| title | Enable Monitoring in Cloud Services (extended support) using the Azure portal |
|---|---|
| description | Enable monitoring for Cloud Services (extended support) instances using the Azure portal |
| ms.topic | how-to |
| ms.service | azure-cloud-services-classic |
| author | gachandw |
| ms.author | gachandw |
| ms.reviewer | mimckitt |
| ms.date | 07/24/2024 |
| ms.update-cycle | 365-days |
| ms.custom | cloud-services-extended-support |
Important
As of March 31, 2025, cloud Services (extended support) is deprecated and will be fully retired on March 31, 2027. Learn more about this deprecation and how to migrate.
This article explains how to enable alerts on existing Cloud Service (extended support) deployments.
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Sign in to the Azure portal.
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Select the Cloud Service (extended support) deployment you want to enable alerts for.
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Select the Alerts blade.
:::image type="content" source="media/enable-alerts-1.png" alt-text="Image shows selecting the Alerts tab in the Azure portal.":::
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Select the New Alert icon. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-alerts-2.png" alt-text="Image shows selecting the add new alert option.":::
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Input the desired conditions and required actions based on what metrics you want to track. You can define the rules based on individual metrics or the activity log.
:::image type="content" source="media/enable-alerts-3.png" alt-text="Image shows where to add conditions to alerts.":::
:::image type="content" source="media/enable-alerts-4.png" alt-text="Image shows configuring signal logic.":::
:::image type="content" source="media/enable-alerts-5.png" alt-text="Image shows configuring action group logic.":::
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When you finish setting up alerts, save the changes and based on the metrics configured you begin to see the Alerts blade populate over time.
- Review frequently asked questions for Cloud Services (extended support).
- Deploy a Cloud Service (extended support) using the Azure portal, PowerShell, Template or Visual Studio.