Compatibility

Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus is not compatible with Grafana<11.5.0 If you are running version 11.4.x and lower, please use plugin the core Prometheus plugin instead.

Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus Data Source

Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus is a Prometheus-compatible service that monitors and provides alerts on containerized applications and infrastructure at scale.

Read more about it here: Azure Monitor and Prometheus

Add the data source

To configure Azure authentication see Configure Azure Active Directory (AD) authentication.

In Grafana Enterprise, update the .ini configuration file: Configure Grafana. Depending on your setup, the .ini file is located here. Add the following setting in the [auth] section :

[auth]
azure_auth_enabled = true

{{% admonition type="note" %}} If you are using Azure authentication settings do not enable Forward OAuth identity. Both use the same HTTP authorization headers. Azure settings will get overwritten by the OAuth token. {{% /admonition %}}

Read more about connecting to Prometheus using Azure authentication here: Connect to Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus.