ago(1h) | where Origin…
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How to find underutilised/not even used azure resources like vm,db, storage,logicapp and more
How to find underutilised/not even used azure resources like vm,db, storage,logic app and more. I'm trying to preparing inventory for all resources in the subscription and in that I want to know the each resources usage to find how those resources are…
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AzureWindowsBaseline Guest Assignment started to break the VM. What to do?
I applied AzureWindowsBaseline Guest Assignment using ApplyAndMonitor mode, but the following items return non-compliant state. | Name | Compliance State | Reason …
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Monitor Logs view from start Time to end Time.
need to view Azure Monitor logs from start Time to end Time. In portal it showing in opposite way and unable to sort it. Need to view in Azure monitor without sending to Log analytics workspace. or is there any API support for this ?
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Clarification regarding alert rule recreation after migrating to Scheduled Query Rules API
Dear Azure Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. We are currently considering migrating our Azure Monitor log alert rules from the legacy Log Analytics Alert API to the Scheduled Query Rules API. The following documentation appears to suggest…
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Need help for KQL query
I have 2 KQL : 1st is: AppEvents | where Name contains "MANAGEPASSKEYS_ADDPROCESS_INITIATED" | project Event = Name, obj = tostring(Properties.ObjectId), session = tostring(Properties.CorrelationId) | distinct Event, obj,…