PRTG Manual: Microsoft Azure Subscription Cost Sensor
The Microsoft Azure Subscription Cost sensor monitors the cost in a Microsoft Azure subscription.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Microsoft Azure Abonnementskosten
- French: Microsoft Azure coût de l’abonnement
- German: Microsoft Azure Abonnementkosten
- Japanese: Microsoft Azure サブスクリプションコスト
- Portuguese: Custo da assinatura do Microsoft Azure
- Russian: Затраты подписки Microsoft Azure
- Simplified Chinese: Microsoft Azure 订阅成本
- Spanish: Coste de la suscripción a Microsoft Azure
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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Permissions for the Azure custom role |
This sensor requires an Azure custom role with permissions for specific actions. Create an Azure custom role and add permissions for the following actions:
For more information, see the Knowledge Base: How do I obtain credentials and create custom roles for the Microsoft Azure sensors? |
Credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for Microsoft Azure. |
CSP subscriptions |
This sensor does not support cloud solution provider (CSP) subscriptions. |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a very low performance impact. |
Scanning interval |
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Knowledge Base |
Knowledge Base: How do I obtain credentials and create custom roles for the Microsoft Azure sensors? |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- azure
- microsoftazure
- microsoftazuresubscriptioncost
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Budgets |
If additional channels for the budget usage in your Microsoft Azure subscription are enabled or disabled. |
Cost Forecast |
If the additional channel with a cost forecast for your Microsoft Azure subscription is enabled or disabled. |
Most Expensive Service |
Select if you want to show the most expensive service of your Microsoft Azure subscription in the sensor message:
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Most Expensive Service Category |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Select the category for which you want to show the most expensive service in the sensor message:
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Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
This option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Current Period Cost |
The current period cost |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Forecast |
The cost forecast |
[Budget] Used |
The used budget This channel is the primary channel by default. |
[Budget] Used % |
The used budget (%) |
Previous Period Cost |
The previous period cost |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
How do I obtain credentials and create custom roles for the Microsoft Azure sensors?
What security features does PRTG include?