Is there a simple operation that will generate Egress when using Bastion? (wishing to test)

Peter Thurwachter (MINDTREE LIMITED) 621 Reputation points
2021-04-19T20:55:32.873+00:00

Hello,
(asking on behalf of foreign customer)
This Cx has used Bastion a little in March and April, but what is puzzling is that the usage data only shows usage associated to the $0.19 per hour Bastion charge,
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-bastion/

but there is no record associated to the Outbound data transfer charge recorded.
It is my understanding that even if under 5GB, the egress usage would be recorded, it simply wouldn't be charged.

Is there any operation in Bastion that can be done that would generate egress, which we can perform to test to see if it shows up in the next usage?

I found this document:
Outbound-only load balancer configuration https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/egress-only
but the customer states he is not using a Load Balancer,

I have asked the customer to check their Egress Traffic rules, sharing: Working with NSG access and Azure Bastion
https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/bastion/bastion-nsg#network-security-groups

But he states he is not setting an NSG to his Bastion Subnet.

Is there any simple action that can be performed with Bastion that would generate Egress?

Thank you in advance for your time and expertise,

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  1. GitaraniSharma-MSFT 49,591 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-04-23T16:17:32.17+00:00

    Hello @Peter Thurwachter (MINDTREE LIMITED) ,

    Apologies for the delay in response.
    I checked with the Azure Bastion PG team and below is the update that I received:

    Bastion uses the general Internet bandwidth meters. So, for the Bastion egress usage, check the Bandwidth cost of your subscription.

    Could you check the bandwidth cost of your subscription for confirmation?

    Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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  2. Peter Thurwachter (MINDTREE LIMITED) 621 Reputation points
    2021-04-25T22:23:08.557+00:00

    Thank you @GitaraniSharma-MSFT for your response,

    Regarding the PG Team's answer:
    Bastion uses the general Internet bandwidth meters. So, for the Bastion egress usage, check the Bandwidth cost of your subscription.

    So is it correct to say,
    90980-image.png

    Bastion NOT ONLY can generate usage under Meter ID: f86fe8d9-9128-42c3-8f45-e1e319f56231 for Bastion specific Egress..

    IT CAN ALSO (depending on configuration / usage）Generate "general Internet bandwidth meters"　
    I did check the bandwidth cost of the subscription and below are found the below general Internet bandwidth meters

    90989-image.png

    However, from these 3 "general Internet bandwidth meters", it is impossible to tell how much was generated by Bastion, and how much was generated by other services, is this correct?

    Is there any configuration or Method / operation that would specifically generate Egress from the Bastion Page Meter ID: f86fe8d9-9128-42c3-8f45-e1e319f56231 and not the other "general Internet bandwidth meters"　?

    Thank you,
    Peter

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