How create alert for file modifications in Azure File Share?

SC 226

Hi,

can you help me create an alert in the Azure portal for file modifications in Azure File Share?

I want to receive a notification when a file in share is modified.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Nehruji R 8,161 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-27T11:38:09.5533333+00:00
Hello SC,

Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A PlatformAzure Monitor alerts proactively notify you when important conditions are found in your monitoring data. They allow you to identify and address issues in your system before your customers notice them. You can set alerts on metrics, logs, and the activity log. This article shows you how to create alerts for some common scenarios on Azure File storage.

In the Monitor section, select Alerts and then click on + New alert rule.

On Scope section, click on Select resource.

Choose the storage account that contains your Azure File Share and click on Add condition.

Select the metric or log that you want to monitor. For file modifications, you might need to use Azure Storage logs or Azure Monitor logs.

Configure the condition to trigger when a file modification event is detected

In the Actions section, click on Add action group.

Define the action group to specify how you want to be notified (e.g., email, SMS, push notifications).

Review your alert rule settings and click on Create to finalize the alert.

similar threads for reference - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47676541/get-notification-when-file-added-to-file-share, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76964200/azure-alert-when-a-new-resource-is-added-modified-uppon-a-specific-tag,https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70242039/email-notification-about-new-files-on-azure-file-share,https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1604096/how-to-return-file-name-and-last-modified-from-fil.

Hope this information helps! please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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SC 226 Reputation points

2024-11-27T12:01:25.57+00:00

Hello @Nehruji R

related to your point "Select the metric or log that you want to monitor. For file modifications, you might need to use Azure Storage logs or Azure Monitor logs.",

What signal should I choose, please?
SC 226 Reputation points

2024-11-27T14:12:33.02+00:00

How do I know which files have been modified?

Is it possible to get a list of modified files?
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,307 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-11-28T00:06:53.7266667+00:00

@SC For file modifications, you can use the Transactions metric. Set the appropriate dimensions and values to filter for file modifications. For example, you might use the Response type dimension and select values that indicate file modifications.

Refer screenshot below:

Please see the solutions suggested in these two threads, shared by Nehru:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47676541/get-notification-when-file-added-to-file-share
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70242039/email-notification-about-new-files-on-azure-file-share

I understand that these are older threads. I will reach out to the product team and check if there has been an update on this.
Due to Thanksgiving, responses can be delayed from the Product team but we will ensure one of the engineers is available to help.
SC 226 Reputation points

2024-12-03T10:28:46.44+00:00

@KarishmaTiwari-MSFT
What do you mean by "and select values that indicate file modifications", please?

What values and how to select them?
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,307 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-12-03T23:55:33.98+00:00

@SC I was referring to trying Dimension name - response type = success, for an example, in the screenshot above.

But to get the specifics and whether this is even possible via Azure portal, I am following up with the Product team and will share an update soon. Thanks for your patience.

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KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,307 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-12-04T22:57:35.9933333+00:00

@SC I heard back from the product team.

Currently, the best method for the customer to reliably detect file modifications in Azure File Share is by enumerating all the files and tracking the etag version. The etag should be updated whenever a file is changed, which can serve as an indicator of modifications.

Unfortunately, there isn't a built-in alert feature via the Azure portal for this specific requirement yet, as it necessitates a change notification feature in Azure Files, which we are in the process of implementing.

If you have further questions, let me know in the comments.
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