S2S VPN Configuration To configure an S2S VPN tunnel using Azure VPN Gateway, we will use a Windows server with RRAS features installed. This will work as the equivalent of an on-premises appliance that would typically run a persistent connection with the VPN gateway. An S2S tunnel is typically designed to be persistent: Figure 17.29 […]
Category: Network Watcher
Azure Virtual WAN – Integrating On-Premises Networks with Azure
Azure Virtual WAN Azure Virtual WAN provides a mechanism for a managed hub-and-spoke network within Azure. It consolidates all your endpoint connection types into a single service that simplifies the management of your complex networks and enables transitive network functionality. The following diagram shows an illustration of the various interconnections that may be employed in […]
Network diagnostic tools – Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
Network diagnostic tools There are several network diagnostic tools presented to you in Network Watcher. You can, for instance, diagnose network traffic filteringfor VMs, determine the next hop of your traffic on route to an intended destination, or even identify why a VM is unable to communicate with other resources because of a security rule. […]
Managing VNet connectivity – Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
Managing VNet connectivity As you are now aware, you can manage your VNet connectivity from the Azure portal. In the upcoming section, we are going to look at the possibilities that the Azure portal has to offer to manage the VNet connectivity. Network topology The network topology section in the Azure portal displays an overview […]
Monitoring on-premises connectivity – Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
Monitoring on-premises connectivity You can monitor your on-premises connectivity using Network Watcher as well. It offers two different features for this, NPM and VPN troubleshoot, which, just like the other features, are accessible from the Azure portal. Configuring next hop You can use the next hop feature to specify a source and destination IPv4 address. […]
VPN troubleshoot – Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
VPN troubleshoot For the VPN troubleshoot demonstration, we are going to use the VPN connection that we created in the previous chapter. You can diagnose the VPN connection by taking the following steps: Figure 18.23 – VPN troubleshoot Figure 18.24 – VPN troubleshoot, Start troubleshooting Figure 18.25 – VPN troubleshoot, troubleshooting Should you have an […]
Global peering interconnectivity Lab – Practice Labs – Configuring and Managing Virtual Networking
Global peering interconnectivity Lab This lab will guide you through creating three VNets within Azure, two in one region and one in another. The purpose of this lab is to explore inter-site connectivity through VNet peering services and confirm that you can emulate on-premises network topologies through the logical networking options available to Azure. Estimated […]
Azure Monitor – Monitoring Resources with Azure Monitor
Azure Monitor Azure Monitor is a monitoring solution in the Azure portal that delivers a comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from cloud and on-premises environments. It can be used to monitor various aspects of your environments (for instance, the performance of applications) and identify issues affecting those applications and other resources […]
The Activity log – Monitoring Resources with Azure Monitor
The Activity log The Activity log is used for tracking configuration changes within Azure, such as the deployment of resources to a resource group, or the modification of resources, such as adding tags. The following screenshot shows an example view of an Activity log: Figure 20.2 – The Activity log As you can see, the […]
Creating and analyzing metrics and alerts – Monitoring Resources with Azure Monitor
Creating and analyzing metrics and alerts There are several ways to consume and analyze alerts and metrics across Azure Monitor. You can consume this directly from the Monitor service as well as from the associated resource blade. In the upcoming sections, we will set up metrics and alerts and show you how to analyze them. […]