How to resolve Sprinto check monitoring Azure Front Door Origin Health status
About
Sprinto Check: Azure Front Door Origin health should be monitored
Azure Front Door is a global, scalable entry point that uses the Microsoft global edge network to deliver fast and secure delivery of web applications. Monitoring the health status of origins in your Azure Front Door is crucial for ensuring high availability, detecting potential issues, and optimizing the performance of your web applications.
Purpose
The purpose of the Sprinto check for Azure Front Door origin health is to monitor and alert on the percentage of healthy origins actively. This monitoring helps you:
Ensure High Availability: Monitor the health status of origins to ensure that your web applications remain available and responsive.
Proactive Issue Detection: Receive alerts if the percentage of healthy origins deviates from expected values, allowing you to address potential issues proactively.
Optimize Application Performance: Understand the health of individual origins to optimize the overall performance of your web applications.
How to Resolve
To address this check, follow these steps to create a monitoring alert for Azure Front Door origin health:
Before you Begin
Ensure you have "Admin" access to the Azure account to create monitoring alerts.
Log in to Sprinto as an administrator.
Creating Monitoring Alert
Log in to the Azure portal using your credentials.
Navigate to the Azure Front Door resource you want to monitor.
In the left-hand menu, under Settings, select Monitoring > Metrics.
Leave the metric namespace as is and select the Origin Health Percentage as the metric.
From the top side, click New Alert Rule.
On the Configuration Signal Logic drawer, select an Aggregation type and set a custom environment-specific threshold value. Note: The Aggregation type can be selected based on your environment. You can choose Average as the Aggregation type if you have no preference.
From the Create Alert Rule window, on the Details tab, set an appropriate alert rule name.
Finally, click Review + Create to create the alert.
Once the alert is created, Sprinto retrieves the change and sets the assigned check status to "Passing."
If you need any assistance with the Sprinto check, please get in touch with Sprinto Support.