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title: Create a connection monitor - Azure portal
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titleSuffix: Azure Network Watcher
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description: Learn how to create a monitor in Azure Network Watcher connection monitor using the Azure portal.
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services: network-watcher
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author: halkazwini
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ms.author: halkazwini
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ms.service: network-watcher
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.workload: infrastructure-services
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ms.custom: ignite-2022, engagement-fy23
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ms.date: 11/05/2022
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ms.author: halkazwini
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#Customer intent: I need to create a connection monitor to monitor communication between one VM and another.
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ms.date: 11/30/2023
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#CustomerIntent: As an Azure administrator, I want learn how to create a connection monitor in Network Watcher so I can monitor the communication between one VM and another.
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# Create an Azure Network Watcher connection monitor using the Azure portal
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# Create a connection monitor using the Azure portal
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This article describes how to create a monitor in Connection Monitor by using the Azure portal. Connection Monitor supports hybrid and Azure cloud deployments.
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> To minimize service disruption to your current workloads, [migrate your tests from Network Performance Monitor ](migrate-to-connection-monitor-from-network-performance-monitor.md) or [migrate from Connection Monitor (classic)](migrate-to-connection-monitor-from-connection-monitor-classic.md) to the new connection monitor in Azure Network Watcher before February 19, 2024.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Connection Monitor supports end-to-end connectivity checks from and to Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. These checks enable faster performance monitoring and network troubleshooting across scale sets.
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## Before you begin
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In monitors that you create by using Connection Monitor, you can add on-premises machines, Azure virtual machines (VMs), and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets as sources. These connection monitors can also monitor connectivity to endpoints. The endpoints can be on Azure or on any other URL or IP.
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***Test Groups**: You can add one or more test groups to a connection monitor. These test groups can consist of multiple Azure or non-Azure endpoints.
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* For selected Azure VMs or Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets and non-Azure endpoints without monitoring extensions, the extension for Azure VMs and the npm solution for non-Azure endpoints will be auto enabled after the creation of the connection monitor begins.
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* If the selected virtual machine scale set is set for a manual upgrade, you'll have to upgrade the scale set after Network Watcher extension installation to continue setting up the connection monitor with virtual machine scale set as endpoints. If the virtual machine scale set is set to auto upgrade, you don't need to worry about any upgrading after the Network Watcher extension is installed.
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* In the previously mentioned scenario, you can consent to an auto upgrade of a virtual machine scale set with auto enabling of the Network Watcher extension during the creation of the connection monitor for Virtual Machine Scale Sets with manual upgrading. This would eliminate your having to manually upgrade the virtual machine scale set after you install the Network Watcher extension.
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* In the previously mentioned scenario, you can consent to an auto upgrade of a virtual machine scale set with auto enabling of the Network Watcher extension during the creation of the connection monitor for Virtual Machine Scale Sets with manual upgrading. This would eliminate having to manually upgrade the virtual machine scale set after you install the Network Watcher extension.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/connection-monitor-2-preview/consent-vmss-auto-upgrade.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows where to set up test groups and consent for auto-upgrading of a virtual machine scale set in the connection monitor.":::
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:::image type="content" source="./media/connection-monitor-2-preview/consent-vmss-auto-upgrade.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows where to set up test groups and consent for autoupgrading of a virtual machine scale set in the connection monitor.":::
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***Disable test group**: You can select this checkbox to disable monitoring for all sources and destinations that the test group specifies. This checkbox is cleared by default.
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## Create alerts for a connection monitor
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In the Azure portal, to create alerts for a connection monitor, specify values for these fields:
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-**Create alert**: You can select this checkbox to create a metric alert in Azure Monitor. When you select this checkbox, the other fields will be enabled for editing. Additional charges for the alert will be applicable, based on the [pricing for alerts](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/).
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-**Create alert**: You can select this checkbox to create a metric alert in Azure Monitor. When you select this checkbox, the other fields are enabled for editing. Additional charges for the alert will be applicable, based on the [pricing for alerts](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/).
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-**Scope** > **Resource** > **Hierarchy**: These values are automatically entered, based on the values specified on the **Basics** pane.
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## Next steps
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*[Learn how to analyze monitoring data and set alerts](./connection-monitor-overview.md#analyze-monitoring-data-and-set-alerts)
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*[Learn how to diagnose problems in your network](./connection-monitor-overview.md#diagnose-issues-in-your-network)
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*[Learn how to analyze monitoring data and set alerts](./connection-monitor-overview.md#analyze-monitoring-data-and-set-alerts).
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*[Learn how to diagnose problems in your network](./connection-monitor-overview.md#diagnose-issues-in-your-network).
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