Supported metrics for Microsoft.Network/networkinterfaces
The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Network/networkinterfaces 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.
| Metric | Name in REST API | Unit | Aggregation | Dimensions | Time Grains | DS Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bytes Received Number of bytes the Network Interface received |
BytesReceivedRate |
Bytes | Total (Sum) | <none> | PT1M | Yes |
| Bytes Sent Number of bytes the Network Interface sent |
BytesSentRate |
Bytes | Total (Sum) | <none> | PT1M | Yes |
| Inbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate The maximum creation rate of inbound flows (traffic going into the NIC) |
CreationRateMaxTotalFlowsIn |
CountPerSecond | Average | <none> | PT1M | No |
| Outbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate The maximum creation rate of outbound flows (traffic going out of the NIC) |
CreationRateMaxTotalFlowsOut |
CountPerSecond | Average | <none> | PT1M | No |
| Inbound Flows Inbound Flows are number of current flows in the inbound direction (traffic going into the NIC) |
CurrentTotalFlowsIn |
Count | Average | <none> | PT1M | No |
| Outbound Flows Outbound Flows are number of current flows in the outbound direction (traffic going out of the NIC) |
CurrentTotalFlowsOut |
Count | Average | <none> | PT1M | No |
| Packets Received Number of packets the Network Interface received |
PacketsReceivedRate |
Count | Total (Sum) | <none> | PT1M | Yes |
| Packets Sent Number of packets the Network Interface sent |
PacketsSentRate |
Count | Total (Sum) | <none> | PT1M | Yes |