Exploring customization options for tailored monitoring
In the Understanding the data ingestion pipeline in Azure Monitor section of Chapter 3, we mentioned the different types of DCRs that exist. However, we did not go into the specific details of the schema definition of each of them. This section provides a detailed overview of all the schemas by type of data source.
Logs Ingestion API DCR structure
The Logs Ingestion API is used to ingest custom logs into the Log Analytics workspace. The following list contains the relevant parameters for this scenario:
Tip
If you need to submit custom logs through the Logs Ingestion API as described in the External Telemetry: Integrating Insights from External Sources section of Chapter 3, this is the required schema for your DCRs. You can download the full file from the chapter13/LogsIngestionAPIDcrStructure.bicep folder in the book’s GitHub repository.
location: The region where the DCR is created must be the same...
