Azure Diagnostic Settings Builder

About This Tool

The Azure Diagnostic Settings Builder helps you configure diagnostic settings that route platform logs and metrics from Azure resources to destinations like Log Analytics, Storage Accounts, Event Hubs, or partner solutions. Each Azure resource type generates different diagnostic categories, and configuring them correctly is essential for monitoring, compliance, and troubleshooting. This tool shows available categories per resource type and generates the settings configuration.

When to Use This Tool

• •Configure diagnostic settings to send all audit and request logs from an App Service to a Log Analytics workspace for monitoring.
• •Build diagnostic settings that route Key Vault access logs to both a storage account for compliance archival and a Log Analytics workspace for real-time alerting.
• •Set up Event Hub streaming for diagnostic logs to integrate Azure monitoring data with third-party SIEM solutions.
• •Create consistent diagnostic settings templates for deploying standardized monitoring across multiple resource types.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I send diagnostic data to multiple destinations?

Yes. A single diagnostic setting can send data to a Log Analytics workspace, a Storage Account, and an Event Hub simultaneously. You can also create multiple diagnostic settings per resource to route different log categories to different destinations.

What is the difference between platform metrics and diagnostic logs?

Platform metrics are numerical performance measurements collected automatically at one-minute intervals and stored in Azure Monitor Metrics. Diagnostic logs are structured event records that contain detailed operational data. Both can be routed via diagnostic settings, but they serve different monitoring purposes.