Monitoring Agent

Roger Roger 7,631 Reputation points
2021-05-28T10:29:49.763+00:00

Hi All

We are using Third party monitoring tool and we are also not using scom, is it safe to uninstall Microsoft Monitoring Agent on Windows Servers in Azure, will it cause any impact to servers.

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Azure Monitor

An Azure service that is used to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry data from Azure and on-premises environments.

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An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.

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Leon Laude 86,201 Reputation points
2021-05-28T11:49:59.823+00:00

Hi @Roger Roger ,

The Microsoft Monitoring agent is not only used by SCOM, it is for example also used when collecting data from your servers to your Log Analytics workspace in Azure. You can view in the configuration of the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (in the Control Panel) and check whether they are connected to any Azure Log Analytics (OMS) workspace, if not then it should be safe to uninstall.

You can also have a look at the link below and double check that your agents are not doing anything mentioned on the link:

Overview of Azure Monitor agents
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview

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Leon

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  1. Vicky Wang 2,741 Reputation points
    2021-06-03T08:31:14.6+00:00

    Hi,
    Just checking in to see if the information provided was helpful.
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    Vicky

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  2. Vicky Wang 2,741 Reputation points
    2021-06-01T06:03:20.807+00:00

    Hi,
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