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How to enable AzureMonitorAgent (AMA) on Azure VM

While trying to install the AzureMonitorAgent (AMA) following docs, I am getting below error.

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How to install the AMA from the VM extensions menu from Azure Portal?

Solution

  • How to enable AzureMonitorAgent (AMA) on Azure VM

    You can add the VM to the Data collection rule to install the Extension and enable system identity in the VM or you can install the AzureMonitorWindowsAgent manually using PowerShell to enable Logs on an Azure VM

    1. Install the AzureMonitorWindowsAgent extension on an Azure VM using PowerShell.
    Set-AzVMExtension -Name AzureMonitorWindowsAgent -ExtensionType AzureMonitorWindowsAgent -Publisher Microsoft.Azure.Monitor -ResourceGroupName <RG-Name>-VMName <vmname> -Location "West Europe" -TypeHandlerVersion "1.1" -EnableAutomaticUpgrade $true

    Result:

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    1. Add the Azure VM to the Data collection rule by following these steps.

    Go to Monitor > Data Collection Rules > Create.

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    1. Add the VMs to the Data Collection rule on resource tab

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    1. Add data sources and destination as below

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    Destination

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    1. Once the complete all the steps the VM is reporting to the log analytics workspaces configured in the DCR as below.

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