Application Insights Flashcards
What is application insights?
You add app insights lib to your application and instrument your application, performance data is sent to Azure app insights where it is stored for presentation.
Can I see performance information in real time with Azure application insights?
Yes, application insights can show you the performance information in real time.
How can I add a custom counter for app insights?
You add the insights code and add counter in code at the app start up, you can then see the counter available in the metric values in your application.
How can I see the component of my application
Application insights enables you to see the components of you application with ‘Application map’
What are the steps involved in creating app insights for an application?
- Create an instance of app insights services in Azure
- Select the region
- Give it a name
- Select the workspace to use
and create
What is the App Insights Map showing us?
It is showing us the large components of your application, when I say large we mean the app and not it internal components, for example a web application that connects to another web service is two components.
How can I check for HTTP 400’s
You can use app insights Failures to get a view.
How can I get the availability of my solution?
After you’ve deployed your web app/website, you can set up recurring tests to monitor availability and responsiveness. Azure Application Insights sends web requests to your application at regular intervals from points around the world. It can alert you if your application isn’t responding, or if it responds too slowly.
How can i get retention information?
App insights can capture retention information.
