azure-monitor-lab

This guided project consists of the four exercises:

• Exercise 1: Deploy Log Analytics
• Exercise 2: Monitor web apps
• Exercise 3: Configure monitoring for compute services
• Exercise 4: Configure alerts

In Exercise 2, you configure monitoring for web applications.

• Task 1: Enable Application Insights.
• Task 2: Disable logging for .NET core snapshot debugger.
• Task 3: Configure web app HTTP logs to be written to a Log Analytics workspace.
• Task 4: Configure SQL Insights data to be written to a Log Analytics workspace.
• Task 5: Enable file and configuration change tracking for web apps.

Launch the exercise and follow the instructions. When you’re done, be sure to return to this page so you can continue learning.

[!NOTE] To complete this lab you will need an Azure subscription.

This exercise should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Skilling tasks

• Enable Application Insights
• Disable logging for .NET core snapshot debugger
• Configure web app HTTP logs to be written to a Log Analytics workspace
• Configure SQL Insights data to be written to a Log Analytics workspace
• Enable file and configuration change tracking for web apps

Exercise instructions

Enable Application Insights

1. In the Azure Portal Search Bar, enter rg-alpha and select rg-alpha from the list of results.
2. From the list of items in the resource group, choose App Services for the Web App with an SQL Database.
3. Under Monitoring choose Application Insights.
4. On the Application Insights page, choose Turn On Application Insights.
5. On the Application Insights page, ensure that Create a new resource is selected and that the Log Analytics Workspace is set to LogAnalytics1 and choose Apply.
6. On the Apply monitoring settings dialog, choose Yes.

Disable logging for .NET core snapshot debugger

1. In the Azure Portal Search Bar, enter rg-alpha and select rg-alpha from the list of results.
2. From the list of items in the resource group, choose App Services for the Web App with an SQL Database.
3. Under Monitoring choose Application Insights.
4. Under Instrument your application, choose .NET Core and then set the Snapshot Debugger setting to Off. Choose Apply.
5. On the Apply Monitoring Settings dialog box, choose Yes.

Configure web app HTTP logs to be written to a Log Analytics workspace

1. In the Azure Portal Search Bar, enter rg-alpha and select rg-alpha from the list of results.
2. From the list of items in the resource group, choose App Services for the Web App with an SQL Database.
3. Under Monitoring, choose Diagnostic settings.
4. On the Diagnostic settings page, select + Add diagnostic settings.

5. On the Diagnostic settings page, choose the following and select Save.

   Property	Value
   Diagnostic setting name	httplogs
   Categories	HTTP logs
   Destination details	Send to Log Analytics workspace
   Subscription	Your subscription
   Log Analytics workspace	LogAnalytics1

Configure SQL Insights data to be written to a Log Analytics workspace

1. In the Azure Portal Search Bar, enter rg-alpha and select rg-alpha from the list of results.
2. From the list of items in the resource group, choose the sample SQL database.
3. Under Monitoring, choose Diagnostic settings.
4. On the Diagnostic settings page, choose Add diagnostic setting.

5. On the Diagnostic setting page, provide the following information and choose Save.

   Property	Value
   Diagnostic setting name	InsightLogAnalytics
   Categories	SQL Insights
   Destination details	Send to Log Analytics workspace
   Subscription	Your subscription
   Log Analytics workspace	LogAnalytics1

Next step: Monitor Compute Services

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