Merge pull request #8114 from richrundmsft/patch-1

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-ad-assessment.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Use the following information to install and configure the solutions.
 
 * Agents must be installed on domain controllers that are members of the domain to be evaluated.
 * The Active Directory Assessment solution requires a supported version of .NET Framework 4 (4.5.2 or above) installed on each computer that has an OMS agent.
-* Add the Active Directory Assessment solution to your OMS workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
+* Add the Active Directory Assessment solution to your OMS workspace from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.ADAssessmentOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
 
   > [!NOTE]
   > After you've added the solution, the AdvisorAssessment.exe file is added to servers with agents. Configuration data is read and then sent to the OMS service in the cloud for processing. Logic is applied to the received data and the cloud service records the data.

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-add-solutions.md

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ Using this article, you add management solutions to a workspace using the Azure
 
 You can easily remove a management solution when it is no longer needed. When you remove a management solution, its data is not sent to OMS. If you are on the Free pricing tier, removing a solution can reduce the amount of data used, helping you stay under daily quota of data.
 
+## View available management solutions
+
+The Azure marketplace contains the list of [management solutions for Log Analytics](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/category/monitoring-management?page=1&subcategories=management-solutions).
+
+You can install management solutions from Azure marketplace by clicking the **Get it now** link at the bottom of each solution.
+
 ## Add a management solution
 1. If you haven't already done so, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) using your Azure subscription.
 2. In the **New** blade under **Marketplace**, select **Monitoring + management**.
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ The Log Analytics Windows agent and System Center Operations Manager agent are e
 | Antimalware Assessment |Windows |![Yes](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-green.png) |![Yes](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-green.png) |![No](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-red.png) |![No](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-red.png) |![Yes](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-green.png) |hourly |
 | Security and Audit<sup>1</sup> | Windows and Linux | ![Some](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-yellow.png) | ![Some](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-yellow.png) | ![Some](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-yellow.png) | ![No](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-red.png) | ![Some](./media/log-analytics-add-solutions/oms-bullet-yellow.png) | various |
 
-<sup>1</sup>The Security and Audit solution can collect logs from Windows, Operations Manager, and Linux agents. See [Data sources](#data-sources) for data collection information about:
+<sup>1</sup> The Security and Audit solution can collect logs from Windows, Operations Manager, and Linux agents. See [Data sources](#data-sources) for data collection information about:
 
 - Syslog
 - Windows security event logs

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-azure-key-vault.md

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ To use the solution, you need to enable logging of Azure Key Vault diagnostics a
 ## Install and configure the solution
 Use the following instructions to install and configure the Azure Key Vault solution:
 
-1. Enable diagnostics logging for the Key Vault resources to monitor, using either the portal or PowerShell 
-2. Enable the Azure Key Vault solution by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md). 
+1. Enable the Azure Key Vault solution from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.KeyVaultAnalyticsOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md). 
+2. Enable diagnostics logging for the Key Vault resources to monitor, using either the [portal](#enable-key-vault-diagnostics-in-the-portal) or [PowerShell](#enable-key-vault-diagnostics-using-powershell) 
 
 ### Enable Key Vault diagnostics in the portal
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The following table shows data collection methods and other details about how da
 | Azure |![No](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/oms-bullet-red.png) |![No](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/oms-bullet-red.png) |![Yes](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/oms-bullet-green.png) |![No](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/oms-bullet-red.png) |![No](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/oms-bullet-red.png) | on arrival |
 
 ## Use Azure Key Vault
-After you install the solution, view the Key Vault data by clicking the **Azure Key Vault** tile from the **Overview** page of Log Analytics.
+After you [install the solution](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.KeyVaultAnalyticsOMS?tab=Overview), view the Key Vault data by clicking the **Azure Key Vault** tile from the **Overview** page of Log Analytics.
 
 ![image of Azure Key Vault tile](./media/log-analytics-azure-keyvault/log-analytics-keyvault-tile.png)
 

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-azure-networking-analytics.md

@@ -29,16 +29,19 @@ Log Analytics offers the following solutions for monitoring your networks:
  * Azure Network Security Group logs
 
 ## Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
-NPM is a network monitoring solution, that monitors the health, availability and reachability of networks.  It is used to monitor connectivity between:
+The [Network Performance Monitor](log-analytics-network-performance-monitor.md) management solution is a network monitoring solution, that monitors the health, availability and reachability of networks.  It is used to monitor connectivity between:
 * public cloud and on-premises 
 * data centers and user locations (branch offices)
 * subnets hosting various tiers of a multi-tiered application.
 
  ![image of Network Performance Monitor](./media/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor/npm-topology.png)
-More information on NPM is available [online](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor).  
+
+For more information, see [Network Performance Monitor](log-analytics-network-performance-monitor.md).
 
 ## Azure Application Gateway and Network Security Group analytics
-To use the solutions, enable diagnostics for Azure Application Gateway logs and Azure Network Security Groups and direct the diagnostics to a Log Analytics workspace. It is not necessary to write the logs to Azure Blob storage.
+To use the solutions:
+1. Add the management solution to Log Analytics, and
+2. Enable diagnostics to direct the diagnostics to a Log Analytics workspace. It is not necessary to write the logs to Azure Blob storage.
 
 You can enable diagnostics and the corresponding solution for either one or both of Application Gateway and Networking Security Groups.
 
@@ -74,8 +77,8 @@ The following metrics are supported for Application Gateways:
 ### Install and configure the solution
 Use the following instructions to install and configure the Azure Application Gateway analytics solution:
 
-1. Enable diagnostics logging for the [Application Gateways](../application-gateway/application-gateway-diagnostics.md) you want to monitor.
-2. Enable the Azure Application Gateway analytics solution by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md). 
+1. Enable the Azure Application Gateway analytics solution from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.AzureAppGatewayAnalyticsOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
+2. Enable diagnostics logging for the [Application Gateways](../application-gateway/application-gateway-diagnostics.md) you want to monitor. 
 
 #### Enable Azure Application Gateway diagnostics in the portal
 
@@ -137,8 +140,8 @@ The following logs are supported for network security groups:
 ### Install and configure the solution
 Use the following instructions to install and configure the Azure Networking Analytics solution:
 
-1. Enable diagnostics logging for the [Network Security Group](../virtual-network/virtual-network-nsg-manage-log.md) resources you want to monitor.
-2. Enable the Azure Network Security Group analytics solution by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md). 
+1. Enable the Azure Network Security Group analytics solution from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.AzureNSGAnalyticsOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md). 
+2. Enable diagnostics logging for the [Network Security Group](../virtual-network/virtual-network-nsg-manage-log.md) resources you want to monitor.
 
 ### Enable Azure network security group diagnostics in the portal
 

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-azure-sql.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The Azure SQL Monitoring solution, like others available for Log Analytics, help
 
 ## Connected sources
 
-Unlike most other Log Analytics solutions, the Azure SQL Monitoring solution doesn't use agents to connect to the Log Analytics service.
+The Azure SQL Monitoring solution doesn't use agents to connect to the Log Analytics service.
 
 The following table describes the connected sources that are supported by this solution.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ The following table describes the connected sources that are supported by this s
 | [Windows agents](log-analytics-windows-agents.md) | No | Direct Windows agents are not used by the solution. |
 | [Linux agents](log-analytics-linux-agents.md) | No | Direct Linux agents are not used by the solution. |
 | [SCOM management group](log-analytics-om-agents.md) | No | A direct connection from the SCOM agent to Log Analytics is not used by the solution. |
-| [Azure storage account](log-analytics-azure-storage.md) | Yes | Azure metric data is sent to Log Analytics using the storage account. |
+| [Azure storage account](log-analytics-azure-storage.md) | No | Log Analytics does not read the data from a storage account. |
+| [Azure diagnostics](log-analytics-azure-storage.md) | Yes | Azure metric data is sent to Log Analytics directly by Azure. |
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ The following table describes the connected sources that are supported by this s
 
 Perform the following steps to add the Azure SQL Monitoring solution to your workspace.
 
-1. Add the Azure SQL Monitoring solution to your workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
+1. Add the Azure SQL Analytics solution to your workspace from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.AzureSQLAnalyticsOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
 2. In the Azure portal, click **New** (the + symbol), then in the list of resources, select **Monitoring + Management**.  
     ![Monitoring + Management](./media/log-analytics-azure-sql/monitoring-management.png)
 3. In the **Monitoring + Management** list click **See all**.

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-change-tracking.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You install the solution to update the type of agent that you have installed. Ch
 Use the following information to install and configure the solution.
 
 * You must have a [Windows](log-analytics-windows-agents.md), [Operations Manager](log-analytics-om-agents.md), or [Linux](log-analytics-linux-agents.md) agent on each computer where you want to monitor changes.
-* Add the Change Tracking solution to your OMS workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
+* Add the Change Tracking solution to your OMS workspace from the [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.ChangeTrackingOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
 
 ### Configure Windows files to track
 Use the following steps to configure files to track on Windows computers.

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-containers.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The following diagram shows the relationships between various container hosts an
 ## Installing and configuring the solution
 Use the following information to install and configure the solution.
 
-Add the Containers solution to your OMS workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
+Add the Containers solution to your OMS workspace from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.ContainersOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
 
 There are a few ways to install and use Docker with OMS:
 

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-malware.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ You can use the Antimalware solution in Log Analytics to report on the status of
 Use the following information to install and configure the solution.
 
 * In order to use the Malware Assessment solution, you must subscribe to the Security & Compliance solution offering.
-* Add the Malware Assessment solution to your OMS workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
+* Add the Malware Assessment solution to your OMS workspace from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.AntiMalwareOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  There is no further configuration required.
 
 ## Use Antimalware
 Log Analytics reports antimalware status for:

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor.md

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Use the following information to install and configure the solution.
     >[!NOTE]
     >The agents for Windows server operating systems support both TCP and ICMP as the protocols for synthetic transaction. However, the agents for Windows client operating systems only support ICMP as the protocol for synthetic transaction.
 
-2. Add the Network Performance Monitor solution to your workspace using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  
+2. Add the Network Performance Monitor solution to your workspace from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.NetworkMonitoringOMS?tab=Overview) or by using the process described in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).  
    ![Network Performance Monitor symbol](./media/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor/npm-symbol.png)
 3. In the OMS portal, you'll see a new tile titled **Network Performance Monitor** with the message *Solution requires additional configuration*. You'll need to configure the solution to add networks based on subnetworks and nodes that are discovered by agents. Click **Network Performance Monitor** to start configuring the default network.  
    ![solution requires additional configuration](./media/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor/npm-config.png)

articles/log-analytics/log-analytics-scom-assessment.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The solution works with Microsoft System Operations Manager 2012 R2 and 2012 SP1
 
 Use the following information to install and configure the solution.
 
- - Before you can use an assessment solution in OMS, you must have the solution installed. To read more about installing solutions, see [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
+ - Before you can use an assessment solution in OMS, you must have the solution installed. Install the solution from [Azure marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps/Microsoft.SCOMAssessmentOMS?tab=Overview) or by following the instructions in [Add Log Analytics solutions from the Solutions Gallery](log-analytics-add-solutions.md).
 
  - After adding the solution to the workspace, the System Center Operations Manager Assessment tile on the dashboard displays the additional configuration required message. Click on the tile and follow the configuration steps mentioned in the page