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Module 10: Observability & Monitoring

Level: L200–L300 | Duration: 3 hours | Prerequisites: Module 03 | Hands-on: Lab

Module Status

Framework module — content in development.

Learning Objectives

  • Deploy and configure the Azure Monitor Agent on Azure Local nodes
  • Use Monitor Insights for Azure Local to visualize cluster health
  • Configure Log Analytics workspaces and queries
  • Build operational dashboards
  • Configure alert rules and action groups
  • Use HCI Insights via WAC/OMSWAC for hardware health

Topics

  1. Azure Monitor Architecture for Azure Local
  2. Azure Monitor Agent — deployment, data collection rules
  3. Monitor Insights for Azure Local — out-of-box dashboards
  4. Log Analytics — workspace design, KQL queries
  5. Operational Dashboards
  6. Alert Rules and Action Groups
  7. HCI Insights via WAC/OMSWAC — hardware health (for Dell AX in particular)
  8. Performance Baselining

Hands-on

Lab: Connect cluster to a Log Analytics workspace. Enable Monitor Insights. Build a dashboard. Configure an alert rule with email action group. View HCI Insights via WAC.