Azure Custom Metrics

Azure Custom Metrics

To see custom metrics for a VM in Azure, you're correct that the Azure Monitor agent needs to be installed on the VM and ensure that the VM has outbound internet access to communicate with Azure Monitor. Here are the general steps to install the Azure Monitor agent on a Windows or Linux Azure VM:

Windows VM:

  1. Download the Agent:

    • Go to the Azure portal.
    • Navigate to the VM for which you want to install the agent.
    • In the left menu, under Monitoring, select Diagnostic settings.
    • Select a storage account and click on Enable guest-level monitoring.

Linux VM:

  1. Download the Agent:

    • Go to the Azure portal.
    • Navigate to the VM for which you want to install the agent.
    • In the left menu, under Monitoring, select Diagnostic settings.
    • Select a storage account and click on Enable guest-level monitoring.

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