Supported metrics for Microsoft.Network/azureFirewalls

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The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Network/azureFirewalls resource type.

Table headings

Metric - The metric display name as it appears in the Azure portal.
Name in Rest API - Metric name as referred to in the REST API.
Unit - Unit of measure.
Aggregation - The default aggregation type. Valid values: Average, Minimum, Maximum, Total, Count.
Dimensions - Dimensions available for the metric.
Time Grains - Intervals at which the metric is sampled. For example, PT1M indicates that the metric is sampled every minute, PT30M every 30 minutes, PT1H every hour, and so on.
DS Export- Whether the metric is exportable to Azure Monitor Logs via Diagnostic Settings.

For information on exporting metrics, see Create diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor.

For information on metric retention, see Azure Monitor Metrics overview.

For a list of supported logs, see Supported log categories - Microsoft.Network/azureFirewalls

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
Application rules hit count

Number of times Application rules were hit		 ApplicationRuleHit Count Total (Sum) Status, Reason, Protocol PT1M Yes
Data processed

Total amount of data processed by this firewall		 DataProcessed Bytes Total (Sum) <none> PT1M Yes
Firewall health state

Indicates the overall health of this firewall		 FirewallHealth Percent Average Status, Reason PT1M Yes
Latency Probe

Estimate of the average latency of the Firewall as measured by latency probe		 FirewallLatencyPng Milliseconds Average <none> PT1M Yes
Network rules hit count

Number of times Network rules were hit		 NetworkRuleHit Count Total (Sum) Status, Reason, Protocol PT1M Yes
SNAT port utilization

Percentage of outbound SNAT ports currently in use		 SNATPortUtilization Percent Average, Maximum Protocol PT1M Yes
Throughput

Throughput processed by this firewall		 Throughput BitsPerSecond Average <none> PT1M No

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