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Copper Contributor

May 22, 2019

Solved

Azure not collecting custom log data

Hi, I'm creating a custom log on my windows VM and would like to query it on monitor log. I've set up my custom log files just as Microsoft tell us to do on this archive https://docs.microsoft....

azure monitor

Virtual Machine Manager

orobmontana
May 29, 2019
Hi, found the problem.

my VM network settings are blocking both inbound and outbound internet connection, which making the agent cannot collecting my custom log.

for people who having the same problem this work out for me:
1. set a proxy server for your VM to connect to the internet.
2. connect your VM to that proxy server
3. set up your agent to also connect using those proxy

and monitor will collect custom log normally.

CliveWatson thanks a lot for your help mate, appreciate it!

regards,

CliveWatson

Silver Contributor

May 23, 2019

I just tried your file, both as a NEWLINE and a Date delimited custom log - with both date formats, and they both appeared in my workspace within 1hr (in West Europe)

orobmontana

Copper Contributor

May 29, 2019

Hi, found the problem.

my VM network settings are blocking both inbound and outbound internet connection, which making the agent cannot collecting my custom log.

for people who having the same problem this work out for me:

1. set a proxy server for your VM to connect to the internet.

2. connect your VM to that proxy server

3. set up your agent to also connect using those proxy

and monitor will collect custom log normally.

CliveWatson thanks a lot for your help mate, appreciate it!

regards,