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Use the dashboard to manage Azure Local

Applies to: Hyperconverged deployments of Azure Local

This article explains how to use the dashboard in the Azure portal to manage your Azure Local systems at scale. You can view the status of the systems as charts or lists.

View the dashboard charts

The Azure Local dashboard displays overview and detailed information about your systems in the form of charts.

To access the dashboard chart view, follow these steps in the Azure portal:

  1. In Azure portal, go to Azure Arc > Host environments > Azure Local > Overview.

    You can filter the dashboard display by Subscription, Resource group, Region, and Sites.

    Screenshot of the Azure Local dashboard.

  2. In each tile, select the View details link or other labeled hyperlinks to open the corresponding dashboard or view more details.

    Here are some sample screens that appear when you select different links on the various tiles:

    • Security recommendations tile. Select the View details link to open the Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Recommendations dashboard.

      Screenshot of the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Recommendations dashboard.

    • Alerts tile. Select Top alerts to view top alerts.

      Screenshot of the Azure Local dashboard alert details.

    • Security alerts tile. Select the View details link to open the Microsoft Defender for Cloud > Security alerts dashboard.

      Screenshot of the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Security alerts dashboard.

    • Total machines tile. Select Virtual machines under Workloads to view the VM workloads running on your Azure Local.

      Screenshot of the Azure Local dashboard VM workload details.

View the all systems list

The Azure Local All systems list view displays information about your systems.

To view the dashboard list view, follow these steps in the Azure portal:

  1. In Azure portal, go to Azure Arc > Host environments > Azure Local > All systems. The All systems page presents a hierarchical view of all your workloads within a system.

    You can sort all columns by selecting a column header. Filter the dashboard display by subscription, resource group, region, and sites. You can also group display results by using the grouping control at the top right.

    Screenshot of the Azure Local dashboard list view.

  2. Select a system name to view details about a system, or select a parameter to view details about system status.

Troubleshooting

Issue: No data available

Use the following information when no system data is displayed in the All systems tab on the Azure portal dashboard. You might see No data available in the Updates column or in the Connection status column.

Issue Issue seen in Resolution
Microsoft.Edge Resource Provider (RP) isn't registered with your subscription. Connection status Use the following steps:
1. Run PowerShell as administrator.
2. Run the following cmdlet:
Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace "Microsoft.Edge"
The Microsoft.Edge RP can't process data for the system. Connection status No action is required. Azure Local service automatically detects this condition and raises a support ticket.
Your system isn't functioning. Connection status Your system is in Needs attention state.
Bring up the system.

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