Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Web Workers The web servers that will process client web requests. Can be config-
ured as either Shared or Reserved. One of each is required. Reserved web workers are
categorized as small, medium, and large.
Front End This role accepts client web requests, provides clients with responses
from web workers, routes web worker requests, and provides load balancing and SSL
termination.
File server Hosts web site content for every web site that runs on the web cloud.
Publisher Allows content publishing to the web sites in the cloud for FTP clients,
Visual Studio, and WebMatrix through the Web Deploy and FTP protocols.
Web Sites Runtime Database
Database that Microsoft Azure Pack web clouds uses
for operations.
Service Management API Database Stores configuration data for the Microsoft
Azure Pack Service Management API. This role will have already been installed during
the deployment of Microsoft Azure Pack.
Application Databases If supported usage scenarios include providing back end
database functionality for the websites hosted through Microsoft Azure Pack for Win-
dows Server, it's necessary to install databases instances for one or both of Microsoft
SQL Server or MySQL.
MORE INFO AZURE PACK WEB CLOUDS
You can learn more about Microsoft Azure Pack web clouds at h ttp://technet.microsoft.
com/en-us/library/dn457747.aspx .
Microsoft Azure Pack SQL clouds
The SQL Server and MySQL resource providers for Microsoft Azure Pack enable users to have
the use of Microsoft SQL and MySQL databases. To support this usage scenario, it is necessary
for you to install the separate SQL server and MySQL databases that underpin this service. It is
only necessary to install MySQL if you want to offer MySQL through Microsoft Azure Pack.
To install a SQL Server or MySQL resource provider:
1. Sign on to the computer on which you are going to install the SQL Server or MySQL
resource provider, and launch the Web Platform Installer.
2. On the Products tab of the Web Platform Installer, click Microsoft Azure.
3. Depending on whether you are deploying a SQL Server provider or MySQL provider,
click Add next to one of the following, and then click Install:
Microsoft Azure Pack: SQL Server Extension
Microsoft Azure Pack: MySQL Extension
 
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