storage-files-monitoring-reference.md

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Monitoring data reference for Azure Files	This article contains important reference material you need when you monitor Azure Files.	02/13/2024	horz-monitor	reference	khdownie	kendownie	azure-file-storage

Azure Files monitoring data reference

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See Monitor Azure Files for details on the data you can collect for Azure Files and how to use it.

Applies to

File share type	SMB	NFS
Standard file shares (GPv2), LRS/ZRS
Standard file shares (GPv2), GRS/GZRS
Premium file shares (FileStorage), LRS/ZRS

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Supported metrics for Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts

The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts resource type. [!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-tableheader] [!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts]

Supported metrics for Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices

The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices resource type. [!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-tableheader] [!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices]

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[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-dimensions]

Note

The File Share dimension is not available for standard file shares (only premium file shares). When using standard file shares, the metrics provided are for all files shares in the storage account. To get per-share metrics for standard file shares, create one file share per storage account.

[!INCLUDE Metrics dimensions]

[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-resource-logs]

Supported resource logs for Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices

[!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices]

[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-logs-tables]

• AzureActivity
• AzureMetrics
• StorageFileLogs

The following tables list the properties for Azure Storage resource logs when they're collected in Azure Monitor Logs or Azure Storage. The properties describe the operation, the service, and the type of authorization that was used to perform the operation.

Fields that describe the operation

[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]

Fields that describe how the operation was authenticated

[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]

Fields that describe the service

[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]

[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-activity-log]

• Microsoft.Storage resource provider operations

Related content

• See Monitor Azure Files for a description of monitoring Azure Files.
• See Monitor Azure resources with Azure Monitor for details on monitoring Azure resources.