AZ-104 Day 14: Azure Network Watcher & Connection Monitor | Hands-On Troubleshooting Lab

🚀 AZ-104 DAY 14 | Azure Network Watcher & Connection Monitor | Hands-On Lab Welcome to Day 14 of the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Complete Hands-On Lab Series on TechVerse with Suraj. In this practical Azure networking lab, we explore Azure Network Watcher, build an Azure network topology, configure Connection Monitor, troubleshoot a real monitoring error, and understand how Log Analytics Workspace is required for Connection Monitor. 🔥 This is a REAL hands-on troubleshooting scenario — not just theory! 🧪 What You'll Learn in This Lab ✅ Create an Azure Resource Group ✅ Create a Virtual Network (VNet) ✅ Create Frontend and Backend Subnets ✅ Deploy and configure two Azure Virtual Machines ✅ Establish communication between VM1 and VM2 ✅ Use Network Watcher Topology to visualize your Azure network ✅ Create and configure Connection Monitor ✅ Troubleshoot a real Connection Monitor error ✅ Understand why Log Analytics Workspace is required ✅ Create the required Log Analytics Workspace ✅ Reconfigure Connection Monitor ✅ Verify successful VM-to-VM connectivity ✅ Understand practical Azure network monitoring and troubleshooting 🔥 Real Error → Real Troubleshooting → Real Solution During the lab, Connection Monitor initially generated an error because the required Log Analytics Workspace was not configured. Instead of simply skipping the error, we troubleshoot it step-by-step, identify the missing dependency, configure Log Analytics, and then verify that the connection monitoring works successfully. This is exactly the type of real-world Azure troubleshooting knowledge that can help you prepare for AZ-104 and Azure Administrator roles. 🏗️ Lab Architecture Resource Group → VNet → Frontend Subnet → VM1 Resource Group → VNet → Backend Subnet → VM2 Then we use Azure Network Watcher + Topology + Connection Monitor + Log Analytics to monitor and troubleshoot communication between the virtual machines. 🎓 Perfect For • AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification • Azure Network Engineer beginners • Cloud Engineers • Azure Administrators • IT Professionals • System Administrators • Cloud Support Engineers • Anyone learning Azure networking hands-on 📌 Series: Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Complete Hands-On Lab Series 📌 Day: 14 📌 Topic: Azure Network Watcher & Connection Monitor 📌 Level: Beginner to Intermediate 📌 Approach: Hands-On + Real Troubleshooting If you're preparing for Microsoft AZ-104, don't just memorize concepts — build, break, troubleshoot, and fix Azure environments yourself. 👍 Like the video 💬 Comment your Azure questions 🔔 Subscribe to TechVerse with Suraj for more Azure hands-on labs. #Azure #AZ104 #AzureNetworkWatcher #AzureAdministrator #ConnectionMonitor