Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection

Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection - An Overview

Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection is a feature within Azure Network Watcher that provides connectivity monitoring capabilities for resources deployed within Azure. The Network Watcher Connection feature allows users to monitor and diagnose network connectivity between Azure resources, such as virtual machines, application gateways, and load balancers.

Application Manager's Azure Network Watcher Connection Monitoring tool provides a comprehensive solution for monitoring and diagnosing connectivity within your Azure environment. This monitoring capability allows you to analyze network connectivity between Azure resources, enabling you to identify issues, troubleshoot problems, and ensure optimal performance.

Creating a new Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection Monitor

To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection Monitor, click here.

Monitored Parameters

Navigate to the Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Hover over 'Child Monitors' under Microsoft Azure in the Cloud Apps table, and then select the Network Watcher Connection monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Azure Network Watcher Connection in three tabs:

Availability tab gives the Availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
Performance tab gives the Health Status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.

The Microsoft Azure monitor provides a brief detail of the Azure Network Watcher Connection under the given subscription. Following are the list of metrics monitored in Azure Network Watcher Connection Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:

Note: Azure Network Watcher Connection monitoring is supported for Azure Gov Cloud accounts from Applications Manager v173000.

Overview

Parameter	Description
INVENTORY
No of Test Groups	The number of connection monitor test groups.
No of Test Configurations	The number of connection monitor test configurations.
CONNECTION TEST STATUS
Connection Test Status	The recent test result of the connection monitor in network watcher. Interpreted from numeric values: 0 - Indeterminate 1 - Passed 2 - Warning 3 - Failed
ROUND-TRIP TIME
Round-Trip Time	The average network round-trip time for connectivity monitoring checks between the poll interval (in milliseconds).
CHECKS FAILED PERCENT
Checks Failed	The average percentage of connectivity monitoring checks failed between the poll interval (in %).
Other Status	The average percentage of connectivity monitoring checks with a status other than failed between the poll interval (in %).

Test Groups

Parameter	Description
STATUS SPLIT-UP OF TEST GROUPS
Failed Test Groups	The total number of Failed Test Groups at the time of polling.
Warning Test Groups	The total number of Warning Test Groups at the time of polling.
Passed Test Groups	The total number of Passed Test Groups at the time of polling.
Indeterminate Test Groups	The total number of Indeterminate Test Groups at the time of polling.
Round-Trip Time of Test Groups
Round-Trip Time	The 'Round-Trip Time of Test Groups' graph displays the top 10 Test Groups based on round trip time (in milliseconds).
Test Groups
Test Group Name	The name of the Test Group.
Checks Failed Percent	The average percentage of connectivity monitoring checks failed between the poll interval (in %).
Round-Trip Time	The average network round-trip time for connectivity monitoring checks between the poll interval (in milliseconds).
Result	The recent test result of the connection monitor in network watcher. Interpreted from numeric values: 0 - Indeterminate 1 - Passed 2 - Warning 3 - Failed
Status	The status indicating whether the test group is enabled or disabled for monitoring.
No of Test Configurations	The total number of connection monitor test configurations.

Test Configurations

Parameter	Description
STATUS SPLIT-UP OF TEST CONFIGURATIONS
Failed Test Configurations	The total number of Failed Test Configurations at the time of polling.
Warning Test Configurations	The total number of Warning Test Configurations at the time of polling.
Passed Test Configurations	The total number of Passed Test Configurations at the time of polling.
Indeterminate Test Configurations	The total number of Indeterminate Test Configurations at the time of polling.
Round-Trip Time of Test Configurations
Round-Trip Time	The 'Round-Trip Time of Test Configurations' graph displays the top 10 Test Configurations based on round-trip time (in milliseconds).
Test Configurations
Test Configuration Name	The name of the Test Configuration.
Checks Failed Percent	The average percentage of connectivity monitoring checks failed between the poll interval (in %).
Round-Trip Time	The average network round-trip time for connectivity monitoring checks between the poll interval (in milliseconds).
Result	The recent test result of the connection monitor in network watcher. Interpreted from numeric values: 0 - Indeterminate 1 - Passed 2 - Warning 3 - Failed
Test Frequency	The frequency of the test evaluation (in seconds).
Protocol	The protocol to be used in the test evaluation.
Port	The connected port.

Configuration

Parameter	Description
CONFIGURATION
Resource Group Name	The name of the resource group.
Location	The location of the resource.
Provisioning State	The current provisioning state. Possible values: Deleting Failed Succeeded Updating
Connection Monitor Type	The type of connection monitor. Possible values: MultiEndpoint/SingleSourceDestination.
Connection Start Time	The date and time when the connection monitor was started.
Connection Duration	The difference of days from start time to the current date.

Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Connection