Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Circuit
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Circuit - An Overview
Azure ExpressRoute is a service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows organizations to create a dedicated, high-throughput, and private link connecting their on-premises data center or network to Microsoft Azure cloud services. This connection is established via a specialized network circuit known as an 'ExpressRoute circuit'.
An Azure ExpressRoute Circuit monitoring tool is crucial to ensure the performance, reliability, and security of the dedicated connection between on-premises networks and Microsoft Azure. Continue reading to learn how to achieve this using Applications Manager.
Creating a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Circuit Monitor
To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Circuit 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 ExpressRoute Circuits monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Azure ExpressRoute Circuit 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 ExpressRoute Circuit under the given subscription. Following are the list of metrics monitored in Azure ExpressRoute Circuit Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:
Circuit
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| PROTOCOL AVAILABILITY |
| ARP Availability | The average ARP availability from MSEE to all peers at the time of polling (in %). |
| BGP Availability | The average BGP availability from MSEE to all peers at the time of polling (in %). |
| DATA THROUGHPUT |
| Inbound Rate | The average Megabits of data ingressing Azure per second between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| Outbound Rate | The average Megabits of data egressing Azure per second between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| DATA DROPPED RATE |
| Dropped Inbound Rate | The average ingress Megabits of data dropped per second between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| Dropped Outbound Rate | The average egress Megabits of data dropped per second between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| FASTPATH ROUTES |
| No of FastPath Routes (Max) | The maximum number of fastpath routes configured on the circuit between the poll interval. |
| GLOBAL REACH THROUGHPUT |
| Global Reach Inbound Rate | The average Megabits of data ingressing Azure per second for ExpressRoute Global Reach between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| Global Reach Outbound Rate | The average Megabits of data egressing Azure per second for ExpressRoute Global Reach between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
Peerings
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| PROTOCOL AVAILABILITY (PRIVATE PEERING) |
| ARP Availability (Private Peering) | The average ARP availability from MSEE to all peers over a private peering at the time of polling (in %). |
| BGP Availability (Private Peering) | The average BGP availability from MSEE to all peers over a private peering at the time of polling (in %). |
| PROTOCOL AVAILABILITY (MICROSOFT PEERING) |
| ARP Availability (Microsoft Peering) | The average ARP availability from MSEE to all peers over a Microsoft peering at the time of polling (in %). |
| BGP Availability (Microsoft Peering) | The average BGP availability from MSEE to all peers over a Microsoft peering at the time of polling (in %). |
| PEERING THROUGHPUT (PRIVATE PEERING) |
| Inbound Rate (Private Peering) | The average Megabits of data ingressing Azure per second over a private peering between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| Outbound Rate (Private Peering) | The average Megabits of data egressing Azure per second over a private peering between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| PEERING THROUGHPUT (MICROSOFT PEERING) |
| Inbound Rate (Microsoft Peering) | The average Megabits of data ingressing Azure per second over a microsoft peering between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
| Outbound Rate (Microsoft Peering) | The average Megabits of data egressing Azure per second over a microsoft peering between the poll interval (in Mb/s). |
Configuration
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| CONFIGURATION |
| Resource Group Name | The name of the resource group. |
| Location | The location of the resource. |
| SKU Tier | The SKU tier of the Azure service. Possible Values:- Basic
- Local
- Premium
- Standard
|
| Billing Model | The billing model of the Azure service. Possible values: MeteredData/UnlimitedData. |
| Circuit Provisioning State | The provisioning state of the circuit. Possible values: Enabled/Disabled. |
| Provisioning State | The current provisioning state of the service. Possible values:- Deleting
- Failed
- Succeeded
- Updating
|
| Service Key | The ID of the service key. |
| Allow Classic Operations | Indicates whether classic operations are enabled are not. |
| Global Reach Enabled | Indicates whether global reach is enabled or not. |
| ISP CONNECTIVITY CONFIGURATION |
| Service Provider Name | The name of the service provider. |
| Peering Location | The location of the peering process. |
| Bandwidth | The bandwidth of the Azure service (in Mb/s). |
| Service Provider Provisioning State | The current provisioning state of the service provider. Possible values:- Deprovisioning
- NotProvisioned
- Provisioned
- Provisioning
|
