Azure Virtual Machines: Data Collection Configuration
Question
You have five Azure virtual machines. You have a dedicated Azure Storage account to collect performance data.
You need to send the collected data directly to the Azure Storage account.
What should you install on the virtual machines?
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A. B. C. D. E.D
The Azure Monitor agent (AMA) collects monitoring data from the guest operating system of Azure virtual machines and delivers it to Azure Monitor.
Note: To collect metrics from the guest operating system of the virtual machine, though, you must install an agent. When you enable VM insights, the Log
Analytics agent is installed and starts sending performance data to Azure Monitor Logs, which then enables the Performance and Map views.
After you've enabled VM insights, install the Azure Monitor agent so that you can collect guest logs from your virtual machine and send guest metrics to the Azure
Monitor Metrics pane.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/monitor-vmTo send the collected performance data directly to the Azure Storage account, you need to install an agent or extension on the virtual machines that can collect and transmit data to the storage account. Out of the options provided, the best answer would be option E - the Azure Diagnostics extension.
The Azure Diagnostics extension is used to collect and transfer diagnostic data, including performance data, from Azure virtual machines to Azure Storage or Event Hubs. This extension allows you to configure the data that you want to collect, such as performance counters and event logs, and specify the destination storage account where the data will be stored.
Option A, the Azure Connected Machine agent, is used to monitor on-premises servers and hybrid environments. Option B, the Telegraf agent, is an open-source agent used to collect and report metrics from various sources. Option C, the Dependency agent, is used to monitor dependencies and applications running on virtual machines. None of these options are specifically designed to collect and transfer data to Azure Storage.
Option D, the Azure Monitor agent, is used to monitor Azure resources, collect and analyze telemetry data, and generate alerts. While it can collect performance data from virtual machines, it is not specifically designed to transfer the data to Azure Storage.
In summary, to send performance data directly to an Azure Storage account, you should install the Azure Diagnostics extension on your virtual machines.
