Merge pull request #300091 from halkazwini/afd-logs

AFD Diagnostic logs

Author: denrea

articles/frontdoor/media/how-to-logging/front-door-logging-2.png

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
-title: Configure Azure Front Door logs
-description: This article explains how to configure Azure Front Door logs.
+title: Configure Azure Front Door Logs
+description: Learn how to configure Azure Front Door diagnostic logs to enable access logs, health probe logs, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) logs.
 author: halkazwini
 ms.author: halkazwini
 ms.service: azure-frontdoor
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/06/2025
+ms.date: 05/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Configure Azure Front Door logs
@@ -20,16 +20,13 @@ Access logs, health probe logs, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) logs aren't e
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-1. Search for **Azure Front Door** and then select the relevant Azure Front Door profile.
+1. In the search box at the top of the portal, search for **Front Door** and then select the relevant Azure Front Door profile.
 
-1. Within the profile, navigate to **Monitoring**, select **Diagnostic Setting** and then choose **Add diagnostic setting**.
+1. Under **Monitoring**, select **Diagnostic settings** and then select **+ Add diagnostic setting**.
 
-1. Under **Diagnostic settings**, enter a name for **Diagnostic settings name**.
+1. In **Diagnostic setting**, enter a name for **Diagnostic setting name**.
 
-1. Select the **log** options for **FrontDoorAccessLog**, **FrontDoorHealthProbeLog**, and **FrontDoorWebApplicationFirewallLog**.
-
-   > [!NOTE]
-   > **FrontDoorWebApplicationFirewallLog** is only available for Premium tier.
+1. Select the **log** options for **FrontDoor Access Log**, **FrontDoor Health Probe Log**, and **FrontDoor WebApplicationFirewall Log**.
 
 1. Select the **Destination details**. The destination options are: 
 
@@ -41,12 +38,12 @@ Access logs, health probe logs, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) logs aren't e
       * Select the *Subscription* and the *Storage Account*. and set **Retention (days)**.
     * **Stream to an event hub**
       * Event hubs are a great option for integrating with other security information and event management (SIEM) tools or external data stores, such as Splunk, Datadog, or Sumo. 
-      * Select the *Subscription, Event hub namespace, Event hub name (optional)*, and *Event hub policy name*. 
+      * Select the *Subscription*, *Event hub namespace*, *Event hub name (optional)*, and *Event hub policy name*. 
 
     > [!TIP]
     > Microsoft recommends using Log Analytics for real-time monitoring and analysis of Azure Front Door performance.
 
-     :::image type="content" source="../media/how-to-logging/front-door-logging-2.png" alt-text="Screenshot of diagnostic settings page.":::
+     :::image type="content" source="../media/how-to-logs/front-door-diagnostic-settings.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Diagnostic settings page of Azure Front Door." lightbox="../media/how-to-logs/front-door-diagnostic-settings.png":::
 
 1. Select **Save** to begin logging.
 
@@ -56,11 +53,12 @@ To view activity logs:
 
 1. Select your Azure Front Door profile.
 
-1. Select **Activity log.**
+1. Select **Activity log**.
 
-1. Choose a filtering scope and then select **Apply**.
+1. Choose a filtering scope.
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
 
-- Learn about [Azure Front Door reports](how-to-reports.md).
-- Learn about [Azure Front Door real time monitoring metrics](how-to-monitor-metrics.md).
+- [Monitor Azure Front Door](../monitor-front-door.md)
+- [Azure Front Door reports](how-to-reports.md)
+- [Azure Front Door monitoring data reference](../monitor-front-door-reference.md)