Introduction
Network engineers monitor and analyze network infrastructures. There are several tools in Azure to ensure the network resources are in good health. For example, suppose you're tasked with diagnosing network connectivity issues for a virtual machine. You need to learn how to troubleshoot and ensure reliable connections to the virtual machine.
In this module, you learn how to monitor and gain insights into network traffic. These insights are provided by Network Watcher and Azure Monitor.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn to:
- Configure a monitoring environment for networking.
- Configure network health alerts and logging.
- Create and configure a Connection Monitor instance.
- Configure and use Traffic Analytics.
- Configure Network Security Group flow logs.
- Enable and configure diagnostic logging.
- Configure Azure Network Watcher.
Prerequisites
- You should have experience with networking concepts, such as IP addressing, Domain Name System (DNS), and routing.
- You should have experience with network connectivity methods, such as VPN or WAN.
- You should have experience with the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell.