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‎articles/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-overview.md

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Use Azure Diagnostics extension if you need to:
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- Send data to Azure Storage for archiving or to analyze it with tools such as [Azure Storage Explorer](../../vs-azure-tools-storage-manage-with-storage-explorer.md).
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- Send data to [Azure Monitor Metrics](../essentials/data-platform-metrics.md) to analyze it with [metrics explorer](../essentials/metrics-getting-started.md) and to take advantage of features such as near-real-time [metric alerts](../alerts/alerts-metric-overview.md) and [autoscale](../autoscale/autoscale-overview.md) (Windows only).
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- Send data to third-party tools by using [Azure Event Hubs](./diagnostics-extension-stream-event-hubs.md).
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- Collect [boot diagnostics](/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/boot-diagnostics) to investigate VM boot issues.
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* Send data to Azure Storage for archiving or to analyze it with tools such as [Azure Storage Explorer](../../vs-azure-tools-storage-manage-with-storage-explorer.md).
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* Send data to [Azure Monitor Metrics](../essentials/data-platform-metrics.md) to analyze it with [metrics explorer](../essentials/metrics-getting-started.md) and to take advantage of features such as near-real-time [metric alerts](../alerts/alerts-metric-overview.md) and [autoscale](../autoscale/autoscale-overview.md) (Windows only).
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* Send data to third-party tools by using [Azure Event Hubs](./diagnostics-extension-stream-event-hubs.md).
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* Collect [boot diagnostics](/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/boot-diagnostics) to investigate VM boot issues.
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Limitations of Azure Diagnostics extension:
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- It can only be used with Azure resources.
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- It has limited ability to send data to Azure Monitor Logs.
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* It can only be used with Azure resources.
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* It has limited ability to send data to Azure Monitor Logs.
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## Comparison to Log Analytics agent
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The Log Analytics agent in Azure Monitor can also be used to collect monitoring data from the guest operating system of virtual machines. You can choose to use either or both depending on your requirements. For a comparison of the Azure Monitor agents, see [Overview of the Azure Monitor agents](../agents/agents-overview.md).
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The key differences to consider are:
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- Azure Diagnostics Extension can be used only with Azure virtual machines. The Log Analytics agent can be used with virtual machines in Azure, other clouds, and on-premises.
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- Azure Diagnostics extension sends data to Azure Storage, [Azure Monitor Metrics](../essentials/data-platform-metrics.md) (Windows only) and Azure Event Hubs. The Log Analytics agent collects data to [Azure Monitor Logs](../logs/data-platform-logs.md).
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- The Log Analytics agent is required for retired [solutions](/previous-versions/azure/azure-monitor/insights/solutions), [VM insights](../vm/vminsights-overview.md), and other services such as [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](../../security-center/index.yml).
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* Azure Diagnostics Extension can be used only with Azure virtual machines. The Log Analytics agent can be used with virtual machines in Azure, other clouds, and on-premises.
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* Azure Diagnostics extension sends data to Azure Storage, [Azure Monitor Metrics](../essentials/data-platform-metrics.md) (Windows only) and Azure Event Hubs. The Log Analytics agent collects data to [Azure Monitor Logs](../logs/data-platform-logs.md).
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* The Log Analytics agent is required for retired [solutions](/previous-versions/azure/azure-monitor/insights/solutions), [VM insights](../vm/vminsights-overview.md), and other services such as [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](../../security-center/index.yml).
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## Costs
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| Windows Server 2022 | |
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| Windows Server 2022 Core | |
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| Windows Server 2019 | X |
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| Windows Server 2019 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2019 Core | |
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| Windows Server 2016 | X |
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| Windows Server 2016 Core | X |
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| Windows Server 2012 R2 | X |
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| Windows Server 2012 | X |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | X |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 | X |
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| Windows Server 2016 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2016 Core | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2012 R2 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2012 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 | ✅ |
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| Windows Server 2008 SP2 | |
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| Windows 11 client OS | |
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| Windows 10 1803 (RS4) and higher | |
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| Windows 10 Enterprise<br>(including multi-session) and Pro<br>(Server scenarios only<sup>1</sup>) | X |
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| Windows 10 Enterprise<br>(including multi-session) and Pro<br>(Server scenarios only<sup>1</sup>) | ✅ |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise and Pro<br>(Server scenarios only<sup>1</sup>) | |
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| Windows 7 SP1<br>(Server scenarios only<sup>1</sup>) | |
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<sup>1</sup> Running the OS on server hardware, for example, machines that are always connected, always turned on, and not running other workloads (PC, office, browser)<br>
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<sup>2</sup> Using the Azure Monitor agent [client installer (preview)](./azure-monitor-agent-windows-client.md)
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| CentOS Linux 7 | ✅ |
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| CentOS Linux 6.5+ | X |
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| CentOS Linux 6.5+ | ✅ |
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| Debian 11 <sup>1</sup> | |
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| Debian 9 | X |
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| Debian 9 | ✅ |
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| Debian 7 | X |
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| OpenSUSE 13.1+ | X |
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| Debian 7 | ✅ |
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| OpenSUSE 13.1+ | ✅ |
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| Oracle Linux 7 | X |
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| Oracle Linux 7 | ✅ |
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| Oracle Linux 6.4+ | X |
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| Oracle Linux 6.4+ | ✅ |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8.5, 8.6 | |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 | |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 | |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.7+ | ✅ |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | X |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | ✅ |
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | X <sup>4</sup> |
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | X |
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | X |
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| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | X |
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ✅ |
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ✅ |
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## Other documentation
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