Azure Network Watcher Classic Connection Monitors Monitoring

[DEPRECATED] Host Template: Cloud - Azure - Network Watcher - Classic Connection Monitors

This host template is one of 31 developed by Opsview to provide the most comprehensive Azure monitoring in the industry.

Azure Network Watchers allow you to monitor, diagnose, view metrics, and enable or disable logs for resources in an Azure virtual network. You can monitor communication between virtual machines and endpoints, and view the relationships between resources in a virtual network. Additionally, you can capture packets, troubleshoot and diagnose problems inside a virtual network.

This Host Template allows you to get information on the Classic connection Monitors belonging to a specific Network Watcher.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name	Description	Default Thresholds (Warning, Critical)	UOM
Azure - Network Watcher - Classic Connection Monitors	If any Classic Connection Monitors belonging to the Network Watcher have a Monitoring Status of either 'Stopped' or 'NotStarted' then display them up to the display maximum (This check will recognise, and ignore, Non-Classic Connection Monitors)[Default Timespan = 5mins, Default Check Interval = 5mins]	N/A	NA

NOTE: The "Default Timespan" given for these Service Checks refers to the time period we use when retrieving metrics from Azure.

NOTE: See details about Nagios thresholds here.

Usage Instructions

To use this Host Template you will need to provide access to the subscription you wish to monitor

Navigate to the Subscriptions section and select your Subscription.

In the Subscription to be monitored, click Access Control (IAM).

Then click the Add button, select the required role and select the application, once for each of the following roles:

Reader
Network Contributor
Storage Account Contributor

Repeat these steps for each subscription you wish to monitor.

Step 1: Add this Host Template

Add the Cloud - Azure - Network Watcher - Classic Connection Monitors Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you're monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Step 2: Add and configure variables required for this Host Template

The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance when you import the Opspack:

AZURE_CREDENTIALS

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Credentials.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--subscription-id	Arg1	Subscription ID	The Subscription ID of your Azure Subscription
--client-id	Arg2	Client ID	The Client ID of your Azure Subscription
--secret-key	Arg3	Secret Key	The Secret Key of your Azure Subscription
--tenant-id	Arg4	Tenant ID	The Tenant ID of your Azure Subscription

AZURE_NETWORK_WATCHER_DETAILS

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Azure Network Watcher Details.

Note that your Network Watchers will by default be located in the 'NetworkWatcherRG' Resource Group:

When Network Watchers are created, by default they are called 'NetworkWatcher_{region}' e.g. 'NetworkWatcher_uksouth'.

For more information, see Microsoft Azure - Create a Network Watcher.

Your Network Watcher names and Resource Group could differ if not created via the Portal, or moved manually, so ensure the arguments you provide are correct for the Network Watcher you want to monitor.

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--network-watcher-group	Arg1	Network Watcher Resource Group	Name of the Azure Resource Group containing the Network Watcher to be monitored
--network-watcher-name	Arg2	Network Watcher Resource Name	Name of the Azure Network Watcher to be monitored
--max-display-number	Arg3	Maximum Display Number	The maximum number of list items to display for Network Watcher Service Checks

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Variables to Hosts.

For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode> flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode. The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here: