I created a BizTalk server Virtual Machine in azure portal(BizTalk server 2013 standard), but I am not able to see the sql server(but I can see SQL server management studio there)and visual studio in the vm. Do I need to install sql server and visual studio manually on a biztalk server Virtual machine?
If both SQL Management Studio and Visual Studio are there, then you must have provisioned an MSDN instance, meaning a full DEV instance.
That means SQL Server is installed. Did you try to connect to SQL Server? You can try '.' or the server name itself.
I've been looking at using Biztalk on Azure recently too, and from what I understand it sounds like you only got a Biztalk Server VM, and not the DEV environment.
In that case you would need to get another VM to host SQL Server, and none of these two VM will have Visual Studio installed (see section "Biztalk Server License Options" https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj248689.aspx).
If what you need is a the full dev environment ready to use, then you need one of the MSDN subscriptions listed as "Full Benefits" here:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/how-to-buy-vs.aspx
Then again, I've been looking into this stuff recently so I could be wrong.
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I have my website up and running on local server I want to published it to azure. I searched a lot but unable to do so however succeeded in publishing without database.Can any one provide a step by step guide how to published to azure and what tools to download from azure management portal.
Thanks.
Try this http://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/getting-started/database-first-development/publish-to-azure and let us know if you need more help. You will just need Visual Studio 2013.
You can't use localdb with Azure Websites.
That said, you can use localdb for development, but change the connection string on deployment to use some other database, such as SQL Azure (see http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2013/07/17/windows-azure-web-sites-how-application-strings-and-connection-strings-work/)
I have a web site running in an Azure Cloud Services Web Role, which uses an Azure SQL Database. For development, I use SQL Server LocalDb, which was installed with Visual Studio 2013.
Now that SQL Server 2014 is released, should I switch to its version of LocalDb? Does the new LocalDb provide a more realistic emulation of Azure than the LocalDb that ships with VS2013? If I should switch, what should I uninstall and what should I install? Any other configuration changes?
Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server Data Tools which includes an update to LocalDb. The built-in Visual Studio 2013 Product Updates now includes the SQL Server Data Tools update.
Just installed VS Ultimate 2013 version 12.0.30110.00 Update 1, then went to the Windows Azure site and created an account. Also downloaded and installed the Windows Azure 2.2 SDK.
I open visual studio and go to Server Explorer. I see Data Connections, Servers (my machine), and SharePoint Connections. I don't see a Windows Azure Node. I look under the tools menu and see Connect to Database, Connect to Server, Add SharePoint connection.
So I download VS 2013 Express for Web, I open it and see under the tools menu Connect to Database, Connect to Windows Azure. I open the server explorer and see Data Connections, Servers, Windows Azure.
Does the Azure functionality only exist in the Web Express version and not in the Ultimate 2013 version of Visual Studio?
There is a separate set of tools for Windows Azure and Visual Studio. Depending on how you installed the SDK, you may not have received these tools: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/ee405484.aspx
Additionally, you may need to "sign in" via visual studio for it to see the items in your subscription. You should be able to do this by clicking on the "connect to windows azure" option in the server explorer.
The Windows Azure node ships in the Azure SDK 2.2 and 2.3 as well as in all SKUs of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2. So you should be seeing the node if you have one of those installed.
I created a BizTalk 2013 VM on Azure using one of the VM templates from the gallery. Connected to it and BizTalk is not working correctly.
BizTalk is not in the Start Menu
When I launched the Admin Console, it gave me a Visual Studio 2010 license error. Cannot launch Admin Console.
What do I do?
I would imagine you have to run the Biztalk configuration Wizard! I would expect to see the biztalk group in though, so perhaps it's not provisioned correctly ?
We have a web app migrated to Windows Azure. It is being deployed from inside the Visual Studio 2010 with the latest Azure SDK installed. Everything works fine except for the fact that we have some dependencies on Windows Server 2008 R2 and I need to change OS family manually through their management web portal after each deployment (Cloud Services -> Configure -> operating system).
I guess there should be an option to make this a default choice but I haven't found anything in the azure project settings inside the visual studio. Does anyone know a way to avoid doing this manually?
You can do it via the Service Configuration File in Visual Studio, just put a osFamily="2" attribute in the ServiceConfiguration element of your ServiceConfiguration.Cloud.cscfg file.
A generally good default is the asterisk (*) which will ensure you have the most up-to-date guest OS available. (Note: As Robert Muehsig points out in his comment below, the asterisk only works with osVersion, not osFamiliy)
How to Upgrade the Windows Azure Guest OS by Modifying the Service Configuration File: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/gg456324.aspx
Windows Azure Service Configuration Schema (.cscfg File): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/ee758710.aspx