Azure Virtual WAN monitoring
Azure Virtual WAN is a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) service that connects branch offices, virtual networks, and on-premises sites through a unified hub-and-spoke architecture. Site24x7 monitors Virtual WANs to help you track resource status and configuration changes, giving you early warnings about provisioning issues and unauthorized policy changes across your WAN backbone.
Setup and configuration
Adding an Azure Virtual WAN monitor while configuring a new Azure monitor
- Log in to your Site24x7 account.
- Go to Cloud > Azure > Add Azure Monitor.
- On the Add Azure Monitor page, select Azure Virtual WAN from the Service/Resource Types drop-down menu.
Adding an Azure Virtual WAN monitor to an existing Azure monitor
- Go to Cloud > Azure, select your Azure monitor, then go to any of the dashboards on the left pane.
- Click the hamburger icon and select Edit to open the Edit Azure Monitor page.
- Select the relevant Subscriptions and Resource Groups, select Azure Virtual WAN from the Service/Resource Types drop-down menu, and click Save.
After successful configuration, go to Cloud > Azure, click the required Azure monitor, and select Azure Virtual WAN to view the discovered Virtual WANs.
It will take 15–30 minutes to discover new Azure resources. For immediate discovery, go to the Infrastructure Dashboard of the Azure monitor, hover over the hamburger icon, and select Discover Now.
Polling frequency
Site24x7 collects Virtual WAN status every five minutes and displays the minute-by-minute status.
Performance metrics
| Metric | Description | Statistic | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Indicates the current operational status of the Virtual WAN resource. | Average | Count |
Configuration attributes
The following attributes are collected when the configuration changes and are displayed on the Metadata tab:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Subscription | The Azure subscription in which this Virtual WAN is deployed. |
| Resource Group | The Azure resource group containing this Virtual WAN. |
| Location | The Azure region where this Virtual WAN is deployed. |
| Name | The display name of the Virtual WAN resource. |
| Tags | The tags applied to the Virtual WAN resource. |
| Provisioning State | The current provisioning state of the Virtual WAN (for example, Succeeded, Updating, or Failed). |
| Virtual WAN Type | The type of the Virtual WAN (Basic or Standard). |
| Allow Branch to Branch Traffic | Indicates whether branch-to-branch traffic is allowed through the Virtual WAN. |
| Allow VNet to VNet Traffic | Indicates whether VNet-to-VNet traffic is allowed through the Virtual WAN. |
| Disable VPN Encryption | Indicates whether VPN encryption is disabled for connections within this Virtual WAN. |
Threshold configuration
Global configuration
- In the Site24x7 web client, go to Admin > Configuration Profiles > Threshold and Availability (+).
- Click Add Threshold Profile and select Azure Virtual WAN as the Monitor Type.
- Set threshold values for any of the performance metrics listed above. All metrics support anomaly detection.
Monitor-level configuration
- Go to Cloud > Azure, select the Azure monitor, and click Azure Virtual WAN.
- Select a resource, click the hamburger icon, and select Edit.
- Configure threshold values using the Threshold and Availability option and click Save.
In addition to performance metric thresholds, the following configuration change alerts are available:
- Provisioning State change: Alerts you when the Virtual WAN provisioning state changes
- Allow Branch to Branch Traffic change: Alerts you when this traffic forwarding setting is changed
- Allow VNet to VNet Traffic change: Alerts you when this traffic forwarding setting is changed
- Disable VPN Encryption change: Alerts you when this encryption setting is changed
Azure Resource Health alerts are also available:
- Resource Unavailable: Alerts you when Azure reports the resource as unavailable
- Resource Status Unknown: Alerts you when the resource health state is unknown
IT Automation
Site24x7's IT Automation enables you to define automated remediation actions that are triggered by alert events for this monitor—for example, notifying a team channel or invoking a webhook when a threshold is breached. Learn how to configure IT Automation for a monitor.
Summary
The Summary tab displays performance data organized by time for the metrics listed above, with the State metric prominently featured.
To view the summary, go to Cloud > Azure, select the Azure monitor, click Azure Virtual WAN, select a resource, and click the Summary tab.
A Forecast tab is also available, providing predictive trend analysis based on historical data.
Licensing
Each Azure Virtual WAN monitor consumes one basic monitor license.
Related articles
- Monitor Azure
- Threshold and Availability Profiles
- IT Automation
- Notification Profiles
- Third-Party Integrations
WHATS NEW ENTRY
Introducing Azure Virtual WAN monitoring
Monitor your Azure Virtual WAN resources with Site24x7 to track resource status and configuration changes from a single dashboard. Set threshold alerts on resource state, detect provisioning issues early, and receive automated notifications when your Virtual WAN configuration changes.