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The Microsoft Azure Connection stores connect and logon properties for Microsoft Azure cloud services.

 

The Microsoft Azure Connection is used in the following Tasks:

Cloud Tasks

 

Cloud - Upload file(s)

Cloud - List item(s)

Cloud - Download file(s)

Cloud - Create folder

Cloud - Delete item(s)

 

Azure Tasks

Azure - Start VM

Azure - Stop VM

Azure - Restart VM

Azure - Update VM

Azure - Create VM

Azure - Start web site

Azure - Stop web site

Azure - Restart web site

Azure - Remove web site

Azure - Create web site

 

 

Manage Connections > Add > Windows Azure > Main settings tab

ConnectionAzureMain

 

Name

The unique name for the Connection

 

Address

This field is not used.

 

Timeout

The connection timeout in seconds. Connection will fail after this time period.

 

Code page

Code page being used.

 

Manage Connections > Add > Windows Azure > Authentication tab

ConnectionAzureAuthentication

 

Authentication type

For Cloud files use Password and for Azure Tasks use Public key (publish settings file) for Classic - for newer RM handling please use Application. See later down how to download.

 

Account name

The Account name for the account. Please note that when using Azure Tasks (not Cloud) you need to use publish settings file for authentication.

 

Account key

The Account key for the account. Please note that when using Azure Tasks (not Cloud) you need to use publish settings file for authentication.

 

 

Downloading publish settings file

1. open Powershell

2. type connect-azaccount - logon

3. type Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile

 

powershellconnect

4. the browser will open. Select the subscription and click Validate and then click "Download Publish settings"

 

downloadpu

 

 

Application auth

Create Application here: https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_RegisteredApps/ApplicationsListBlade

 

In the Azure portal - go to subscriptions and add Contributor role to the applicationg

addcontributorrole

 

 

 

Troubleshooting:

HTTP request failed with code 400, message is The value for one of the HTTP headers is not in the correct format.

This probably means that you are using Blobs or "cold" storage - we do not support that at the moment.

 

ResourceNotFound: No deployments were found. You need to select the right AzureSubscription.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35077602/why-does-new-azurereservedip-return-resourcenotfound-no-deployments-were-found

 

No Such Host Is Known

This means that the storage account name is wrong.