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Ways to monitor Azure NetApp Files

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This article describes ways to monitor Azure NetApp Files.

Azure Activity log

The Activity log provides insight into subscription-level events. For instance, you can get information about when a resource is modified or when a virtual machine is started. You can view the activity log in the Azure portal or retrieve entries with PowerShell and CLI. This article provides details on viewing the Activity log and sending it to different destinations.

To understand how Activity log works, see Azure Activity log.

For Activity log warnings for Azure NetApp Files volumes, see Activity log warnings for Azure NetApp Files volumes.

Azure NetApp Files metrics

Azure NetApp Files provides metrics on allocated storage, actual storage usage, volume IOPS, and latency. With these metrics, you can gain a better understanding on the usage pattern and volume performance of your NetApp accounts.

You can find metrics for a capacity pool or volume by selecting the capacity pool or volume. Then click Metric to view the available metrics.

For more information about Azure NetApp Files metrics, see Metrics for Azure NetApp Files.

Azure Service Health

The Azure Service Health dashboard keeps you informed about the health of your environment. It provides a personalized view of the status of your Azure services in the regions where they are used. The dashboard provides upcoming planned maintenance and relevant health advisories while allowing you to manage service health alerts.

For more information, see Azure Service Health dashboard documentation.

Capacity utilization monitoring

It is important to monitor capacity regularly. You can monitor capacity utilization at the VM level. You can check the used and available capacity of a volume by using Windows or Linux clients. You can also configure alerts by using ANFCapacityManager.

For more information, see Monitor capacity utilization.

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