microsoftdocs/azure-managed-grafana

Azure Managed Grafana Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Grafana. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L35-L40 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Managed Grafana issues, including access, configuration, and private endpoint connectivity and DNS problems. | | Decision Making | L41-L48 | Guidance on choosing and managing Grafana Enterprise plans, migrating from self‑hosted/other dashboards, and planning upgrades (Grafana 11→12) in Azure Managed Grafana. | | Limits & Quotas | L49-L54 | Using image/report rendering features in Azure Managed Grafana and understanding its service limits, quotas, and operational constraints | | Security | L55-L68 | Securing Managed Grafana: auth/permissions, roles and team sync, private endpoints and outbound IPs, data encryption, service accounts/tokens, and security best practices. | | Configuration | L69-L78 | Configuring Managed Grafana workspaces: instance settings, bundled Prometheus, plugins, metrics via Azure Monitor, diagnostic logs, and SMTP email alert setup. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L79-L92 | Integrating Azure Managed Grafana with AI agents, MCP servers, Azure Monitor/Prometheus/AKS, and data sources like Azure Data Explorer, plus patterns for AI-driven monitoring dashboards. | | Deployment | L93-L96 | Designing highly available Azure Managed Grafana workspaces, including reliability features, SLAs, and enabling zone-redundant deployments for resiliency. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot common Azure Managed Grafana issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-managed-grafana | | Fix Managed Grafana private endpoint connection problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-mpe-connection |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Activate and manage Grafana Enterprise plans in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-grafana-enterprise | | Migrate self-hosted or cloud Grafana to Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate | | Migrate from Essential to Standard or Azure Monitor dashboards | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate-essential-service-tier | | Plan and execute upgrade from Grafana 11 to 12 in Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-upgrade-grafana-12 |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use reporting and image rendering in Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-reporting-and-image-rendering | | Review Azure Managed Grafana service limits and constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/known-limitations |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand data storage and encryption in Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/encryption | | Configure authentication and permissions for Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authentication-permissions | | Connect Managed Grafana to data sources via private endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-to-data-source-privately | | Set up deterministic outbound IPs for Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-deterministic-ip | | Manage Azure Managed Grafana roles and access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-access-permissions-users-identities | | Grant Azure Monitor access to Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-permissions | | Use service accounts and tokens in Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-service-accounts | | Configure private access and endpoints for Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-set-up-private-access | | Configure Grafana Team Sync with Entra groups | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-sync-teams-with-entra-groups | | Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/secure-azure-managed-grafana |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure Azure Managed Grafana instance settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-settings | | Configure bundled Prometheus in Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-bundled-prometheus | | Manage Grafana plugins in Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-plugins | | Monitor Managed Grafana metrics with Azure Monitor charts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-metrics | | Configure diagnostic settings for Managed Grafana workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-workspace | | Configure SMTP email alerts in Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-smtp-settings |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Monitor Agent Framework workflows in Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/agent-framework-workflow-dashboard | | Build Azure AI Foundry monitoring dashboards in Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/azure-ai-foundry-dashboard | | Configure Azure Managed Grafana MCP server integration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-mcp-server | | Integrate AI coding agents with Grafana monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-opentelemetry-app-insights | | Integrate Azure Managed Grafana MCP with Azure AI Foundry agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-configure-mcp-for-ai-foundry | | Add Azure Data Explorer as a Grafana data source | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-data-explorer | | Connect Azure Monitor workspace Prometheus to Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-monitor-workspace | | Manage data source plugins for Azure Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-data-source-plugins-managed-identity | | Integrate Azure Monitor alerts with Managed Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-azure-monitor-alerts | | Connect AKS Prometheus to Managed Grafana privately | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/tutorial-mpe-oss-prometheus |

Deployment

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Enable zone-redundant Azure Managed Grafana workspaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-enable-zone-redundancy |