[AMR] Grafana dashboards

Author: dlepow

articles/redis/grafana-dashboards.md

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-title: Dashboards with Grafana in Azure Managed Redis
+title: Dashboards with Grafana - Azure Managed Redis
 description: Learn how to use the built-in Grafana experience in Azure Managed Redis to monitor cache performance, memory, operations, and connectivity with prebuilt dashboards and ad-hoc queries.
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 04/03/2026
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 # Dashboards with Grafana in Azure Managed Redis
 
-**Dashboards with Grafana** in [Azure Managed Redis](overview.md) brings [Azure Monitor's](/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/overview) built-in Grafana experience directly into the Azure portal. You can create and customize Grafana dashboards using your Azure Managed Redis metrics and logs without deploying a separate [Azure Managed Grafana](/azure/managed-grafana/overview) instance. Built-in Grafana controls support a wide range of visualization panels and client-side transformations.
+**Dashboards with Grafana** in [Azure Managed Redis](overview.md) bring [Azure Monitor's](/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/overview) built-in Grafana experience directly into the Azure portal. You can create and customize Grafana dashboards by using your Azure Managed Redis metrics and logs without deploying a separate [Azure Managed Grafana](/azure/managed-grafana/overview) instance. Built-in Grafana controls support a wide range of visualization panels and client-side transformations.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> This feature uses the Grafana experience built into Azure Monitor. It is separate from [Azure Managed Grafana](/azure/managed-grafana/overview), which is a standalone fully managed Grafana service.
+> This feature uses the Grafana experience built into Azure Monitor. It is separate from [Azure Managed Grafana](/azure/managed-grafana/overview), which is a standalone, fully managed Grafana service.
 
 ## Key capabilities
 
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 ## Open the Grafana experience in Azure Managed Redis
 
 1. In the Azure portal, open your **Azure Managed Redis** resource.
-2. In the left menu, under **Monitoring**, select **Dashboards with Grafana**.
+1. In the left menu, under **Monitoring**, select **Dashboards with Grafana**.
 
 The gallery lists **Azure-managed** dashboards and your **Saved dashboards** for the current Azure Managed Redis resource.
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/gallery.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Dashboards with Grafana gallery in Azure Managed Redis, showing Featured dashboards including the Azure Managed Redis dashboard.":::
+:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/gallery.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Dashboards with Grafana gallery in Azure Managed Redis, showing Featured dashboards including the Azure Managed Redis dashboard." lightbox="media/grafana-dashboards/gallery.png":::
 
 ## Start quickly with prebuilt dashboards
 
 Azure provides a prebuilt **Azure Managed Redis** dashboard with four sections:
 
-**Summary** — at-a-glance stat panels:
-- CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Connected Clients, Total Operations, Cache Read, Cache Write
+**Summary** — at-a-glance stat panels for CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Connected Clients, Total Operations, Cache Read, Cache Write
 
-**Performance** — time-series charts:
-- CPU & Memory, Read & Write
+**Performance** — time-series charts for CPU and Memory, Read and Write
 
-**Operations** — time-series charts:
-- Operations (per second), Hit & Miss ratio
+**Operations** — time-series charts for Operations (per second) and Hit and Miss ratio
 
-**Connectivity** — time-series charts:
-- Connected Clients, Geo Replication Healthy
+**Connectivity** — time-series charts for Connected Clients and Geo Replication Healthy.
 
 To open the dashboard, select **Azure Managed Redis** from the gallery. Use the time range picker and the **Redis** and **Namespace** filters at the top to scope data to your resource.
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/dashboard-panels.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Managed Redis Grafana dashboard showing the Summary row with CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Connected Clients, Total Operations, Cache Read, and Cache Write panels, and the Performance section with a CPU and Memory time-series chart.":::
+:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/dashboard-panels.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Managed Redis Grafana dashboard showing summary with CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Connected Clients, Total Operations, Cache Read, and Cache Write panels, and Performance section with a CPU and Memory time-series chart." lightbox="media/grafana-dashboards/dashboard-panels.png":::
 
 ## Create, edit, and save dashboards
 
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ You can customize the prebuilt dashboard or start from scratch.
 
 Every saved dashboard is an **Azure resource**. You can manage it with Azure RBAC, export an ARM template, and include the dashboard in automation pipelines.
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/edit-save.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Managed Redis Grafana dashboard toolbar with the Edit and Save As buttons highlighted.":::
+:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/edit-save.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Managed Redis Grafana dashboard toolbar with the Edit and Save As buttons highlighted." lightbox="media/grafana-dashboards/edit-save.png":::
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Dashboards saved from within an Azure Managed Redis resource are automatically associated with that resource and appear in the gallery under **Saved dashboards**.
@@ -77,11 +73,11 @@ Dashboards visible in **Dashboards with Grafana** inside an Azure Managed Redis
 |---|---|
 | `GrafanaDashboardResourceType` | `microsoft.cache/redisenterprise` |
 
-Dashboards you create **inside** an Azure Managed Redis resource receive this tag automatically. If you import or create a dashboard outside the resource and want it to appear in the gallery, add the tag manually:
+Dashboards you create *inside* an Azure Managed Redis resource receive this tag automatically. If you import or create a dashboard outside the resource and want it to appear in the gallery, add the tag manually:
 
 1. Open the dashboard resource in the Azure portal.
-2. Select **Tags** and add the name and value shown above.
-3. Save the changes.
+1. Select **Tags**, and add the name and value shown in the preceding table.
+1. Save the changes.
 
 After adding the tag, refresh the gallery. The dashboard appears under **Saved dashboards**.
 
@@ -90,10 +86,10 @@ After adding the tag, refresh the gallery. The dashboard appears under **Saved d
 Grafana **Explore** helps you run ad-hoc queries without starting inside a dashboard. You can add the results to a new or existing dashboard.
 
 1. From the top menu of the Grafana experience, select **Explore**.
-2. Choose a data source and build queries for the desired time range.
-3. Select **Add to dashboard** to turn the visualization into a panel.
+1. Choose a data source and build queries for the desired time range.
+1. Select **Add to dashboard** to turn the visualization into a panel.
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/explore.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Grafana Explore view with Azure Monitor selected as the data source, a CPU metric query configured for an Azure Managed Redis resource, and a time-series graph showing results.":::
+:::image type="content" source="media/grafana-dashboards/explore.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Grafana Explore view with Azure Monitor selected as data source, a CPU metric query configured for an Azure Managed Redis resource, and a time-series graph showing results." lightbox="media/grafana-dashboards/explore.png":::
 
 ## Manage access and automate at scale
 
@@ -102,26 +98,26 @@ Grafana **Explore** helps you run ad-hoc queries without starting inside a dashb
 
 ## Costs
 
-The Grafana experience within Azure Managed Redis has no additional cost beyond your [Azure Managed Redis](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/managed-redis/) resource charges. Standard Azure Monitor charges apply for any diagnostic data you configure to flow to Log Analytics workspaces, storage accounts, or event hubs.
+The Grafana experience within Azure Managed Redis has no extra cost beyond your [Azure Managed Redis](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/managed-redis/) resource charges. Standard Azure Monitor charges apply for any diagnostic data you configure to flow to Log Analytics workspaces, storage accounts, or event hubs.
 
 ## Limitations
 
-- **Supports Azure data sources only.** Azure Monitor, Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus, and Azure Data Explorer.
+- **Supports Azure data sources only.** These sources include Azure Monitor, Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus, and Azure Data Explorer.
 - **Saved dashboards are scoped per resource.** Dashboards saved from within an Azure Managed Redis resource appear only in that resource's gallery.
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-**Q: A saved dashboard doesn't appear in the gallery.**
+**Q: Why doesn't a saved dashboard appear in the gallery?**
 
 A: Verify the dashboard was saved from within the Azure Managed Redis resource's **Dashboards with Grafana** experience. If you saved it elsewhere, open the gallery and select **Refresh**.
 
-**Q: You can't save a dashboard.**
+**Q: Why can't I save a dashboard?**
 
 A: Verify you have permissions to create resources in the target subscription and resource group.
 
-**Q: Data doesn't load.**
+**Q: Why doesn't data load?**
 
-A: Check that the Azure Managed Redis resource has [diagnostic settings configured](monitor-diagnostic-settings.md) and that the selected time range contains data. Diagnostic settings can take up to 90 minutes to start flowing after they are first configured.
+A: Check that the Azure Managed Redis resource has [diagnostic settings configured](monitor-diagnostic-settings.md) and that the selected time range contains data. Diagnostic settings can take up to 90 minutes to start flowing after they're first configured.
 
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