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Azure Monitoring Agent Virtual Machines not connecting to log analytics workspace
Hey there, i tried to rollout monitoring for Azure Virtual Machines. For Testing i created a basic DCR to collect general Performance Counters of the associated VM's. The DCR is in Terraform defined as following : resource "azurerm_monitor_data_collection_rule" "log" { name = "test_rule" location = azurerm_resource_group.test_group.location resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test_group.name kind = "Windows" destinations { log_analytics { workspace_resource_id = azurerm_log_analytics_workspace.default_workspace.id name = azurerm_log_analytics_workspace.default_workspace.name } } data_flow { streams = [ "Microsoft-Perf" ] destinations = [azurerm_log_analytics_workspace.default_workspace.name] } data_sources { performance_counter { streams = [ "Microsoft-Perf" ] sampling_frequency_in_seconds = 60 counter_specifiers = [ "\\Processor Information(_Total)\\% Processor Time", "\\Processor Information(_Total)\\% Privileged Time", "\\Processor Information(_Total)\\% User Time", "\\Processor Information(_Total)\\Processor Frequency", "\\System\\Processes", "\\Process(_Total)\\Thread Count", "\\Process(_Total)\\Handle Count", "\\System\\System Up Time", "\\System\\Context Switches/sec", "\\System\\Processor Queue Length", "\\Memory\\% Committed Bytes In Use", "\\Memory\\Available Bytes", "\\Memory\\Committed Bytes", "\\Memory\\Cache Bytes", "\\Memory\\Pool Paged Bytes", "\\Memory\\Pool Nonpaged Bytes", "\\Memory\\Pages/sec", "\\Memory\\Page Faults/sec", "\\Process(_Total)\\Working Set", "\\Process(_Total)\\Working Set - Private", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\% Disk Time", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\% Disk Read Time", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\% Disk Write Time", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\% Idle Time", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Bytes/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Read Bytes/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Write Bytes/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Transfers/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Reads/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Disk Writes/sec", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk sec/Transfer", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk sec/Read", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk sec/Write", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk Queue Length", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk Read Queue Length", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Avg. Disk Write Queue Length", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\% Free Space", "\\LogicalDisk(_Total)\\Free Megabytes", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Bytes Total/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Bytes Sent/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Bytes Received/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Packets/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Packets Sent/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Packets Received/sec", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Packets Outbound Errors", "\\Network Interface(*)\\Packets Received Errors" ] name = "datasourceperfcounter" } } description = "General data collection rule for collecting windows performance counter rules" } Also i created the association of the DCR and my Virtual Machine using either Terraform, Policies and Portal. The Monitor Agent and identity is assinged in all cases properly. But the Connection of the DCR / DCR Associations doesn't seem to work in case of terraform or policy enrollment. For some reason the log analytic namespace neither receive an Heartbeat of the agent nor creating the tables for the performance counters. If i recreate the association between DCR and vm in those cases it works again. Is there any additional Step required when using the Policies or Terraform to setup the data collection rule or this a bug where some kind of required event is not raised properly ?Can't install Azure ARC on multiple Server 2025 devices
I have multiple Server 2025 devices that when I click "Launch Azure Arc Setup" button on taskbar icon or "Azure Arc Setup" on start menu nothing happens. I then tried to download arcsetup.exe and it never advanced beyond the initializing Windows Installer screen. I got it to work on one server and 4-5 all have the same problem. Both physical and VM. Below are errors in the event log.
Unable to delete Foundry Agent identity Entra app in Azure
I'm trying to delete an Entra app in Azure created by Foundry Agent identity blueprint as its currently unused and is causing EntraID hygiene alerts. However getting an error mentioning that delete is not supported. Is there any other way to delete an unused Entra app for an agent identity blueprint? Error detail: Agent Blueprints are not supported on the API version used in this request.
Azure Policy - Enable Hybrid Use Benefit
Hello there. I'm struggling with a custom policy. My requirements are the following: Enable Hybrid Use Benefit for Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines (properties.licenseType=Windows_Server) Work for both Marketplace and not-Marketplace virtual machines (ASRed, etc) Fix deployments that are done without it enabled Allow remediation of existing resources Initially I found https://github.com/Azure/Community-Policy/blob/master/Policies/Compute/deploy-hybrid-benefit-windows/azurepolicy.json which works for Marketplace, but not for VMs without imagePublisher and imageOffer. I identified properties.storageProfile.osDisk.osType as another way to identify Windows machines. The full policy if below, but it only works for remediation, it does not work for new deployments. What am I doing wrong? I also found this issue, which suggests adding a licenseType to the If, but then the all resources are in compliance: https://github.com/Azure/azure-policy/issues/426 remediation does not work and new resources don't as well. Any help is very appreciated! { "displayName": "Deploy Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows.", "mode": "Indexed", "description": "This policy ensures virtual machines are configured for Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing#ways-to-use-azure-hybrid-benefit-for-windows-server.", "metadata": { "category": "Compute", "version": "1.0.1" }, "parameters": { "effect": { "type": "string", "metadata": { "displayName": "Effects", "description": "Enable or disable the execution of the Policy." }, "allowedValues": [ "DeployIfNotExists", "Disabled" ], "defaultValue": "DeployIfNotExists" } }, "policyRule": { "if": { "allOf": [{ "field": "type", "equals": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" }, { "field": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/storageProfile.osDisk.osType", "equals": "Windows" } ] }, "then": { "effect": "[parameters('effect')]", "details": { "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines", "existenceCondition": { "allOf": [ { "field": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/licenseType", "equals": "Windows_Server" } ] }, "roleDefinitionIds": [ "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c" ], "deployment": { "properties": { "mode": "incremental", "template": { "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#", "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0", "parameters": { "vmName": { "type": "String" }, "licenseType": { "defaultValue": "None", "type": "String", "allowedValues" : [ "None", "Windows_Server" ] } }, "variables": {}, "resources": [ { "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines", "apiVersion": "2021-03-01", "name": "[parameters('vmName')]", "location": "[resourceGroup().location]", "properties": { "licenseType": "[parameters('licenseType')]" } } ], "outputs": { "policy": { "type": "string", "value": "[concat('Changed LicenseType for Windows VM', ': ', parameters('vmName'), '- ', parameters('licenseType'))]" } } }, "parameters": { "vmName": { "value": "[field('name')]" }, "licenseType": { "value": "Windows_Server" } } } } } } } } Thanks, Joel.Learn about Pulumi on Azure Thurs Aug 12 on LearnTV
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How to connect & setup webApp in azure and R client? OR Is anything do in SAS can be done PAAS Azure
Hi, I have Azure SAS virtual machine and Azure PAAS account. I have done webapp and R server in Azure sas server, if any one know how to setup webapp and R server in azure PAAS server. And how to establish communication bw them. Thanks AncilAzure Web App Deployment Failed: 429 Throttling & Policy Errors (Student Subscription)
Hello, I am trying to complete a university lab requiring an Azure Web App (Python 3.9/3.10/3.11 / Linux) running on an App Service Plan to test autoscaling features. I am using an "Azure for Students" subscription. I am unable to deploy the resource regardless of the region I choose. Here is what I have tried: Region : France Central I get a Throttling error : "App Service Plan Create operation is throttled for subscription [My-Sub-ID]. Code: 429" Region : Switzerland North I get a Policy error : "Resource was disallowed by Azure Policy... The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure services with optimal performance." Region : Canada Central / Switzerland North : I attempted to create a new Resource Group and App Service Plan in these regions, but I am still facing deployment failures or throttling issues. I simply need to deploy a Web App with a plan that supports Autoscale. Which region is currently open/unthrottled for Student Subscriptions to create an App Service Plan? Is there a specific workaround to bypass this 429 error for a lab environment? Thank you for your help.
Allow Pipelines to have Tags/Metadata like Azure Resources
We need the ability to add metadata to Azure DevOps Pipelines such as “Domain”, “Capability”, “Team”, “SRE Owner”, etc. This information needs to be available in the pipeline/ api response. It would also be useful to have the ability to filter/search by this in the UI, but that is not important for my immediate use case. Currently, to obtain this data, we are maintaining a separate reference table. It is not ideal.
Corrupted VT+ transaction files
We are a small accounting company using VT+ Transaction on a local drive synchronized with OneDrive for backup and file storage. A few days ago when we tried to open the application, we suddenly started receiving the following error messages: Run Time Error 0 and Run Time Error 440, and the program does not start. According to VT+ support the program files are corrupted and the data can only be restored up to the year 2022, as the more recent backups are also affected. Somehow the system is overriding our backups, which makes the latest ones unusable. Any advice what could cause that and how to resolve the issue. Thanks
Azure Devops Integration with Servicenow
Hi, I am integrating Azure Devops with ServiceNow. Is it possible to integrate Project Task (pm_project_task) in ServiceNow with Task in Azure Devops in Basic Project. As i am able to send the task from ADO to ServiceNow but not from ServiceNow to ADO. Any possible solution?
Advanced Container Apps Networking: VNet Integration and Centralized Firewall Traffic Logging
Azure community, I recently documented a networking scenario relevant to Azure Container Apps environments where you need to control and inspect application traffic using a third-party network virtual appliance. The article walks through a practical deployment pattern: • Integrate your Azure Container Apps environment with a Virtual Network. • Configure user-defined routes (UDRs) so that traffic from your container workloads is directed toward a firewall appliance before reaching external networks or backend services. • Verify actual traffic paths using firewall logs to confirm that routing policies are effective. This pattern is helpful for organizations that must enforce advanced filtering, logging, or compliance checks on container egress/ingress traffic, going beyond what native Azure networking controls provide. It also complements Azure Firewall and NSG controls by introducing a dedicated next-generation firewall within your VNet. If you’re working with network control, security perimeters, or hybrid network architectures involving containerized workloads on Azure, you might find it useful. Read the full article on my blog
Blank screen in "new" AI Foundry and unable to go back to "classic" view
Hi, I toggled on the "new" AI foundry experience. But it just gives me a blank page. I cannot disable it and go back to the old view though. When I go to https://ai.azure.com/ it takes me to the "nextgen" page (e.g. https://ai.azure.com/nextgen/?wsid=%2Fsubscriptions...) Removing "nextgen" from the URL just redirects me back to the "nextgen" version. This also happens to my colleague, and we can't use the Foundry. Can you help?Unable to setup Solr on Linux WebApp
Hi there, I have trying to setup the Solr app on a Linux WebApp as a PaaS, but haven't gotten any success yet. There are many online discussions that talk about setting up the Solr on Windows WebApp, but not linux. Here is what I have tried so far: 1 - Added Web.conf in wwwroot - this is similar to setting it up on Windows WebApp, but this hasn't worked. 2 - Installing Solr as a service - I tried executing <solr_extraction_dir>/bin/install_solr_as_service.sh, but I get error that there is no user solr. 3 - Adding startup command "java -jar /home/site/wwwroot/server/start.jar" and I get following error. Usage: java -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar [options] [properties] [configs] java -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar --help # for more information 4 - Solr on port 80 - tried running Solr on port 80 using "solr start -p 80", but can't access the SOLR, using the webapp URL. Any help with steps would be appreciated.
BTDF Extentions for VS 2019 | BizTalk 2020 Deployment Framework | Visual Studio 2019 Extentions
Hi all, if somebody needs a BTDF 2020 Extentions for VS 2019 we are glad to help: https://datapassion.de/index.php/dpnews/btdf-extentions-for-vs-2019-biztalk-deployment-framework-2020-visual-studio-2019-extentionsWhy blockchain?
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