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View and Diagnose Logs with Azure Monitor

In this lab you will query Azure Monitor logs for an IaaS virtual machine. You will use both simple mode and KQL to perform basic queries on the log data and identify the various system events. Then examine and remediate a couple issues that may occur that will prevent you from viewing the necessary logs.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    View logs using simple mode

    A. Verify logs are flowing using Queries Hub B. View logs using Simple Mode

  2. Challenge

    Write log queries using KQL

    A. Query the syslogs for Apache events B. Build a visulization to represent the data

  3. Challenge

    Locate common issues with log collection

    A. Look at required IAM permissions B. Remediate the data collection rule C. Add network security group logs using diagnostic settings

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