Azure VM Extension

To add Azure VM Extension you can use one of the following methods:

• Azure UI Portal
• Powershell CmdLet

Azure UI Portal

1. Go to the webpage portal.azure.com and enter your login details.
2. Create a new VM, navigate to New > Virtual Machines > select any of the Windows apps listed for adding APM Insight.
   
    
   Note

   You can also add a new VM by navigating to Resource Groups > Add (+) > Select any of the Windows Server apps listed.

3. In case you already have an existing VM in Azure, navigate to Virtual Machines >select the VM to which you want to add the extension.
4. Choose the deployment model (Classic/resource) > click create.
   
5. Configure basic settings, size of VM and other optional features.
6. Under Settings tab, go to extensions > Add Extension(+) > APM Insight .NET agent.
   
   
7. To authenticate the .NET agent, a license key is required. Login to Site24x7 and navigate to APM > Add APM Insight > .NET Agent > License key in your Site24x7 client. Sign up if you are a new user.
8. Click Create.
9. Enter the obtained license key in the field provided. Click OK.
   
10. You can now view your monitor on your dashboard and start monitoring all your critical metrics.

Powershell CmdLet

Prerequisite:

Make sure the Azure PowerShell SDK is installed and supported from version 2.6 and above

Using Powersehell CmdLet you can add Azure VM Extension for:

• Classic VMs
• Resource Manager VMs

Adding a VM extension for Classic VMs via PowerShell:

1. Login to Microsoft Azure portal by entering the command
   

   Login-AzureAccount

2. After logging in, execute the command
   

   PS>$vm = (Get-AzureVM -ServiceName <cloudservicename> -Name) Set-AzureVMExtension -ExtensionName
   
   
   
   PS>Site24x7ApmInsightExtn -Publisher Site24x7 -Version 1.3 -VM $vm -PublicConfiguration '{"site24x7licensekey":"enter your licensekey"}' -ReferenceName Site24x7ApmInsight
   
   
   
   PS>$vm | Update-AzureVM
   
   
   

Removing Classic VM extension:

Remove-AzureVMExtension -ExtensionName Site24x7APMInsightExtn -Publisher Site24x7 -VM $vm;

Adding a VM extension for Resource Managers VMs via PowerShell:

1. Login to Microsoft Azure portal by entering the command
   

   Login-AzureRmAccount

2. After logging in, execute the command
   

   Set-AzureRmVMExtension -SettingString '{"site24x7AgentType":"azurevmextnapminsight"}' -ProtectedSettings '{"site24x7LicenseKey":"enter your licensekey"}' -Publisher Site24x7 -ExtensionType Site24x7APMInsightExtn -Version 1.3 -Name -ResourceGroupName -Location -VMName

Removing a Resource Manager VM extension:

Remove -AzureRmVMExtension -VMName <vm name> -Name Site24x7APMInsightExtn -ResourceGroupName <resourcegroup name>

To get version and other properties of the extension (both Classic and Resource Manager):

Get-AzureVMAvailableExtension -ExtensionName Site24x7APMInsightExtn

To get the list of locations (both Classic and Resource Manager):

Get -AzureLocation