Azure is configured by the IT services so that alerts are automatically set up for certain resources. There are two concepts:
- Resource-independent: There is a central location for resource-independent alerts. This is stored in a separate Resource Group within the Subscription. It usually has the name
rg-amba-switzerlandnorth-001. - Resource-specific: When a resource is created for which an alert rule is defined, an alert rule is automatically created in the Resource Group of the resource.
The configuration process is identical for both concepts.
Structure
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group subscription(azure:subscriptions)[Subscription]
group resourceGroup(azure:resource-groups)[Resource Group] in subscription
group ambaResourceGroup(azure:resource-groups)[AMBA Resource Group] in subscription
service alertService(azure:alerts)[Alerts] in resourceGroup
service alertAmba(azure:alerts)[Alerts] in ambaResourceGroup
service collection(azure:data-collection-rules)[Alert Collection] in ambaResourceGroup
service alertGroup(azure:groups)[Alert Group] in ambaResourceGroup
service user(azure:users)[User]
alertAmba:B --> T:collection
alertService:R --> L:collection
collection:R --> L:alertGroup
user:T --> B:alertGroup
As shown in the previous diagram, there are two resources relevant for alerting:
- The Alert Rule, which determines when an alert occurs. This resource already contains suggested values.
- The Alert Collection, which determines who is notified in case of an alert.
Customization
A guide for customizing alert rules can be found in the tutorial Adjust Alert Rule.
Next Steps
If a Corp Subscription is available, the article Corp presents the most important differences compared to other Subscription types. For working with the terminal instead of the web interface, a corresponding guide can be found in the article about Azure CLI.