I was wondering how can I use Epicor 10 in Windows Azure.
I want to install the app server on Windows Azure, all the Epicor 10 components, when it's all done and ready, I would like to use normal PC's to conenct to the app server[Windows Azure], download Epicor Client and use it on the client PC's.
Is there any way to achieve this?
Thanks a lot for your time.
This seems like a reasonable setup to me. Epicor 10 hosted on an azure vm should work similarly to an install on a conventional server. Here is some microsoft documentation on creating azure vms: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/virtual-machines/
For a standard install, you should follow the microsoft tutorial as necessary along with the specifications set in the Epicor 10 hardware sizing guide (apply this to your vm creation) and Epicor 10 server implementation guide available on Epicweb.
You're probably aware of this if you're already in process for implementing E10 on Azure, but for preliminary concepts of Epicor on Windows Azure and explanation of Epicor working on azure, there's a presentation which is useful for slides 17-20ish and 37: https://epicweb.epicor.com/resources/MRCCustomers/Embracing%20the%20Cloud%20-%20Leveraging%20the%20Microsoft%20Azure%20Platform%20to%20Evolve%20your%20Business.pptx
You'll have to login to your epicweb account.
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Having being unsuccessful to find a decent resource I am finally asking it over here. I have a legacy .Net Frmework Windows Service (which is now migrated to .Net Framework 4.7.2) which I want to eventually migrate to Azure PaaS. After looking around I found 3 ways I could do that and not counting the options like hiding it behind a web app hosted in IIS because I do not think that is the correct solution. I think the correct ways are:
1) Use Worker Role: This is provided by the legacy Cloud Services platform and due to its slow deployments and staging costs is out of question.
2) Use Web Jobs: It may need code changes but I am unable to find a decent article or tutorial in the context of windows services.
3) Use Containers: This seems to be the solution most suitable but I want some expert to guide me through it as I am completely new to docker and azure. Since the service is in .Net Framework, the target OS could only be Windows Server Core(https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/modernize-with-azure-and-containers/modernize-existing-apps-to-cloud-optimized/deploy-existing-net-apps-as-windows-containers) but when I pull the image I get the message that it "cannot be used on this platform". I am using Windows 10. Does this mean that I need to be working on Windows server family OS to be able to pull image which effectively means that to be able to deploy .Net Framework application in an Azure container, I need to be working on Windows Server OS.
Links to a few good reads or videos are welcome as I am unable to find may be because I am not searching it correctly. I would imagine that windows service migration to Azure is a common scenario but I may be wrong.
Do follow the steps mentioned here
,
https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopModernizing/wiki/02.-How-to-containerize-the-.NET-Framework-web-apps-with-Windows-Containers-and-Docker
Also for your windows service, you do have a couple of other options as well
1) Convert your app into an Azure Function and run it on timer trigger. But your app must complete execution within 5 minutes.
2) Deploy your app as a timer triggered web job.
I suppose this is more of a question of whether the VB6 Runtime runs on Windows Server 2012 R2.
I was thinking about Azure app migration scenarios, and Azure RemoteApp could be a great way to allow an enterprise to migrate to the cloud and Windows 10, while still supporting their legacy LOB applications; such as those written in VB6.
I wasn't able to find any information in the Azure documentation specifically on this, so I thought I'd ask it here.
Does anyone know if a VB6 app can run in Azure RemoteApp?
It seems that perhaps VB6 apps did run in Azure RemoteApp, but this is no longer really relevant, right? Long live VB6! :)
I am trying to figuring out how to create virtual machines with windows azure php sdk https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-php , I can't seem to understand on how to do this as there is any mention about virtual machines in the sdk.
Any help will be very apreciated.
Thanks
The Azure-SDK-for-PHP offers Service Management (see https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-php/blob/master/README.md) to spin up app services or VM’s. I’m not sure if it already includes support for managing Docker containers, but since it’s all REST API in the background, it should not take too much time to write a few lines to have it do the same thing. But for VM’s you can definitely manage them through the SDK.
If you need code samples, ping me. I’d love to share my knowledge.
I think azure-php-sdk is for using azure storage etc. it's not for creating VM.
Normally to create VM throught management portal and Windows azure powershell.
I'm using Eucalyptus and I want know if is there some way to use Windows Azure using Eucalyptus.
Thx all
To 'use Windows Azure using Eucalyptus' is a bit ambiguous, so I will answer a couple of questions:
Can I run Eucalyptus on VMs inside Windows Azure? Not easily. Eucalyptus requires multicast support, which is not available in Windows Azure or in AWS.
Does Eucalyptus support the Windows Azure API such that I can point an Azure client at Eucalyptus and have it work? No, Eucalyptus does not support the Windows Azure API at this point. That isn't to say it will never support that API, but it currently does not.
I'm a developer on Eucalyptus, btw.
I want to use Windows Azure. However, my admin guy is fighting against me using it. From my understanding, I can setup a private cloud so that I can use Azure's features, but on an internal environment. I have convinced him to let me try it. I have one Windows Server 2008 server that I can try this out on. Unfortunately, I don't know how to setup a private cloud.
Does anyone know of a step-by-step walkthrough of how to do this? Or am I misunderstanding the idea of a private cloud? Thank you so much for any insights.
As #Alan pointed out, you can not create a Windows Azure private cloud. However: If you're a hosting service provider, you can now start working with two Windows Azure services on Windows Server+System Center: Websites and Virtual Machine provisioning, along with service management API and portal. More details are here.
Also: You can create a hybrid environment: Windows Azure services in the cloud, and local services in your own data center, bridged via Virtual Network VPN. Here's some info on Virtual Networks from MSDN.
You cannot set up a private cloud using Windows Azure.
If you want to set this up internally on Server 2008 you should look at System Center or Hyper V for hosting VMs. It will be quite a large underatking to do this reliably, and if you are new to the technology there will be a lot to learn.
If you would like to use Windows Azure you can currently hosy Virtual Machines in the Windows Azure data centers. This is very easy to get started with, will be much more productive than creating an on-preimise solution.
You can register for a free 90 day Azure trial account here:
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/
There is some information on Windows Azure Virtual Machines here:
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/home/scenarios/virtual-machines/
There are some VM labs in the Windows Azure Training kit here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8396
It will probably take you about 15 minutes to get your first Windows Server 2008 Virtual Machine up and running in Azure.
Regards,
Alan
If you own the data center, you can setup a private cloud with the help of windows azure pack.
WAP is simply a control panel of managing your cloud. It offered an option to create and manage VM"S on your data center.
Vconnect with vm ware and billing integrations on azure pack details are available on the following link. Register here for free demo trial access
http://www.cloudassert.com/Solutions/VConnect
From my personal experience, I am suggesting Cloud Assert, a team made of founders who are ex-Microsoft managers with many years of hands-on experience in designing, building and running truly large scale hosted services on Windows Azure.
They helped me in setting up my own private cloud and educated through customized solution that works best for my use cases.
Also, Cloud Assert will help to create hybrid cloud environment as well. For more details
Microsoft Azure is for public cloud. For private cloud, Microsoft's solution is Azure Stack (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/azure-stack/). Take care checking the hardware requirements before taking actions.