2 - Monitoring using Log analytics

To monitor Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) effectively using Log Analytics, you can leverage Azure Monitor and integrate it with Log Analytics to collect, analyze, and visualize insights on AVD performance, usage, and health. Here’s a step-by-step guide to set up AVD monitoring with Log Analytics:

Overview :

1. Create a log Analytics workspace

2. Map the workspace to the azure virtual desktop environment

Task:

1. Create a log Analytics workspace

2. Enable diagnostics for the workspace

Step 1 → Set Up Log Analytics Workspace

• Create a Log Analytics Workspace in your Azure portal if you haven't already.

• Login Azure Portal » Search » Log Analytics Workspace » Create » Select Subscription » Resource Group » Name→ avd-monitoring-analytics » Region » Review & Create

  

  

  

  Once validation passed » click on create

  

Step 2 → Enable diagnostics for the workspace

• To Enable diagnostics for the workspace:

• Azure portal » Search » Azure Virtual Desktop » Inside AVD » Click on Insights

  

  

  Click on the Configure Workbook » Log Analytics workspace → select your created log analytics workspace from here.

  

  

  

• Scroll Down » Configure Host pool » Deploy

• Once Deployment completed » Refresh the page and you can see the newly added Log Analytics.

• Scroll down » Click on Configure Workspace » Deploy

• Once Deployment is done » Refresh the page » Click on Session Host Data Settings

  

  • Select Log Analytics Workspace »

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    Click on Add hosts to workspace » Deploy » Once Deployment done refresh the page » Scroll Down

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    Click on Configure Performance Counter » Apply Config

  • Once Configuration is done refresh the page » Scroll Down » Click on configure Events »

    

  • Deploy » Once Deployment Success » Refresh the page » Click on Configure Events again

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• The Log Analytics Configuration is now Done. !!

  Thanks !