Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics API poller template

Use this SAM API poller template to monitor Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse) performance and statistics counters, including utilization.

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Prerequisites

• Use the following parameters to specify the API endpoint in the request URL:

  • ${SUBSCRIPTION_ID}
  • ${USERGROUP_ID}
  • ${SERVER_ID}
  • ${DATAWAREHOUSE_ID}

  Use the following example to help locate values in Azure:

  

• Configure OAuth 2.0 Azure credentials with the following values:

  • Scope: https://management.azure.com/.default
  • Access Token URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANTID}/oauth2/v2.0/token
    
    

  Although "(optional)" appears next to the Scope field in the UI, this value is required for API pollers based on this template.
  

• The SQL Server has access control to the Application with at least the Reader role.

  

Notes

• Default thresholds are not set for this template.
• Here is a request example: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/${SUBSCRIPTION_ID}/resourceGroups/${USERGROUP_ID}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/${SERVER_ID}/databases/${DATAWAREHOUSE_ID}/providers/microsoft.insights/metrics?interval=PT1H&metricnames=dwu_consumption_percent,dwu_limit,dwu_used&aggregation=Maximum&api-version=2019-07-01

Available metrics

Data warehouse units (DWU) utilization

The maximum percentage of database warehouse units used for the given SQL database during the time period specified as the polling frequency.

Unit: Percent

Data warehouse units (DWU) limit

The maximum database warehouse limit in units for the given SQL database during the time period specified as the polling frequency.

Unit: Count

Data warehouse units (DWU) used

The maximum database throughput units per minute used for the given SQL database during the time period specified as the polling frequency.

Unit: Count