Azure Virtual Machine Dashboard
Using the
Azure Virtual Machine
dashboard you can manage the
network and CPU utilization of your Virtual Machines.You can use the
Azure Virtual
Machine
dashboard to monitor the health of all your Virtual Machines in
the Azure inventory and filter them based on subscriptions, regions, and resource
groups. The dashboard displays the active and the total number of Virtual Machines. You
can also view the size of the instances, their CPU utilization, and network bandwidth at
the Azure World level. The
Azure Virtual
Machine
dashboard displays the top 10 Virtual Machines with the highest
and the lowest CPU, and network bandwidth at the Azure World level. You can filter this
information and view it based on subscriptions, resource groups, and regions per
subscription.The
Azure Virtual
Machine
dashboard helps you answer several key questions:- How many Virtual Machines are there?
- How many Virtual Machines are running or shut down?
- What alerts are being generated for the Virtual Machines?
- What are the key metrics for a specific Virtual Machine?
How to Use the Dashboard?
The
Azure Virtual
Machine
dashboard displays the subscription names, available
regions, Virtual Machines by size, and the total number of Virtual Machines at the
Azure World level. It also displays the top ten Virtual Machines with the highest
and lowest CPU utilization and CPU distribution, the top ten Virtual Machines with
the highest and lowest network bandwidth and network distribution. You can also view
the Virtual Machines according to their power state and duration for which were
running and view the alerts for the Virtual Machines. You can also view the list of
Virtual Machines with key metrics at the Azure World level.- Subscriptionswidget: Displays the total number of Azure subscriptions being monitored at the Azure World level. Select a subscription from the table to refresh the dashboard and view the Virtual Machine information for the specific subscription.
- Regionswidget: Select a region to filter the displayed information and view the data for Virtual Machines per region.
- Resource Groupswidget: Select a resource group to filter the displayed information and view the data for Virtual Machines per resource group.You can filter Virtual Machines either by Regions or by Resource Groups at a time.
- Virtual Machines Listwidget: Displays the list of Virtual Machines with key metrics at the Azure World level. The list of Virtual Machines gets updated according to the subscription and region/resource group you select. Select a Virtual Machine to view its key details, CPU utilization, and network bandwidth for a particular Virtual Machine.
- Alert Listwidget: Displays alerts based on the project and region you select. Click the alert name to view the details of the alert.