Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway Monitoring
Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway - An Overview
Azure NAT Gateway is a fully managed, highly resilient network address translation service that provides outbound internet connectivity for virtual network resources. Applications Manager's Azure NAT Gateway monitoring tracks datapath availability, SNAT connections, data and packet transfer, and packet drop rates to help you monitor outbound connectivity and identify potential network issues.
Creating a new Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway Monitor
To learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway 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 NAT Gateways monitor from the displayed tooltip. This action will display the bulk configuration view for Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway 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 tab enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.
Following are the list of metrics monitored in Microsoft Azure NAT Gateway Monitoring in their corresponding tabs:
Performance Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| DATAPATH AVAILABILITY |
| Datapath Availability | The average datapath availability for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals (in %). |
| ACTIVE CONNECTIONS |
| SNAT Connections | The total number of concurrent active SNAT connections for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals. |
| Total SNAT Connections | The total number of active SNAT connections for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals. |
| DATA TRANSFERRED |
| Data Transferred Rate | The total amount of data transmitted per minute for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals (in MB/min). |
| Data Transferred | The total amount of data transmitted by the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals (in MB). |
| PACKETS TRANSMITTED |
| Packet Transferred Rate | The total number of packets transmitted per minute for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals (in packets/min). |
| Packets Transmitted | The total number of packets transmitted by the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals. |
| DROPPED PACKETS |
| Dropped Packet Rate | The total number of dropped packets per minute for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals (in packets/min). |
| Dropped Packets | The total number of dropped packets for the Azure NAT Gateway between the poll intervals. |
Configuration
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| CONFIGURATION |
| Resource Group Name | The name of the Azure resource group that contains the NAT Gateway. |
| Location | The Azure region where the NAT Gateway is deployed. |
| Provisioning State | The provisioning state of the NAT Gateway resource. |
| SKU Name | The name of the NAT Gateway SKU. Possible values: Standard, StandardV2. |
| SKU Tier | The pricing tier associated with the NAT Gateway SKU. |
| Idle Timeout | The TCP idle connection timeout (in minutes). |
| Resource GUID | A unique identifier for the NAT Gateway resource. |
