# Operations and Monitoring

Add monitoring rules for the following components in your environment via monitoring tools like SCOM and associated Management Packs:

* Windows Servers
* SQL Server
* IIS Web Server (in API Machines)
* API End points
* Billing Agent Service

You may in addition add monitoring for:

* DB growth and/or the Disk(s) hosting Billing Database is monitored for performance and more importantly Available Free Space.
* Event logs for Error level entries - though, beware of many false positives here. Only add monitoring of specific events if you have seen helping identify issues.
* Down level source systems and dependencies like:
  * Microsoft Azure Stack (MAS) usage endpoint
  * Windows Azure Pack (WAP) usage endpoint
  * Active Directory and/or ADFS, if your environment depends on it

Having the operations team educated and routed with automated alerts is also essential to prevent failures and to enable faster recovery from any failures.