Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 12.10
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12.4 Managing Windows Azure
Most of the Windows Azure management tasks can be done in the Windows Azure Management
Portal and Windows Azure Service Management API. Created on top of the Azure Service
Management API, PowerShell provides a command-lets environment where developers can carry
out some management tasks. With the Management Portal, Management API, or PowerShell,
developers can perform the following tasks:
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Storage account management
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Cloud service management
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Certiicate management
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Ainity group management
Storage Account Management
: To use Windows Azure Storage services, you need to irst
create a storage account with the Management Portal. Figure 12.11 illustrates a storage account
with the account name portalvhdsc206gwz$.
As shown in Figure 12.11, the name of the storage account becomes the host name if the URI
is for the Blob, Queue, or Table services.
With the Management Portal, developers can create and manage storage accounts. Later, when
you create an application that uses storage services such as Blob service, the storage account infor-
mation need to be entered in the application. To simplify account management, the developer can
