Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set API poller template

Use this SAM API poller template to monitor Microsoft Azure VM performance and statistics counters, including CPU, traffic, and disk metrics.

Prerequisites

• Use the following parameters to specify the API endpoint in the request URL:
• ${SUBSCRIPTION_ID}
• ${USERGROUP_ID}
• ${VM_SCALE_SET_ID}
• Configure OAuth 2.0 Azure credentials.
  

  For tips, see API poller authorization and also Find Microsoft Azure credentials.

Notes

• Default thresholds are not set for this template.
• You can add the following metrics to API requests created with this template:
  • Network In
  • Network Out
  • Per Disk Read Bytes/sec
  • Per Disk Write Bytes/sec
  • Per Disk Read Operations/Sec
  • Per Disk Write Operations/Sec
  • Per Disk QD
  • OS Per Disk Read Bytes/sec
  • OS Per Disk Write Bytes/sec
  • OS Per Disk Read Operations/Sec
  • OS Per Disk Write Operations/Sec
  • OS Per Disk QD
  • Data Disk Read Bytes/sec
  • Data Disk Write Bytes/sec
  • Data Disk Read Operations/Sec
  • Data Disk Write Operations/Sec
  • Data Disk Queue Depth
  • OS Disk Read Bytes/sec
  • OS Disk Write Bytes/sec
  • OS Disk Read Operations/Sec
  • OS Disk Write Operations/Sec
  • OS Disk Queue Depth
  • Inbound Flows
  • Outbound Flows
  • Inbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate
  • Outbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate
  • Premium Data Disk Cache Read Hit
  • Premium Data Disk Cache Read Miss
  • Premium OS Disk Cache Read Hit
  • Premium OS Disk Cache Read Miss
• Here is a request example: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/6a4208fe-5200-417e-9365-99781c6133c3/resourceGroups/Monitoring/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/JRVMSCALESET/providers/microsoft.insights/metrics?interval=PT1H&metricnames=Percentage CPU,Network In Total,Network Out Total,Disk Read Bytes,Disk Write Bytes,Disk Read Operations/Sec,Disk Write Operations/Sec,CPU Credits Remaining,CPU Credits Consumed&aggregation=Average,Total&api-version=2019-07-01

Available metrics

CPU Percentage

The average percentage of allocated compute units that are currently in use by the given VM via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: Percent

Network Incoming Traffic

The total number of bytes received on all network interfaces for the given VM (Incoming Traffic) via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: Bytes

Network Outgoing Traffic

The total number of bytes out on all network interfaces by the given VM (Outgoing Traffic).

Unit: Bytes

Disk Read Bytes/Sec

The total bytes read from disk during monitoring period for the given VM via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: Bytes

Disk Write Bytes/Sec

The total bytes written to disk during monitoring period for the given VM via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: Bytes

Disk Read Operations/Sec

The average number of Disk Read Operations per second for the given VM via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: CountPerSecond

Disk Write Operations/Sec

The average number of Disk Write Operations per second for the given VM via PowerShell cmd-let.

Unit: CountPerSecond

CPU Credits Consumed

The total number of credits consumed by the given VM.

Unit: Count