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An analyst wants to detect abusive resource consumption in Azure Virtual Machines. Using the VM Metrics Azure collector to send CPU and disk usage to Devo, the analyst will find machines with too much resource usage. As a result, the analyst will remove the malicious mining programs, preventing them preventing them from degrading service and stealing compute.
Example tables
Table | Description |
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cloud.azure.vm.metrics_simple | Virtual machine performance data in Azure |
Authorize It
Microsoft credentials are confusing. Consult Microsoft collector OAuth authentication before you beginBefore beginning, be aware of the different credential fields.
In Azure, search for Entra ID.
Click App registrations in the left menu and click the app (or Service Principal) that you are going to use.
Register the application
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Click Certificates & Secrets on the menu and create a new client secret by clicking the New client secret button.
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Add the secret.
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Data loss warning: At the secret expiration time, the collector will stop working until the secret is replaced. |
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