Region mappings supported by Container insights
When enabling Container insights, only certain regions are supported for linking a Log Analytics workspace and an AKS cluster, and collecting custom metrics submitted to Azure Monitor.
Log Analytics workspace supported mappings
Supported AKS regions are listed in Products available by region. The Log Analytics workspace must be in the same region except for the regions listed in the following table. Watch AKS release notes for updates.
| AKS Cluster region | Log Analytics Workspace region |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| SouthAfricaNorth | WestEurope |
| SouthAfricaWest | WestEurope |
| Australia | |
| AustraliaCentral2 | AustraliaCentral |
| Brazil | |
| BrazilSouth | SouthCentralUS |
| Canada | |
| CanadaEast | CanadaCentral |
| Europe | |
| FranceSouth | FranceCentral |
| UKWest | UKSouth |
| India | |
| SouthIndia | CentralIndia |
| WestIndia | CentralIndia |
| Japan | |
| JapanWest | JapanEast |
| Korea | |
| KoreaSouth | KoreaCentral |
| US | |
| WestCentralUS1 | EastUS1 |
1 Due to capacity restraints, the region isn't available when creating new resources. This includes a Log Analytics workspace. However, preexisting linked resources in the region should continue to work.
Custom metrics supported regions
Collecting metrics from Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) clusters nodes and pods are supported for publishing as custom metrics only in the following Azure regions.
Next steps
To begin monitoring your AKS cluster, review How to enable the Container insights to understand the requirements and available methods to enable monitoring.