Hello We received an email with subject "Action recommended: Transition to using metrics in Azure Monitor by 9 January 2024". The document @ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-metrics-migration outlines transition steps. One of the steps is "2. Compile a list of classic metrics that you currently use.", however there is no information on how to compile. Can anyone please share some insight into this? Thanks Below is the email content. STATUS: Active COMMUNICATION: You're receiving this notice because you use classic metrics in Azure Storage. Because Azure Monitor now provides rich, consolidated monitoring for Azure resources, classic metrics in Azure Storage will be retired on 9 January 2024 and you'll need to transition to using metrics in Monitor. In addition to the classic metrics features you already use, metrics in Monitor provide improvements such as: New metrics and dimensions for extended monitoring. Deep analysis in Azure Monitor Logs. Native integration with other monitoring solutions. Recommended action To continue monitoring your Storage resources, transition to metrics in Monitor by 9 January 2024. Help and support If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A . If you have a support plan and you need technical help, please create a support request : For Issue type , select Technical . For Subscription , select your subscription. For Service , select My services . For Service type , select Storage Account Management . For Summary , type a description of your issue. For Problem type , select Alerts, Metrics and Logging . For Problem subtype , select Blob Storage .

Hi Sreenath HS , This step number "Compile a list of classic metrics that you currently use." is refering to create a list of classic metrics because it will be completely retired as you see on the e-mail. You can get a list of your classic metrics by portal or CLI ( https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-analytics-metrics ): From the Azure Portal In the Azure portal, select Storage accounts , then the storage account name to open the account dashboard. Select Diagnostic settings (classic) in the Monitoring (classic) section of the menu blade. Select the type of metrics data for each service you are monitoring, From the Azure CLI You can use the following command to show metrics settings for a storage account: az storage metrics show --account-key <your_account_key> --account-name <your_account_name> After you get this list you can continue with the next step looking for metrics in Azure Monitor provide ( https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-metrics-migration ) Let me know if you have any other questions. Luis If the information helped address your question, please Accept the answer.

Action recommended: Transition to using metrics in Azure Monitor by 9 January 2024

Sreenath HS 45

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We received an email with subject "Action recommended: Transition to using metrics in Azure Monitor by 9 January 2024". The document @ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-metrics-migration outlines transition steps. One of the steps is "2. Compile a list of classic metrics that you currently use.", however there is no information on how to compile. Can anyone please share some insight into this?

Thanks

Below is the email content.


STATUS:
Active
COMMUNICATION: You're receiving this notice because you use classic metrics in Azure Storage. Because Azure Monitor now provides rich, consolidated monitoring for Azure resources, classic metrics in Azure Storage will be retired on 9 January 2024 and you'll need to transition to using metrics in Monitor. In addition to the classic metrics features you already use, metrics in Monitor provide improvements such as: New metrics and dimensions for extended monitoring. Deep analysis in Azure Monitor Logs. Native integration with other monitoring solutions. Recommended action To continue monitoring your Storage resources, transition to metrics in Monitor by 9 January 2024. Help and support If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and you need technical help, please create a support request: For Issue type, select Technical. For Subscription, select your subscription. For Service, select My services. For Service type, select Storage Account Management. For Summary, type a description of your issue. For Problem type, select Alerts, Metrics and Logging. For Problem subtype, select Blob Storage.

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Luis Arias 7,856 Reputation points

2023-12-19T22:36:03.29+00:00
Hi Sreenath HS,

This step number "Compile a list of classic metrics that you currently use." is refering to create a list of classic metrics because it will be completely retired as you see on the e-mail.

You can get a list of your classic metrics by portal or CLI (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-analytics-metrics):

From the Azure Portal

In the Azure portal, select Storage accounts, then the storage account name to open the account dashboard.

Select Diagnostic settings (classic) in the Monitoring (classic) section of the menu blade.

Select the type of metrics data for each service you are monitoring,

From the Azure CLI You can use the following command to show metrics settings for a storage account:

az storage metrics show --account-key <your_account_key> --account-name <your_account_name>

After you get this list you can continue with the next step looking for metrics in Azure Monitor provide (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-metrics-migration)

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Luis

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Sreenath HS 45 Reputation points

2023-12-19T23:09:20.1866667+00:00

Thank you, Luis. I have already seen these documents. I was trying to find if there is way to get entire list for all storage accounts in subscription instead of one at a time.

AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,476 Reputation points

2023-12-20T05:37:48.1966667+00:00

Sreenath HS, thank you for the reply. As mentioned in the answer, you may use some scripting with az cli to get the list for all storage accounts in your subscription.

Also, note that an issue has already been filed for this documentation, the link to which is available below. I would suggest utilizing it to pass on the feedback to content team directly.

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/issues/118184

Sreenath HS 45 Reputation points

2023-12-20T12:58:13.5033333+00:00

Thank you, Anurag.

Luis, I looked further into different documents and forums. The only change I would make in your comment is to replace "Diagnostic settings (classic)" with "Metrics (classic)" in pt#2.

Naqash Ahmed 5 Reputation points

2023-12-21T07:17:05+00:00

@Sreenath HS I am also figuring out the same but what i read in the documentation, i believe we should simply remove the Diagnostics (classic) on whichever service and then enable the Diagnostic (new) for each service (blob, file, queue, table) with Transactions only.

Also, ensure that you do not have any Alerts created using classic metrics as you may need to replicate the same with Azure Monitor alerts.

Patrick Tchakoute 1 Reputation point

2023-12-22T13:45:03.02+00:00

hi @Naqash ahmed What will be the goal the for step 2? "Compile a list of classic metrics that you currently use." Also i m still not getting what should the final result of the transition. Do we only have to change the alert queries which use classic metrics and also the remove Diagnostics (classic)?

Shilpa Kanojiya 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-12-22T22:13:59.76+00:00

@Naqash Ahmed I also received the same email. So, based on your reply, we just need to enable Diagnostics(new) in Azure portal and disable Diagnostics(classic). Is that the only scope of work for this migration or is there anything else we need to do (like in Azure portal or ARM template in code)? Your insights would be helpful here.

Naqash Ahmed 5 Reputation points

2023-12-25T05:09:19.04+00:00

Hi @Patrick Tchakoute and @Shilpa Kanojiya For compiling the list of classical metrics, you can take out the list of diagnostic settings via PowerShell using Get-AzDiagnostic setting. Refer here:"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.monitor/get-azdiagnosticsetting?view=azps-11.1.0"

If you have any alerts created, you can use "Get-AzAlertRule" for getting classical alert rules.

If you do not find any diagnostic setting neither alert rule, but still diagnostic setting (classical) is enabled, then transition it to Azure Monitor and ingest you metrics (e.g. Storage account transactions) in Log Analytics workspace.

Hope that answers your question.

Shilpa Kanojiya 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-12-27T18:00:01.36+00:00

hi @Naqash Ahmed , thanks for your response. We don't have any custom classic metrics and alerts. It's just the default classic metrics which Azure creates whenever azure storage is created. Do we still need to do anything for migration?

Luis Arias 7,856 Reputation points

2024-01-02T09:39:01.63+00:00

Hi Shilpa, you can check your current configuration by portal if you don't have any of this configuration enable, It isn't an action required.

Sreenath HS 45 Reputation points

2024-01-02T18:03:21.1333333+00:00

Hi Luis

I see below in the document, which indicates if the Diagnostic settings (classic) is default then we don't have to take any action as metrics are enabled in Azure Monitor by default. I validated this by confirming that I can already see some of these metrics in Log Analytics workspace although I have not yet enabled Diagnostic Settings in the Storage account. Do we have to still perform the steps you mentioned in your comment?

Shilpa Kanojiya 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-01-02T18:14:38.13+00:00

Hi @Luis Arias ,

Yes, I do see those default settings in my Azure storage account. But, I was under impression that metrics in Azure monitor are enabled by default, just as @Sreenath HS mentioned. So, it isn't an action required. Let me know if my understanding is wrong.

Shilpa Kanojiya 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-01-02T18:20:41.6333333+00:00

Hi @Luis Arias ,

Yes, I have those default settings enabled in Azure storage account. But, I was under impression that metrics in Azure monitor will also be enabled by default, just as @Sreenath HS mentioned. So, it isn't an action required. Let me know if my understanding is wrong.

İbrahim Aydemir 0 Reputation points

2024-01-05T09:44:59.7366667+00:00

Hello @Luis Arias

I checked it out too and agree with @Shilpa Kanojiya 's comment. Could you look again and comment on whether we thought wrong?

Luis Arias 7,856 Reputation points

2024-01-05T19:31:54.0633333+00:00

Hi,

Yes the metrics in Azure Monitor are enabled by default, so there is nothing you need to do to begin capturing metrics.
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