log agent for my linux VM

joe yang 40

I can't find the logging agents for my Ubuntu VM. When I look in Extensions+Applications, I don't see any.

i've tried searching for: azure analytics agent, logs, agent, i only have some third party results, like from Datadog, symantec, 24x7 . My goal is to set up some basic health monitoring on my VM.

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Dillon Silzer 56,681 Reputation points

2024-01-24T01:14:00.8433333+00:00

Hi Joe,

Try installing the logging agent:

Install the Log Analytics agent on Linux computers

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agent-linux?tabs=wrapper-script

Make sure you take a look at what Ubuntu version you have and the requirements listed below:

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joe yang 40 Reputation points

2024-01-24T09:03:03.1066667+00:00

Hi it seems it's highly recommended to install the Azure Monitor Agent and go that route for collecting logs.

It's been quite frustrating, but I found this command az vm extension set --name AzureMonitorLinuxAgent --publisher Microsoft.Azure.Monitor --ids <vm-resource-id> --enable-auto-upgrade true

from systemassigned id installation for linux
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-manage?tabs=azure-cli

I can't get the command to finish though, it hangs at /Running .. in Azure CLI.

Do you have another recommendation for installing Azure Monitor Agent?

kobulloc-MSFT 26,131 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-01-26T01:12:37.4833333+00:00

System assigned ID was going to be my recommendation as well. Have you tried using the portal? It may make it easier to identify what is causing the hang. I'm adding the Azure Monitor tag to see if anyone else has run into this.
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