Monitoring VPN Connectivity From Azure Virtual Machine To On-premises Server

Introduction

The Azure connection monitor is a perfect monitoring tool that generates synthetic traffic to test the connectivity and measure response time; in this article, we will learn how to monitor Network connectivity from Azure Virtual Machine to On-premises Servers.

Prerequisites

• Azure Virtual Machine
• Active VPN Connection
• On-premises Server IP Address

Step 1: Open the Azure Virtual machine, click Extension + applications under Settings, and click + Add to install the Microsoft Monitoring Agent.

Step 2: Select the Network Watcher Agent for Windows, Click Next, and then click Create.

Step 3: Open the Network watcher, click the Connection monitor under Monitoring, and then click + Create.

Step 4: Enter the name for the Connection Monitor and click Next: Test groups.

Step 5: In the Add test groups details page, enter the name for the test group, and click Add source.

Step 6: Select the source type as Virtual Machines, select the Virtual Network you need to monitor the connectivity from source to destination, select the Virtual Machine, and click Add endpoint.

Step 7: Enter the name for the Test configuration Name, select the ICMP-Packets under the Protocol, and then click Add Test Configuration.