Agentless Connection Troubleshoot (public preview)
introduces a faster, simpler, and fully agentless way to diagnose network
connectivity issues across Azure resources. Previously, running connectivity
checks required installing the Network Watcher Extension on
virtual machines, adding setup overhead and potential deployment delays. With
this release, customers can now perform end-to-end connectivity tests without
deploying any agents or extensions, reducing friction and improving reliability.
With Agentless Connection Troubleshoot, users can
instantly validate reachability, latency, and packet loss between Azure
resources directly from the Azure portal, CLI, or API, with no dependency on VM
configuration. This enables faster diagnostics while maintaining the same level
of accuracy and depth as extension-based checks.
This enhancement simplifies network troubleshooting by
removing manual setup steps and potential extension failures, ensuring
consistent results across environments. It also strengthens security posture by
reducing in-guest dependencies and operational overhead.
By making Connection Troubleshoot completely
agentless, Azure empowers users to detect, triage, and resolve connectivity
issues faster while improving operational efficiency and scalability. Customers
can now run comprehensive connectivity tests instantly, enabling frictionless,
reliable, and secure network diagnostics across their Azure workloads.
Learn more.