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description: Learn how to get started with Azure Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
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author: mabrahms
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ms.author: v-mabrahms
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ms.service: azure
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# Azure Advisor portal basics
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Learn how to access Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
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Learn how to access Azure Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Azure Advisor runs in the background to find newly created resources. It can take up to 24 hours to provide recommendations on those resources.
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> Advisor runs in the background to find newly created resources. It can take up to 24 hours to provide recommendations on those resources.
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## Open Advisor
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To access Azure Advisor, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). From there, select the [Advisor](https://aka.ms/azureadvisordashboard) icon at the top of the page, use the search bar at the top to search for Advisor, or use the left navigation pane **Advisor** link.<br> The Advisor **Overview** page opens by default.
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To access Advisor, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). Then select the [Advisor](https://aka.ms/azureadvisordashboard) icon at the top of the page or use the search bar at the top to search for Advisor. You can also use the left pane and select **Advisor**. The Advisor **Overview** page opens by default.
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## View the Advisor dashboard
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See personalized and actionable recommendations on the Advisor **Overview** page.
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On the Advisor **Overview** page, you see personalized and actionable recommendations.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Advisor opening **Overview** page." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Azure Advisor opening **Overview** page." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png":::
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* The links at the top offer options for **Feedback**, downloading recommendations as comma-separated or PDFs, and a quick-link to Advisor **Workbooks**.
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* The blue filter buttons below them focus the recommendations.
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* The tiles represent the different recommendation categories and include your current score in that category.
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*The **Get started**link takes you to options for direct access to Advisor workbooks, recommendations, and the Well Architected Framework main page.
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* The links at the top offer options for **Feedback**, downloading recommendations as comma-separated value (CSV) files or PDFs, and a link to Advisor **Workbooks**.
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* The filter buttons underneath them focus the recommendations.
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* The tiles represent the different recommendation categories and include your current score in each category.
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***Get started** takes you to options for direct access to Advisor workbooks, recommendations, and the Azure Well-Architected Framework main page.
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### Filter and access recommendations
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The tiles on the Advisor **Overview** page show the different categories of recommendations for all the subscriptions that you have access to, by default.
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The tiles on the Advisor **Overview** page show the different categories of recommendations for all the subscriptions to which you have access, by default.
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You can filter the display using the buttons at the top of the page:
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To filter the display, use the buttons at the top of the page:
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***Subscription**: Choose *All* for Advisor recommendations on all subscriptions. Alternatively, select specific subscriptions. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Recommendation Status**: *Active* (the default, recommendations not postponed or dismissed), *Postponed* or *Dismissed*. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Resource Group**: Choose *All* (the default) or specific resource groups. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Type**: Choose *All* (the default) or specific resources. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Subscription**: Select **All** for Advisor recommendations on all subscriptions. Alternatively, select specific subscriptions. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Recommendation Status**: **Active** (the default, recommendations not postponed or dismissed), **Postponed** or **Dismissed**. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Resource Group**: Select **All** (the default) or specific resource groups. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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***Type**: Select **All** (the default) or specific resources. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
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* For more advanced filtering, select **Add filter**.
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To display a specific list of recommendations, select a category tile.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot detail of the Azure Advisor **Reliability** recommendation tile." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Advisor Reliability recommendation tile." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png":::
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Each tile provides information about the recommendations for that category:
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### Get recommendation details and solution options
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View recommendation details – such as the recommended actions and impacted resources – and the solution options, including postponing or dismissing a recommendation.
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You can view recommendation details, such as the recommended actions and affected resources. You can also see the solution options, including postponing or dismissing a recommendation.
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1. To review details of a recommendation, including the affected resources, open the recommendation list for a category and then select the **Description** or the **Impacted resources**link for a specific recommendation. The following screenshot shows a **Reliability** recommendation details page.
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1. To review details of a recommendation, including the affected resources, open the recommendation list for a category. Then select **Description** or **Impacted resources** for a specific recommendation. The following screenshot shows a Reliability recommendation details page.
:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor Reliability Recommendation details example." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png":::
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1. To see action details, select a **Recommended actions** link. The Azure page where you can act opens. Alternatively, open a page to the affected resources to take the recommended action (the two pages might be the same).
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Understand the recommendation before you act by clicking the **Learn more**link on the recommended action page, or at the top of the recommendations details page.
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To help you understand the recommendation before you act, select **Learn more** on the **Recommended action** page or at the top of the **Recommendation details** page.
:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor recommendation postpone option." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png":::
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You can't dismiss the recommendation without certain privileges. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
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## Configure recommendations
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You can exclude subscriptions or resources, such as 'test' resources, from Advisor recommendations and configure Advisor to generate recommendations only for specific subscriptions and resource groups.
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You can exclude subscriptions or resources, such as test resources, from Advisor recommendations and configure Advisor to generate recommendations only for specific subscriptions and resource groups.
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> To change subscriptions or Advisor compute rules, you must be a subscription owner. If you do not have the required permissions, the option is disabled in the user interface. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md). For details on rightsizing VMs, see [Reduce service costs by using Azure Advisor](advisor-cost-recommendations.md).
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> To change subscriptions or Advisor compute rules, you must be a subscription owner. If you don't have the required permissions, the option is disabled in the user interface. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md). For details on right-sizing VMs, see [Reduce service costs by using Azure Advisor](advisor-cost-recommendations.md).
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From any Azure Advisor page, select **Configuration** in the left navigation pane. The Advisor Configuration page opens with the **Resources** tab selected, by default.
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From any Azure Advisor page, select **Configuration** in the left pane. The Advisor configuration page opens with the **Resources** tab selected, by default.
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Use the **Resources** tab to select or unselect subscriptions for Advisor recommendations. When ready, select **Apply**. The page refreshes.
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Use the **Resources** tab to select or unselect subscriptions for Advisor recommendations. When you're ready, select **Apply**. The page refreshes.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Advisor configuration option for resources." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor configuration option for resources." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png":::
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Use the **VM/VMSS right sizing** tab to adjust Advisor virtual machine (VM) and virtual machine scale sets (VMSS) recommendations. Specifically, you can set up a filter for each subscription to only show recommendations for machines with certain CPU utilization. This setting filters recommendations by machine, but doesn't change how they're generated. Follow these steps.
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Use the **VM/VMSS right sizing** tab to adjust Advisor virtual machine (VM) and virtual machine scale sets (VMSS) recommendations. Specifically, you can set up a filter for each subscription to only show recommendations for machines with certain CPU utilization. This setting filters recommendations by machine, but it doesn't change how they're generated. Follow these steps:
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1. Select the subscriptions you’d like to set up a filter for average CPU utilization, and then select **Edit**. Not all subscriptions can be edited for VM/VMSS right sizing and certain privileges are required; for more information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
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1. Select the subscriptions for which you want to set up a filter for average CPU utilization. Then select **Edit**. Not all subscriptions can be edited for VM/VMSS right sizing, and certain privileges are required. For more information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
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1. Select the desired average CPU utilization value and select **Apply**. It can take up to 24 hours for the new settings to be reflected in recommendations.
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1. Select the average CPU utilization value you want and select **Apply**. It can take up to 24 hours for the new settings to be reflected in recommendations.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Advisor configuration option for VM/VMSS sizing rules." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor configuration option for VM/VMSS sizing rules." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png":::
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## Next steps
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## Related content
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To learn more about Advisor, see:
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-[Introduction to Azure Advisor](advisor-overview.md)
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