Rules for a network security group (NSG) or firewall can block communication between the source and destination. Follow similar steps for enabling the You can also separately install, configure, and troubleshoot the Network Watcher extension for Linux and Windows.
You can install the Network Watcher extension when you create a VM or when you create a VM scale set. Azure virtual machines and scale sets require the extension to trigger end-to-end monitoring and other advanced functionality. This extension is also known as the Network Watcher extension. To make Connection Monitor recognize your Azure VMs or virtual machine scale sets as monitoring sources, install the Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension on them. Agents for Azure virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets The executable file that you use depends on whether your VM is hosted on Azure or on-premises.
It supports connectivity checks from both Azure environments and on-premises environments.
Install monitoring agentsĬonnection Monitor now supports auto enablement of monitoring extensions for Azure & Non-Azure endpoints, thus eliminating the need for manual installation of monitoring solutions during the creation of Connection Monitor.Ĭonnection Monitor relies on lightweight executable files to run connectivity checks. The following sections provide details for these steps.