Supported metrics for microsoft.network/expressroutegateways

The following table lists the metrics available for the microsoft.network/expressroutegateways resource type.

Table headings

Metric - The metric display name as it appears in the Azure portal.
Name in Rest API - Metric name as referred to in the REST API.
Unit - Unit of measure.
Aggregation - The default aggregation type. Valid values: Average, Minimum, Maximum, Total, Count.
Dimensions - Dimensions available for the metric.
Time Grains - Intervals at which the metric is sampled. For example, PT1M indicates that the metric is sampled every minute, PT30M every 30 minutes, PT1H every hour, and so on.
DS Export- Whether the metric is exportable to Azure Monitor Logs via Diagnostic Settings.

For information on exporting metrics, see - Metrics export using data collection rules and Create diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor.

For information on metric retention, see Azure Monitor Metrics overview.

Category: Performance

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
Bits Received Per second

Total Bits received on ExpressRoute Gateway per second
ExpressRouteGatewayBitsPerSecond BitsPerSecond Average, Minimum, Maximum roleInstance PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No
CPU utilization

CPU Utilization of the ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayCpuUtilization Percent Average, Minimum, Maximum roleInstance PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D Yes
Packets received per second

Total Packets received on ExpressRoute Gateway per second
ExpressRouteGatewayPacketsPerSecond CountPerSecond Average, Minimum, Maximum roleInstance PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No

Category: Scalability

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
Active Flows

Number of Active Flows on ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayActiveFlows Count Average, Minimum, Maximum roleInstance PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No
Count Of Routes Advertised to Peer

Count Of Routes Advertised To Peer by ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayCountOfRoutesAdvertisedToPeer Count Maximum roleInstance, BgpPeerAddress PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D Yes
Count Of Routes Learned from Peer

Count Of Routes Learned From Peer by ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayCountOfRoutesLearnedFromPeer Count Maximum roleInstance, BgpPeerAddress PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D Yes
Frequency of Routes change

Frequency of Routes change in ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayFrequencyOfRoutesChanged Count Total (Sum) roleInstance PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No
Max Flows Created Per Second

Maximum Number of Flows Created Per Second on ExpressRoute Gateway
ExpressRouteGatewayMaxFlowsCreationRate CountPerSecond Maximum roleInstance, direction PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No
Number of VMs in the Virtual Network

Number of VMs in the Virtual Network
ExpressRouteGatewayNumberOfVmInVnet Count Maximum <none> PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D No

Category: Traffic

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
Bits In Per Second

Bits per second ingressing Azure via ExpressRoute Gateway which can be further split for specific connections
ErGatewayConnectionBitsInPerSecond BitsPerSecond Average ConnectionName PT1M No
Bits Out Per Second

Bits per second egressing Azure via ExpressRoute Gateway which can be further split for specific connections
ErGatewayConnectionBitsOutPerSecond BitsPerSecond Average ConnectionName PT1M No

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