Work with Assessment results with Unified

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Assessment recommendations can be reviewed once an assessment scheduled task has run and its recommendations and supporting details ingested into Azure Log Analytics.

Complete the steps in this section to navigate and work with assessment recommendations.

Validate successful Assessment

During collection and analysis, data is temporarily stored under the WorkingDirectory folder that was configured during setup. Go to data collection machine On-Demand assessment working directory (for example, c:\Assessments) for the configured assessment(s) and select the assessment folder (example: ADAssessment).

After the conclusion of the assessment execution, several files should be observed. For example:

new.prerequisites.37508ed7-ad62-485f-9f22-d5d6fae783fd.assessmentadrecs

new.processingmodel.37508ed7-ad62-485f-9f22-d5d6fae783fd.ad.assessmentpm

new.rawdata.37508ed7-ad62-485f-9f22-d5d6fae783fd.assessmentadrawdata

new.recommendations.37508ed7-ad62-485f-9f22-d5d6fae783fd.assessmentadrecs

new.trace.37508ed7-ad62-485f-9f22-d5d6fae783fd.adassessment.assessmenttrace

After several minutes, our Azure DCR (data collection rules) will detect the new set of recommendations and upload the data to the Log Analytics Workspace.

Note

More information regarding our data collection configuration (DCR) can be found by accessing the following article: Data collection rules in Azure Monitor

After a few hours, your assessment results are available on your Azure Log Analytics - Workbooks.

Review assessment collected data reports for participating assessments

Some assessments include collected data reports, which can be used for inventory purposes, to corroborate assessment findings, and to support CE led delivery conversations. For the participating assessments, the reports may be found on the data collection machine in the report output folder under the WorkingDirectory folder that was configured during setup. Go to data collection machine On-Demand assessment working directory (for example, c:\ODA) for the configured assessment(s) and select the assessment folder (example: ADAssessment). There should be a numbered folder that contains all the folders during assessment execution. This path contains a report output folder on participating assessments, which contain the collected data reports.

An example path from the AD assessment: PS **C:\Assessments\adassessment\1301829\ReportOutput>** get-childitem -name

ADVisualizersSheet.xlsx

AD_DomainDiagram.vsdx

AD_SiteTopologyDiagram.vsdx

GPOSettingsVisualizersSheet.xlsx

GPOVisualizersSheet.xlsx

Review assessment results in Azure Log Analytics - Workbooks

All resources > Select Azure Log analytics workspace created > Monitoring > Workbooks

Azure Log Analytics Workbooks.

Azure Log Analytics Workbooks recommendations.

Note

More information regarding Workbooks and features can be found here: Azure Workbooks

Services Hub Assessments Page

Once you've linked your Services Hub to an Azure Log Analytics workspace and configured an assessment, you can access and view your assessment information from the Services Hub. To view your personalized assessment page, select Health from the primary navigation, and then select Assessments. Here you find all your configured assessments with top-level data pulled from Azure Log Analytics.

Note

Only users that have access to Azure Log Analytics will be able to see the assessment data as we are following the security rules in place for Azure Log Analytics. For access, please contact the Azure owner in your organization.

Downloading the reports from Services Hub

In the Primary Navigation select IT Health, then select On-Demand Assessments. On the Assessments page, choose the assessment, then select Download Executive Summary, or select Download All Recommendations to view reports.

Remediation Plan creation in Services Hub

To create a remediation plan, follow these steps:

  1. From the Primary Navigation, select IT Health, then select Programs

  2. On the Plans page, select Create a new program

  3. Select Assessment Remediation Program > Select Next

  4. Fill in the following attributes:

    Template: Select the respective technology

    Environment: Select all applicable environments

    Description / Outcome: Define the purpose (these are optional)

    Owner: Your email ID

    Start Date: A Date when you plan to start executing the remediation plan

    End Date: A future Date by which you want to finish the remediation execution

  5. Select Save.

  6. Select Add Recommendations.

The Active Directory window. Add Recommendations is selected.

  1. Once the recommendations are added, it should have all the issues from Azure portal with respect to the Focus areas.

Window showing the issues from Azure portal with respect to the Focus areas.

Tasks, synchronize feature, documents, and add members.

Synchronize Recommendations is an important feature that allows you to sync the latest set of data collection. This will highlight all resolved issues and any new issues found on your environment.

The Members section allows you to add people to your Program.

The Documents section allows you to upload and share materials that are relevant to your remediation plan with all Program members.

  1. Now you can edit the issue, target date, change the status of issue by clicking the individual issues as shown in the following image:

Window showing options to edit the individual issues.

  1. You can use the Remediation plan for tracking the issues progress, assigning the issues to the respective stakeholder.

Continue getting started with On-demand Assessments by reviewing the Additional Azure Log Analytics Information article in the Table of Contents.