Microsoft Azure Storage Sync Service
Microsoft Azure Storage Sync Service - An Overview
Azure Storage Sync Service is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft Azure that enables the synchronization of files between on-premise file servers and Azure file shares. It allows organizations to centralize their file storage in Azure while maintaining local access to files and folders from their existing file servers or network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
A robust Azure Storage Sync Service monitoring tool is essential for ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and security. Read on to learn how to fully leverage the monitoring capabilities of Applications Manager.
Creating a new Microsoft Azure Storage Sync Service Monitor
To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure Storage Sync Service 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 Storage Sync Services monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Azure Storage Sync Service 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 Storage Sync Service under the given subscription. Following are the list of metrics monitored in Azure Storage Sync Service Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:
Performance Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| SYNC SERVICE RESULTS |
| Server Online Status | Logs the status of the registered server successfully recording a heartbeat with the cloud endpoint at the time of polling (Aggregation Type: Minimum). Interpreted from numeric values: 1 - Online, 0 - Offline. |
| Sync Session Result | Indicates whether the server endpoint successfully completes a Sync Session with the cloud endpoint at the time of polling (Aggregation Type: Minimum). Interpreted from numeric values: 1 - Successful, 0 - Failed. |
| DATA SYNCED |
| Data Synced | The total data synced between the poll interval (in GB). |
| CACHE SIZE |
| Server Cache Size | The average size of data cached on the server between the poll interval (in MB). |
| Cache Data Size by Last Access Time | The average size of data cached by the last access time between the poll interval (in MB). |
| FILES SYNCED |
| Files Synced | The total number of files synced between the poll interval. |
| FILES NOT SYNCED |
| Files Not Synced (Avg) | The average number of files failed to sync between the poll interval. |
Cloud Tiering
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| LOW DISK SPACE MODE |
| Low Disk Space Mode | Indicates whether the server endpoint is in low disk space mode at the time of polling (Aggregation Type: Maximum). Interpreted from numeric values: 1 - On, 0 - Off. |
| CACHE HIT RATIO |
| Cache Hit Ratio | The average percentage of bytes that were served from the cache between the poll interval (in %). |
| RECALL SUCCESS RATIO |
| Recall Success Ratio | The average percentage of successful recalls between the poll interval (in %). |
| RECALLED DATA SIZE |
| Recalled Data Size | The total cloud tiering size of data recalled between the poll interval (in MB). |
| RECALLED DATA SIZE BY APPLICATION |
| Recalled Data Size by Application | The total cloud tiering size of data recalled by an application between the poll interval (in MB). |
| RECALL THROUGHPUT |
| Recall Throughput | The average cloud tiering recall throughput between the poll interval (in MB/s). |
| TIERED DATA SIZE |
| Tiered Data Size | The total cloud tiering size of data tiered to the Azure file share between the poll interval (in MB). |
| TIERED DATA SIZE BY LAST MAINTENANCE JOB |
| Tiered Data Size by Last Maintenance Job | The total cloud tiering size of data tiered during the last maintenance job between the poll interval (in MB). |
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 of the resource. |
| Status | The status of the storage sync service. Possible values: Online/Offline. |
| Incoming Traffic Policy | The incoming traffic policy of the service. Possible Values: AllowAllTraffic/AllowVirtualNetworksOnly. |
| Last Workflow ID | The last workflow ID of the service. |
| Last Operation Name | The last operation name of the service. |
| Creation Time | The timestamp of the storage sync service creation. |
| Creator Identity Type | The type of identity that created the storage sync service. |
| Last Modified Time | The timestamp of the storage sync service last modification. |
| Last Modifier Identity Type | The type of identity that last modified the storage sync service. |
