Self-monitoring dashboard

The dashboard on Self Monitoring displays the following information:

  • Log collection and event statistics
  • Top five log collectors by log count
  • List of log events

Only the log events that are generated when alert policies are applied on the logs are displayed in the dashbaord. If no alert policies are created or no events are generated for the alert policies, event count is shown as 0 in the dashboard.

For instructions on creating or editing dashboards, see Configuring dashboards, panels, and queries. For information about dashboard concepts, see Setting up dashboards.

The following image shows the log collection and event statistics with sample data:

For a list of icons and operations that are common across dashboards, see Orientation.

To view the dashboard

  1. On the left navigation pane, hover over the Dashboards icon  and click Browse.
  2. Click the Log Analytics folder and then click Self Monitoring.

    Tip: Quick access from the home page

    To quickly open the dashboard from the home page, mark it as a favorite by using the star icon. Additionally, after you open a dashboard, it is available under Recently viewed dashboards on the home page.

Panels in the Self Monitoring dashboard

The following table describes the panels in the Self Monitoring logs dashboard:

PanelDescriptionExample
Log and event statistics

Displays the following information about logs and events:

  • Total log count
  • Total events
  • Number of critical, major, minor, and informative events

By default, the dashboard displays the data for the last 24 hours. You can filter the data by using the time range global filter.

Top 5 collectors by log count

Displays the top five collectors by log count from where you are collecting logs.

Log eventsDisplays all log events generated for the alert policies that you have created.

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