Generally available: Azure Monitor agent migration tools
Published date: October 12, 2022
Azure Monitor agent (AMA) provides a secure, cost-effective, simplified, and performant way to collect telemetry data from Azure VMs, scale sets, Arc-enabled servers, and Windows client devices. Per earlier communication, you must migrate from log analytics agent (MMA or OMS agents) to this agent before August 2024. You can use agent migration tools now generally available to make this process easier for you.
Automate the migration of agents using these tools along with built-in policies (see diagram below). This guidance is currently for migration involving no additional solutions or services, i.e. scoped to collection of Windows event logs, Linux syslog, and performance counters.
- AMA migration helper: A workbook-based solution in Azure Monitor that helps you discover what to migrate and track progress as you move from legacy agents to Azure Monitor agent on your virtual machines, scale sets, on premise and arc-enabled servers in your subscriptions. To expedite your agent migration journey, use this single glass pane view Learn more.
- DCR config generator: The Azure Monitor agent relies only on data collection rules for configuration, whereas the legacy agent pulled all its configuration from log analytics workspaces. Use this script to parse legacy agent configuration from your workspaces and automatically generate corresponding rules. You can then associate the rules to machines running the new agent using built-in association policies. Learn more.
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