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1. On the **Insights Onboarding** page, select **Enable**.
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1. On the **Monitoring configuration** page, select **Azure Monitor agent** and select a [data collection rule](vminsights-enable-overview.md#data-collection-rule) from the **Data collection rule** dropdown.
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![Screenshot of VM Insights Monitoring Configuration Page.](media/vminsights-enable-portal/vm-insights-monitoring-configuration.png)
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/vm-insights-monitoring-configuration.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/vm-insights-monitoring-configuration.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Monitoring configuration screen for V M insights.":::
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The **Data collection rule** dropdown lists only rules configured for VM insights. If a data collection rule hasn't already been created for VM insights, Azure Monitor creates a rule with:
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1. The **Data collection rule** dropdown lists only rules configured for VM insights. If a data collection rule hasn't already been created for VM insights, Azure Monitor creates a rule with:
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- **Guest performance** enabled.
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- **Processes and dependencies** disabled.
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1. Select **Create new** to create a new data collection rule. This lets you select a workspace and specify whether to collect processes and dependencies using the [VM insights Map feature](vminsights-maps.md).
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Select **Create new** to create a new data collection rule. This lets you select a workspace and specify whether to collect processes and dependencies using the [VM insights Map feature](vminsights-maps.md).
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/create-data-collection-rule.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/create-data-collection-rule.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing screen for creating new data collection rule.":::
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you select a data collection rule with Map enabled and your virtual machine is not [supported by the Dependency Agent](../vm/vminsights-dependency-agent-maintenance.md), Dependency Agent will be installed and will run in degraded mode.
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/create-data-collection-rule.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/create-data-collection-rule.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing screen for creating new data collection rule.":::
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you select a data collection rule with Map enabled and your virtual machine is not [supported by the Dependency Agent](../vm/vminsights-dependency-agent-maintenance.md), Dependency Agent will be installed and will run in degraded mode.
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1. Select **Configure** to start the configuration process. It takes several minutes to install the agent and start collecting data. You'll receive status messages as the configuration is performed.
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1. If you use a manual upgrade model for your Virtual Machine Scale Set, upgrade the instances to complete the setup. You can start the upgrades from the **Instances** page, in the **Settings** section.
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/add-azure-monitor-agent.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/add-azure-monitor-agent.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing monitoring configuration to Azure Monitor agent to monitored machine.":::
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1. On the **Monitoring configuration** page, select **Azure Monitor agent** and select a rule from the **Data collection rule** dropdown.
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/enable-monitored-configure-azure-monitor-agent.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/enable-monitored-configure-azure-monitor-agent.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing monitoring configuration for Azure Monitor agent for monitored machine.":::
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![Screenshot of VM Insights Agent Configuration Page.](media/vminsights-enable-portal/enable-monitored-configure-azure-monitor-agent.png)
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The **Data collection rule** dropdown lists only rules configured for VM insights. If a data collection rule hasn't already been created for VM insights, Azure Monitor creates a rule with:
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- **Guest performance** enabled.
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- **Processes and dependencies** enabled for backward compatibility with the Log Analytics agent.
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Select **Create new** to create a new data collection rule. This lets you select a workspace and specify whether to collect processes and dependencies using the [VM insights Map feature](vminsights-maps.md).
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1. The **Data collection rule** dropdown lists only rules configured for VM insights. If a data collection rule hasn't already been created for VM insights, Azure Monitor creates a rule with:
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> [!NOTE]
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> Selecting a data collection rule that does not use the Map feature does not uninstall Dependency Agent from the machine. If you do not need the Map feature, [uninstall Dependency Agent manually](../vm/vminsights-dependency-agent-maintenance.md#uninstall-dependency-agent).
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- **Guest performance** enabled.
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- **Processes and dependencies** enabled for backward compatibility with the Log Analytics agent.
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1. Select **Create new** to create a new data collection rule. This lets you select a workspace and specify whether to collect processes and dependencies using the [VM insights Map feature](vminsights-maps.md).
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With both agents installed, Azure Monitor displays a warning that you may be collecting duplicate data.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Selecting a data collection rule that does not use the Map feature does not uninstall Dependency Agent from the machine. If you do not need the Map feature, [uninstall Dependency Agent manually](../vm/vminsights-dependency-agent-maintenance.md#uninstall-dependency-agent).
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1. With both agents installed, Azure Monitor displays a warning that you may be collecting duplicate data.
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:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/both-agents-installed.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/both-agents-installed.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing warning message for both agents installed":::
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> Collecting duplicate data from a single machine with both the Azure Monitor agent and Log Analytics agent can result in the following consequences:
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> - The map feature of VM insights may be inaccurate since it does not check for duplicate data.
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> See [Migrate from Log Analytics agent](vminsights-enable-overview.md#migrate-from-log-analytics-agent-to-azure-monitor-agent).
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[Screenshot showing warning message for both agents installed]:::image type="content" source="media/vminsights-enable-portal/both-agents-installed.png" lightbox="media/vminsights-enable-portal/both-agents-installed.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing warning message for both agents installed.":::
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> [!WARNING]
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> Collecting duplicate data from a single machine with both the Azure Monitor agent and Log Analytics agent can result in:
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> - Additional cost of ingestion duplicate data to the Log Analytics workspace.
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> - The map feature of VM insights may be inaccurate since it does not check for duplicate data.
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> For more information, see [Migrate from Log Analytics agent](vminsights-enable-overview.md#migrate-from-log-analytics-agent-to-azure-monitor-agent).
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1. Once you've verified that the Azure Monitor agent has been enabled, remove the Log Analytics agent from the machine to prevent duplicate data collection.
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## Next steps
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* See [Use VM insights Map](vminsights-maps.md) to view discovered application dependencies.
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* See [View Azure VM performance](vminsights-performance.md) to identify bottlenecks, overall utilization, and your VM's performance.
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