Configure MMA agent for multiple VM’s in Azure - An Easiest Way
This article
states how to setup MMA
agent earlier known as OMS agent or Log analytics Agent to multiple vm’s through portal.
Prior to
this please go through to this which is about how to create log analytics
workspace.
how
to create log analytics workspace in Azure
Setup Microsoft monitoring agent on Virtual machine in Azure
Setup Microsoft monitoring agent on Virtual machine in Azure
Pre-requisite
The
following must be present for this solution:
1.
You
should have Log analytics workspace already configured in your Azure
subscription.
2. For the MMA, an internet access must
be there
3. The MMA supports Windows Server 2008
SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and later.
4. You can install the MMA on physical
or virtual machines, but not Azure virtual machines — these are connected
via the Azure Portal.
Create Log analytics workspace
Follow this article how
to create log analytics workspace in Azure.
Once you are done with creation of LAW, go to that and find
an option virtual machines as you can see in an image LA.jpg below marked as RED
Connect existing virtual machine with
workspace
In order to install the MMA agent , click
on virtual machine property and choose your desire virtual machines to install
MMA in a one go. I do have only one windows based virtual machine , in you case
you may have more .Kindly refer an image install-mma-on-vm.jpg below
 |
| There can be few more virtual machines |
Once you click in that click on connect in order to
install/configure MMA as depicted below in image connect-vm.jpg
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| Click on the connect button, Same way you have to do for other virtual machine |
As soon as you click on connect a new message appears as “Connecting VM to Log Analytics. Please check back
later for status update”. It should not take more than 4 mins.
After Successfully
connected to VM, it changes a status and
shows as below screenshot connected-to-vm.jpg
Once it succeeds than go to
virtual machine which you have create and follow the below steps to confirm
weather MMA agent got installed or not.
Once setup is finished than go to you server and open
control panel Microsoft Monitoring agent must persist there as appears in below
image mma-control-panel.jpg
Click on that and it will open the following windows which confirms
that The Microsoft Monitoring Agent has successfully connected to the log
analytics service as shown in image installation-succeeded.jpg
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| Microsoft Monitoring agent is connected to Log Analytics Workspace |
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