Teams Room Monitoring with AMA (Azure Monitor Agent) as opposed to MMA?

Question

Hi,

currently working on a brand new (Intel NUC/Windows based)Teams Room installation which we would like to integrate into Azure Monitor:

There is official documentation for that here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/azure-monitor-deploy

However, these docs use the legacy Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) which is due to be deprecated in 2024.

Ideally we would like to deploy the new Azure Monitoring Agent (AMA) instead to avoid rework in a years time. I know this is possible and documented for other types of client devices (laptops / desktops), but its not clear if it will work on Teams Rooms.

Does anyone know if AMA works on Teams Room devices and has successfully used it?

Kind Regards,

Jens

Answer 1

Hi there, Microsoft Teams Rooms runs on Windows Client OS-es. Actually it's supported, if the OS is listed here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-windows-client But keep in mind about the requirements and limitations:

1. The Windows client installer supports latest Windows machines only that are Azure AD joined or hybrid Azure AD joined. More information under prerequisites below
2. The agent installed using the Windows client installer is designed mainly for Windows desktops or workstations that are always connected. While the agent can be installed via this method on laptops, it is not optimized for battery consumption and network limitations on a laptop.

More information is here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-windows-client#prerequisites

Answer 2

Hi @Anonymous ,

Have a look at Plan Microsoft Teams Rooms monitoring with Azure Monitor. The official documentation for integrating Teams Room installation into Azure Monitor can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/azure-monitor-deploy.