Configure agents with Azure Monitor Agent settings

Currently not supported.

Currently not supported.

Currently not supported.

1. Prepare the environment by installing the Azure Monitor Agent on your VM.

2. Create the Agent Settings DCR.

The following example steps set the maximum amount of disk space used by the Azure Monitor Agent cache to 5 GB.

Step 1 - Use the search bar to find the Deploy a custom template option.

Step 2 - Select Build your own template in the editor.

Step 3 - Delete the existing JSON in the template editor and copy the JSON code into the editor. Make sure that you modify the parameters in the JSON in the editor to meet your needs.

Here's example JSON code to create the Agent Settings DCR:

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "region": {
            "defaultValue": "chinanorth",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "dcrName": {
            "defaultValue": "myDcrName",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "maxDiskQuota": {
            "defaultValue": "5000",
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "resources": [

        {
            "type": "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules",
            "kind": "AgentSettings",
            "location": "[parameters('region')]",
            "name": "[parameters('dcrName')]",
            "apiVersion": "2023-03-11",
            "properties": {
                "description": "Simple agent settings",
                "agentSettings": {
                    "logs": [
                        {
                            "name": "MaxDiskQuotaInMB",
                            "value": "[parameters('maxDiskQuota')]"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Validate and deploy the template. Make sure that you don't get any errors.

Step 4 - Associate the DCR with a virtual machine go to the Deploy a custom template in the editor option again. Delete the existing JSON in the template editor and copy the JSON code into the editor. To meet your VM name and DCR resource, make sure you modify the items in the parameters section. You can copy the resource ID by going to the DCR and selecting the JSON View in the upper right corner. Use the Copy to clipboard option and then paste it into the template. For the vmName, use the string name of the VM.

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "vmName": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue":"WindowsM1",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "The name of the virtual machine."
      }
    },
    "dataCollectionResourceId": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "/subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/ContosoAdmin/providers/Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules/myDcrName",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "The resource ID of the data collection rule."
      }
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRuleAssociations",
      "apiVersion": "2021-09-01-preview",
      "scope": "[format('Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{0}', parameters('vmResourceId'))]",
      "name": "agentSettings",
      "properties": {
        "description": "Association of data collection rule. Deleting this association will break the data collection for this virtual machine."
        "dataCollectionRuleId": "[parameters('dataCollectionResourceId')]"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Validate and deploy the template. Make sure that you don't get any errors.

Step 5 - Apply the changes and restart AMA on the VM.