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Checks that Azure AKS node CPU utilization is being monitored.

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About

When you connect Microsoft Azure to DSALTA, the platform retrieves the list of resources in your environment using read-only API access. DSALTA then checks whether this configuration is in place. If it is not, DSALTA activates this check so you can remediate it.

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Why This Matters

Infrastructure that is not monitored fails silently until it impacts users. Tracking key metrics — and alerting when they cross a threshold — lets you act before a small issue becomes an outage. Proactive monitoring is required by SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

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How to Fix

Before you begin
  • Ensure you have Contributor or Monitoring Contributor access to the Azure subscription.
  • Confirm that you have Azure AKS resources for which you want to create the alert.
Create the Azure Monitor alert
  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal and navigate to your Kubernetes services resource.
  2. In the left menu, under Monitoring, select Alerts → Create → Alert rule.
  3. Under Condition, select the node_cpu_usage_percentage signal.
  4. Configure the alert logic to alert when node CPU exceeds 80%, and set the evaluation frequency (for example, every 5 minutes).
  5. Under Actions, select or create an action group to deliver notifications to your team (email, SMS, or webhook).
  6. Enter an alert rule name and description, then click Create.
Once the alert rule is active for node_cpu_usage_percentage, DSALTA retrieves the change on the next sync and sets the check status to Passing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This check runs automatically every 24 hours while the Microsoft Azure integration is connected. You can also trigger a manual sync from Integrations in the sidebar.
A failing check appears in your Data Library → Tests dashboard. Work through the steps above; once the underlying configuration is fixed, the status updates automatically on the next sync.
Yes. If it does not apply to your environment, mark it as Not Applicable with a justification. The exclusion is documented for auditors.
No. DSALTA uses read-only API access and never modifies, creates, or deletes resources. All remediation is performed by your team directly in Microsoft Azure.