Azure Route Server monitor

Using Azure Route Server is beneficial for maintaining a steady connection between network appliances. But to use Azure Route Server efficiently, a deeper understanding of its usage is required. Site24x7's Azure Route Server monitor provides vital data points through which you can know how effectively you are using Azure Route Server. For example, you could identify if the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) has been up throughout the time you have been using Azure Route Server, and if a good amount of the advertised routes are learned by the peer. Data points like these will help you plan your network architecture better.

Setup and Configuration

Adding Azure Route Server monitor while configuring a new Azure monitor
If you haven't configured an Azure monitor yet, add one by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > Azure > Add Azure Monitor. You can also follow these steps to add an Azure monitor.
3. During Azure monitor configuration, on the Edit Azure Monitor page, select Azure Route Server from the Service/Resource Types drop-down.
Adding Azure Route Server to an existing Azure monitor
If you already have an Azure monitor configured for the tenant, you can add Azure Route Server by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > Azure, select your Azure monitor, then go to any of the dashboards on the left pane of your Azure monitor.
3. Click the hamburger icon and select Edit, which brings you to the Edit Azure Monitor page.
4. On the Edit Azure Monitor page, select the corresponding Subscriptions and Resource Groups from the drop-down, select Azure Route Server from the Service/Resource Types drop-down, and click Save.
5. After successful configuration, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Route Server. Now you can view the discovered Azure Route Server.

Note

It will take 15-30 minutes to discover new Azure resources. For immediate discovery of the selected configuration, go to the Infrastructure Dashboard of the Azure monitor, hover over the hamburger icon, and select Discover Now.

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Azure Route Server service monitor collects metric data every five minutes and displays the minute-by-minute status.

Supported metrics

Metric name	Description	Statistic	Unit
BGP Peer Status	Shows BGP connection status 1 - BGP connected 0 - BGP not connected	Maximum	Count
Count of Routes Advertised to Peer	Total number of routes advertised to peer	Maximum	Count
Count of Routes Learned From Peer	Total number of routes learned from peer	Maximum	Count
Data Processed by the Virtual Hub Router	Total amount of data processed by the Virtual Hub Router	Total	Bytes
Outbound Traffic	Amount of data originating inside and transferred out of the service	Total	Byte

Licensing

Azure Route Server monitor consumes one basic monitor.

Threshold configuration

Global configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and select Threshold and Availability (+) from the drop-down.
3. Click Add Threshold Profile on the top-right corner of the page.
4. In the Monitor Type drop-down select Azure Route Server.
5. Now you can set the threshold values for all the metrics mentioned above.
Monitor-level configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Route Server.
2. Select the resource you would like to set a threshold for, then click the hamburger icon.
3. Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Azure Route Server page.
4. You can set the threshold values for the metrics by selecting Threshold and Availability.
5. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.

IT Automation

Site24x7's IT Automation tools help automatically resolve performance degradation issues. The alarm engine continually evaluates system events for which thresholds are set and executes the mapped automation when there is a breach.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor

Configuration Rules

Configuration Rules can be applied to all monitor types in Site24x7. Rules can be configured and associated with existing monitors. Additionally, when a new monitor is being added, you can run a check, and associate any of the previously created rules that match the monitor configurations.

How to add a Configuration Rule

Summary

The Summary tab will give you the performance data organized by time for the metrics listed above.

To view the summary, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Route Server.
Select a resource and click the Summary tab.
By doing so, you can view the above metrics.

Configuration Details

The configuration details of an Azure Route Server resource are provided under the Configuration Detailstab.

To get the configuration details, go to Cloud > Azure > Azure Monitor > Azure Route Server.
Click a resource and select the Configuration Details tab.

Reports

Gain in-depth data about the various parameters of your monitored resources and highlight your service performance using our insightful reports.

To view reports for Azure Route Server:

Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
Select Azure Route Server from the menu on the left.
You can find the Availability Summary Report, Performance Report, and Inventory Report for one selected monitor, or you can get the Summary Report, Availability Summary Report, Health Trend Report, and Performance Report for all the Azure Route Server.

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Azure Route Server monitor.

Click the Summary tab of the Azure Route Server monitor and get the Availability Summary Report of the monitor by clicking Availability or Downtime. You can also find the Performance Report of the monitor by clicking any chart title.