Chris Dunn

Chris Dunn

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VS 2012 Compute Deployment Settings for Azure

Jan 18 2013 10:46 AM

Please bear with me, I'm new at this.

I am trying to publish a Visual Studio 2012 WCF service to my Azure account. From VS 2012, in the Server Explorer, I understand that I am supposed to configure a Deployment Environment for 'Windows Azure Compute'. Here is what I have done so far:

1. I have downloaded a publish settings file.

2. I have imported the publish settings file. The name of it is 'WindowsAzureAccount1'

3. I select this file, click the 'Manage' button, and bring up 'Windows Azure Subscription Management', and select 'Edit' for this file.

4. I created a certificate named 'AzureTestCert'. I have copied the path, gone into 'Settings' at the azure site, and have uploaded the certificate.

5. I have copied the ID of the cert from the Azure portal into the box at item # 3 in the 'Edit Subscription box.

My question is, what url do I enter at item #4, 'Enter a service management URL:' ? If I go with what is already in the box (https://management.core.windows.net/), that does not seem to work.

When I click 'OK' on the 'Edit Subscription' box, then 'Close' on the 'Windows Azure Subscription Management' box, I can see my 'WindowsAzureAccount1' subscription. When I select it, and try to 'Load' it, it does not seem to 'Load'. The 'Deployment Environment' box remains empty, and the 'OK' button is grayed out.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for your help.