Docker container is an emerging technology to help developers and devops with easy provisioning and continuous delivery in modern infrastructure. As containers can be ubiquitous in an environment, monitoring is essential. We've developed a monitoring solution which provides deep insights into containers supporting Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Mesos DC/OS, and Service Fabric container orchestrators on multiple OS platforms. We are excited to announce the general availability for the Container Monitoring management solution on Azure Log Analytics, available in the Azure Marketplace today. 

“Every community contribution helps DC/OS become a better platform for running modern applications, and the addition of Azure Log Analytics Container Monitoring Solution into DC/OS Universe is a meaningful contribution, indeed,” said Ravi Yadav, Technical Partnership Lead at Mesosphere. “DC/OS users are running a lot of Docker containers, and having the option to manage them with a tool like Azure Log Analytics Container Monitoring Solution will result in a richer user experience.”

With this solution, you can:

• See information about all container hosts in a single location
• Know which containers are running, what image they’re running, and where they’re running
• See an audit trail for actions on containers
• Troubleshoot by viewing and searching centralized logs without remote login to the Docker hosts
• Find containers that may be “noisy neighbors” and consuming excess resources on a host
• View centralized CPU, memory, storage, and network usage and performance information for containers

New features available as part of the general availability include:

We've added new features to provide better insights to your Kubernetes cluster. With the new features, you can more easily narrow down container issues within a Kubernetes cluster. Now you can use search filters on you own custom pod labels and Kubernetes cluster hierarchies. With container process information, you can quickly see container process status for deeper health analysis. These features are only for Linux—additional Windows features are coming soon.

• Kubernetes cluster awareness with at-a-glance hierarchy inventory from Kubernetes cluster to pods
• New Kubernetes events
• Capture custom pod labels and provides custom complex search filters
• Provides container process information
• Container Node Inventory including storage, network, orchestration type, and Docker version

For more information about how to use Container Monitoring solution, as well as the insights you can gather, see Containers solution in Log Analytics.

Learn more by reading previous blogs on Azure Log Analytics Container Monitoring.

How do I try this?

You can get a free subscription for Microsoft Azure so that you can test the Container Monitoring solution features.

How can I give you guys feedback?

There are a few different routes to give feedback:

• UserVoice: Post ideas for new Azure Log Analytics features to work on. Visit the UserVoice page.
• Forums: Visit the Azure Log Analytics Forums.
• Email: Tell us whatever is on your mind by emailing us at OMScontainers@microsoft.com.

We plan on enhancing monitoring capabilities for containers. If you have feedback or questions, please feel free to contact us!