| title | Monitoring data reference for Azure Files |
|---|---|
| description | This article contains important reference material you need when you monitor Azure Files. |
| ms.date | 02/03/2026 |
| ms.custom | horz-monitor |
| ms.topic | reference |
| author | khdownie |
| ms.author | kendownie |
| ms.service | azure-file-storage |
✔️ Applies to: Classic SMB and NFS file shares created with the Microsoft.Storage resource provider
✖️ Doesn't apply to: File shares created with the Microsoft.FileShares resource provider (preview)
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-intro]
See Monitor Azure Files for details on the data you can collect for Azure Files and how to use it.
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-intro]
The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts resource type. [!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-tableheader] [!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts]
The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices resource type. [!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-tableheader] [!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices]
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-dimensions-intro]
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-metrics-dimensions]
Note
The File Share dimension is not available for HDD pay-as-you-go file shares (only provisioned file shares). When using HDD pay-as-you-go file shares, the metrics provided are for all file shares in the storage account. To get per-share metrics for HDD pay-as-you-go file shares, create one file share per storage account.
[!INCLUDE Metrics dimensions]
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-resource-logs]
[!INCLUDE Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices]
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-logs-tables]
The following tables list the properties for Azure Storage resource logs when they're collected in Azure Monitor Logs or Azure Storage. The properties describe the operation, the service, and the type of authorization that was used to perform the operation.
[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]
[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]
[!INCLUDE Account level capacity metrics]
[!INCLUDE horz-monitor-ref-activity-log]
- See Monitor Azure Files for a description of monitoring Azure Files.
- See Monitor Azure resources with Azure Monitor for details on monitoring Azure resources.