What is Log Analytics gateway?
The Log Analytics gateway is an HTTP forward proxy that supports HTTP tunneling using the HTTP CONNECT command. This gateway sends data to Azure Automation and a Log Analytics workspace in Azure Monitor on behalf of the computers that cannot directly connect to the internet.
Log Analytics is a tool in the Azure portal to edit and run log queries from data collected by Azure Monitor logs and interactively analyze their results. You can use Log Analytics queries to retrieve records that match particular criteria, identify trends, analyze patterns, and provide various insights into your data.
Its a bit like the relationship of Office to Word, Excel etc... Monitor is the brand, and Log Analytics is one of the solutions. Log Analytics and Application Insights have been consolidated into Azure Monitor to provide a single integrated experience for monitoring Azure resources and hybrid environments.
The Azure Log Analytics agent collects telemetry from Windows and Linux virtual machines in any cloud, on-premises machines, and machines monitored by System Center Operations Manager. Collected data is sent to your Log Analytics workspace in Azure Monitor.
"Log Analytics" is referred as a feature and not what used to be known as Log Analytics as a product. For instance, Application Insights resources provide the same "Log Analytics" feature. For Azure Functions / APIM the native integration with Azure Monitor is through Application Insights.
Azure portal
In the list of resources, type Log Analytics. As you begin typing, the list filters based on your input. Select Log Analytics workspaces. In the list of Log Analytics workspaces, select a workspace and then click Delete from the top of the middle pane.
With Log Analytics, you can write queries using its custom query language called Kusto.
Combining Azure AD log analytics with your security information and event management (SIEM) efforts by sending Azure AD audit logs to a SIEM tool can help you more easily stay on top of security incidents and generate reports to help you demonstrate compliance.
A Log Analytics workspace is a unique environment for log data from Azure Monitor and other Azure services, such as Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Each workspace has its own data repository and configuration but might combine data from multiple services.
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Log Data Export.
| Feature | Price |
|---|---|
| Log Analytics Data Export | $0.123 per GB1 |
How do I send VM logs to Log Analytics?
- Sign into the Azure portal.
- Select Browse on the left side of the portal, and then go to Log Analytics (OMS) and select it.
- In your list of Log Analytics workspaces, select the one that you want to use with the Azure VM.
- Under Log analytics management, select Virtual machines.
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In the Azure portal, locate your Log Analytics workspace. Select Agents management. To the right of Workspace ID, select the Copy icon, and then paste the ID as the value of the Customer ID variable. To the right of Primary Key, select the Copy icon, and then paste the ID as the value of the Shared Key variable.
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- Sign in to the Azure portal.
- In the Azure portal, select Virtual Machines.
- From the list, select a VM.
- On the left, select Extensions. ...
- On the extension properties page, select Uninstall.
Log parsing in SIEM allows you to correlate data across systems and conduct analysis to understand each and every incident. Log Sources for SIEM: Log and event files leveraged by SIEM include logs from events that occur in an operating system, application, server, or other sources.
Azure Sentinel uses a Log Analytics workspace as its backend, storing events and other information. Log Analytics workspaces are the same technology as Azure Data Explorer uses for its storage. These backends are ultra-scalable, and you can get back results in seconds using the Kusto Query Language (KQL).
Azure Sentinel is a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) system in Microsoft's public cloud platform. It can provide a single solution for alert detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response.
- Set up Event Hub.
- Stream Azure Activity Log to Event Hub.
- Subscription name: <name of your subscription>
- Regions: Select all (Activity Log is global log so most event doesn't have region associated to them)
To start Log Analytics in the Azure portal, on the Azure Monitor menu select Logs. You'll also see this option on the menu for most Azure resources. No matter where you start Log Analytics, the tool is the same. But the menu you use to start Log Analytics determines the data that's available.
How do I send logs to Azure Log Analytics?
- Go to the Log Analytics workspaces menu in the Azure portal and select Tables (preview). ...
- Specify a name for the table. ...
- Click Create a new data collection rule to create the DCR that will be used to send data to this table. ...
- Select the data collection endpoint that you created and click Next.
The diagnostics logs are saved in a blob container named $logs in your storage account. You can view the log data using a storage explorer like the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer, or programmatically using the storage client library or PowerShell.
By default Application Insights and Log Analytics has a data retention of 90 days. You can opt to extend the retention up to 730 days.
There is no cost for data retention up to 31 days. But beyond 31 days, you will pay $0.10 per GB per month. Data ingestion has two different pricing models: Pay-as-you-go, which is $2.30 per GB.
| Report | Azure AD Free | Azure AD Premium P2 |
|---|---|---|
| Audit logs | Seven days | 30 days |
| Sign-ins | Seven days | 30 days |
| Azure AD MFA usage | 30 days | 30 days |
Configure Azure Monitor to monitor virtual machines, which includes enabling VM insights and enabling each virtual machine for monitoring. Analyze monitoring data collected by Azure Monitor from virtual machines and their guest operating systems and applications to identify trends and critical information.
- Step 1 − Login to Azure Management Portal.
- Step 2 − Go to Virtual Machine.
- Step 3 − Select the virtual machine you want to monitor.
- Step 4 − Select Monitor from the top menu as shown in following image.
- Step 1 − Switch to the 'preview portal'.
The Azure Monitor activity log is a platform log in Azure that provides insight into subscription-level events. The activity log includes information like when a resource is modified or a virtual machine is started. You can view the activity log in the Azure portal or retrieve entries with PowerShell and the Azure CLI.
A query is a Boolean expression that specifies a subset of all the log entries in your selected Google Cloud resource, such as a Cloud project or folder. You can build queries based on the LogEntry indexed field using the logical operators AND and OR .
To specify a phrase in a KQL query, you must use double quotation marks. KQL queries don't support suffix matching, so you can't use the wildcard operator before a phrase in free-text queries. However, you can use the wildcard operator after a phrase.
How do I export data from Log Analytics to storage account?
To export data from your Log Analytics workspace to an Azure Storage Account or Event Hubs, use the Log Analytics workspace data export feature of Azure Monitor Logs. See Log Analytics workspace data export in Azure Monitor. One time export using a Logic App.
- From the Log Analytics workspaces menu, select Tables (preview). ...
- Select the context menu for the table you want to configure and select Manage table.
- Configure the retention and archive duration in Data retention settings section of the table configuration screen.
For inbound requests to a search service endpoint, such as requests that create or query an index, API keys are the only generally available authentication option you have. A few outbound request scenarios, particularly those involving indexers, can use Azure Active Directory identities and roles.
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Log Analytics is pretty similar to Cloud trail in AWS. Log Analytics is a monitoring solution by Azure. It monitors both cloud and on-premise environment. It gives the check on performance and availability. Hope this helps!!
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Log Data Export.
| Feature | Price |
|---|---|
| Log Analytics Data Export | $0.123 per GB1 |
To start Log Analytics in the Azure portal, on the Azure Monitor menu select Logs. You'll also see this option on the menu for most Azure resources. No matter where you start Log Analytics, the tool is the same. But the menu you use to start Log Analytics determines the data that's available.
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To specify a phrase in a KQL query, you must use double quotation marks. KQL queries don't support suffix matching, so you can't use the wildcard operator before a phrase in free-text queries. However, you can use the wildcard operator after a phrase.
- Sign in to the Azure portal.
- In the Azure portal, select Virtual Machines.
- From the list, select a VM.
- On the left, select Extensions. ...
- On the extension properties page, select Uninstall.
What is Cloudwatch vs Cloudtrail?
Amazon Cloudwatch is a monitoring service that gives you visibility into the performance and health of your AWS resources and applications, whereas AWS Cloudtrail is a service that logs AWS account activity and API usage for risk auditing, compliance and monitoring.
At its most basic level, the model is similar to Cloudwatch: Azure Monitor consumes the telemetry data (performance and log data) that all Azure services generate and allows the user to visualize, query, route, archive, and take actions on the data.
In AWS, CloudFront provides CDN services, to globally deliver data, videos, applications, and APIs. This is similar to Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN).
By default Application Insights and Log Analytics has a data retention of 90 days. You can opt to extend the retention up to 730 days.
A Log Analytics workspace is a unique environment for log data from Azure Monitor and other Azure services, such as Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Each workspace has its own data repository and configuration but might combine data from multiple services.
There is no cost for data retention up to 31 days. But beyond 31 days, you will pay $0.10 per GB per month. Data ingestion has two different pricing models: Pay-as-you-go, which is $2.30 per GB.
- Go to the Log Analytics workspaces menu in the Azure portal and select Tables (preview). ...
- Specify a name for the table. ...
- Click Create a new data collection rule to create the DCR that will be used to send data to this table. ...
- Select the data collection endpoint that you created and click Next.
The diagnostics logs are saved in a blob container named $logs in your storage account. You can view the log data using a storage explorer like the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer, or programmatically using the storage client library or PowerShell.
- In the Azure portal, enter Log Analytics in the search box. ...
- Select Add.
- Select a Subscription from the dropdown.
- Use an existing Resource Group or create a new one.
- Provide a name for the new Log Analytics workspace, such as DefaultLAWorkspace.
