Index

A

• access control
  • for containers, managing / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works...
  • for blobs, managing / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works...
• Acquire action / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library
• ActivationToken / Using Windows Azure Connect
• Add() method / How it works...
• AddBook() method / How it works...
• AddLargeMessage() method / How it works...
• AddMessage() method / How to do it..., How it works...
• ADO.NET
  • SQL Azure, connecting to / Connecting to SQL Azure with ADO.NET, How to do it..., How it works...
• AffinityGroup element / How it works...
• ALTER DATABASE command / Increasing the size of a database
• ALTER FEDERATION statement / There's more...
• Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• app.config configuration file / How it works..., How it works...
• AppendWithPartitionKey() method / How it works...
• application
  • deploying, to hosted service / Deploying an application into a hosted service, How to do it...
• Application_End() method / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• AsTableServiceQuery<T>() method / How it works...
• Asynchronous Programming Model (APM) / Introduction, Downloading a blob asynchronously
• asynchronous queries
  • performing / Performing asynchronous queries, How to do it..., How it works...
• AttachTo() / How it works...
• Author property / How it works...
• Azure Drive
  • using, in hosted service / Using an Azure Drive in a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
• Azure Drive simulation
  • using, in development environment / Using the Azure Drive simulation in thedevelopment environment, How to do it..., How it works...
• Azure management cmdlets
  • about / Azure Management cmdlets
• Azure Management Cmdlets
  • about / Azure Management cmdlets

B

• backoff
  • implementing, when polling queue / Implementing a backoff when polling a queue, How to do it..., How it works...
• Backoff property / How it works...
• BasicLogsBufferConfiguration class / How it works...
• BatchInsert() method / How it works...
• batch operations / Using entity group transactions
• BeginDownloadToStream() method / How it works...
• BeginExecuteSegmented() parameter / Performing asynchronous queries
• BeginListBlobsSegmented() method / Using blob directories
• Bindings child element / Hosting multiple websites in a web role
• blob
  • access control, managing / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works...
  • Shared Access Signature, creating / Creating a Shared Access Signature for a container or blob, How to do it..., How it works...
  • properties, setting / Setting properties and metadata for a blob, How to do it..., How it works...
  • metadata, setting / Setting properties and metadata for a blob, How to do it..., How it works...
  • creating / How to do it...
  • root container, using / Creating and using the root container for blobs, How to do it..., How it works...
  • root container, creating / Creating and using the root container for blobs, How to do it..., How it works...
  • downloading, asynchronously / Downloading a blob asynchronously, How to do it..., How it works...
  • downloads, optimizing / Optimizing blob uploads and downloads, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
  • uploads, optimizing / Optimizing blob uploads and downloads, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
  • copying, with Windows Azure Storage Service REST API / Copying a blob with the Windows Azure Storage Service REST API, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
  • leasing, protocol classes used / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • lease, using as singleton ticket / Using a blob lease as a singleton ticket
• BlobContainerPermissions class / Managing access control for containers and blobs
• BlobContainerPermissions instance / How it works...
• BlobContainerPublicAccessExample / How to do it...
• blob directories
  • using / Using blob directories
  • CloudBlobDirectory class / Using blob directories
  • CloudBlobDirectory object / Using blob directories, How it works...
  • GetDirectoryReference() / Using blob directories
  • CloudBlobContainer.GetDirectoryReference() / Using blob directories
  • ListBlobs() method / Using blob directories
  • BeginListBlobsSegmented() method / Using blob directories
  • EndListBlobsSegmented() / Using blob directories
  • ListBlobsSegmented() method / Using blob directories
  • IListBlobItem interface / Using blob directories
  • method, adding / How to do it...
  • BlobDirectoryExample class / How it works...
  • ListTopLevelItems() method / How it works...
  • TraverseDirectoryTree() method / How it works...
  • app.config configuration file / How it works...
• blob operations
  • retry policies, using with / Using retry policies with blob operations, How to do it..., How it works...
• BlobRequest.Lease() method / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library, How it works...
• BlobRequest.SignRequest() / How it works...
• BlobRequest class / How it works...
• BlobRequestOptions parameter / Using retry policies with blob operations
• blob snapshot
  • creating, CloudBlob.CreateSnapshot() method used / Creating and using a blob snapshot
  • creating, steps / How to do it..., How it works...
  • CloudDrive.Snapshot() / CloudDrive.Snapshot()
• block blob
  • blocks, uploading to / Uploading blocks to a block blob, How to do it..., How it works...
• blocks
  • uploading, to block blob / Uploading blocks to a block blob, How to do it..., How it works...
• Boolean / How it works...
• Byte array / How it works...

C

• CancelOnDemandTransfers() method / Performing an on-demand transfer
• Cancel property / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• certificate signing request (CSR) / There's more...
• certification authority (CA) / There's more...
• ChangeConfiguration element / How it works...
• Changing event / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• cloudapp.net / Creating a Windows Azure hosted service
• cloudapp.net domain / Introduction, Implementing HTTPS in a web role
• CloudBlob.UploadText() operation / How it works...
• CloudBlob class / Uploading blocks to a block blob, Uploading a VHD into a page blob
• CloudBlobClient class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• CloudBlobClient instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• CloudBlobClient object / How it works...
• CloudBlobClient property / Using retry policies with blob operations
• CloudBlobContainer.GetDirectoryReference() / Using blob directories
• CloudBlobContainer.GetSharedAccessSignature() method / How it works...
• CloudBlobContainer class / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works...
• CloudBlobContainer class set / Using a container-level access policy
• CloudBlobContainer instance / How it works...
• CloudBlobContainer object / How it works...
• CloudBlobDirectory.ListBlobs() / How it works...
• CloudBlobDirectory class / Using blob directories
• CloudBlobDirectory object / Using blob directories, How it works...
• CloudBlockBlob.DownloadBlockList() method / How it works...
• CloudBlockBlob.PutBlob() method / How it works...
• CloudBlockBlob instance / How it works...
• CloudBlockClient instance / How it works...
• CloudDrive.Create() method / Using an Azure Drive in a hosted service
• CloudDrive.Mount() / How it works...
• CloudDrive.Snapshot() / CloudDrive.Snapshot()
• CloudDrive.Snapshot() method / CloudDrive.Snapshot()
• CloudDrive instance / How it works...
• CloudDrive object / CloudDrive.Snapshot()
• CloudPageBlob class / Uploading a VHD into a page blob
• CloudQueue class / Managing Windows Azure queues, Adding messages to a queue, Retrieving messages from a queue
• CloudQueueClient class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• CloudQueueClient instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, How it works...
• CloudQueueClient object / How it works...
• CloudQueue instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• CloudQueueMessage.DeleteMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
• CloudQueueMessage object / How it works...
• CloudQueue object / How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• CloudStorageAccount / There's more...
• cloudStorageAccount.BlobEndpoint / How it works...
• CloudStorageAccount.DevelopmentStorageAccount property / How to do it...
• CloudStorageAccount.FromConnectionString() method / Connecting to the storage emulator
• CloudStorageAccount.Parse() method / How it works..., Connecting to the storage emulator
• CloudStorageAccount class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, How it works..., Using SetConfigurationSettingPublisher()
• CloudStorageAccount instance / How it works..., Using SetConfigurationSettingPublisher(), How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• CloudStorageAccount instance / How it works...
• CloudStorageAccount object / Connecting to the storage emulator, How it works...
• CloudStorageAccount property / How it works...
• CloudStorageClient object / How it works...
• CloudTableClient class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, Creating a table, How it works...
• CloudTableClient instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• CloudTableQuery object / How it works...
• CNAME records / There's more...
• commandLine attribute / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role
• commandRetryPolicy member / How it works...
• common language runtime (CLR) / Downloading a blob asynchronously, Performing asynchronous queries
• compute emulator / Connecting to the storage emulator
• Configuration element / How it works...
• ConfigurationSettings section / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• connections failure, SQL Azure
  • handling / Handling connection failures to SQL Azure, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
• container
  • access control, managing / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works...
  • Shared Access Signature, creating / Creating a Shared Access Signature for a container or blob, How to do it..., How it works...
• container-level access policy
  • using / Using a container-level access policy, How to do it..., How it works...
• Content-MD5 property / Setting properties and metadata for a blob
• context
  • creating, for entity / Creating a data model and context for an entity, How to do it..., How it works...
• continuation tokens
  • using / Using continuation tokens and server-side paging, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
• CopyBlobWithRest() method / How it works...
• CreateAuthorizationHeader() method / How it works...
• CreateContainerAndSetPermission() method / How it works...
• CREATE DATABASE Transact SQL statement / Creating a SQL Azure database
• create deployment operation / Deploying an application into a hosted service, How to do it...
• CREATE FEDERATION statement / There's more...
• create hosted service operation / Creating a Windows Azure hosted service
• CreateMessageBufferClient () method / How it works...
• Create Namespace button / There's more...
• CreateQuery<Country>() method / Creating a data model and context for an entity
• CreateSnapshot() method / How it works...
• CreateTable() / How it works...
• CreateTableIfNotExist() / How it works...
• CREATE TABLE operation / How it works...
• csrun command / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• CTP
  • about / Introduction
• custom domain name
  • providing, for hosted service / Providing a custom domain name for a hosted service, How to do it...
• custom logging
  • implementing / Implementing custom logging
  • implementing, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...

D

• data
  • consuming, from Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket / Consuming data from the Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket, How to do it..., How it works...
• data-definition language (DDL) / How to do it...
• data-manipulation language (DML) / How to do it...
• DATABASE Transact SQL statement / Creating a SQL Azure database
• DataCacheFactoryConfiguration instance / Authenticating with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
• DataCacheFactory instance / How it works...
• DataCacheFactory object / How it works...
• DataCacheSecurity constructor / Authenticating with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
• DataCacheSecurity instance / Authenticating with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
• DataConnectionString setting / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service, How it works...
• data model
  • creating, for entity / Creating a data model and context for an entity, How to do it..., How it works...
• DataServiceContext.AddObject() / Creating a data model and context for an entity
• DataServiceContext.AttachTo() method / Creating a data model and context for an entity
• DataServiceKey attribute / How it works...
• DataServiceQuery<T> class / Using continuation tokens and server-side paging
• DataServiceQuery properties / Consuming data from the Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket
• Default Key button / How it works...
• DeleteObject() / How it works...
• DeleteTable() / How it works...
• DeserializeAuthor() handler / How it works...
• DeserializeAuthor() method / How it works...
• Desktop Configuration dialog / How it works...
• development environment
  • Azure Drive simulation, using / Using the Azure Drive simulation in thedevelopment environment, How to do it..., How it works...
• DiagnosticMonitor.GetDefaultInitialConfiguration() / Initializing the configuration of Windows Azure Diagnostics
• DiagnosticMonitor.Start() / Initializing the configuration of Windows Azure Diagnostics
• DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration / There's more...
• DiagnosticMonitorTraceListener trace listener / Using the Windows Azure Diagnostics trace listener, There's more...
• DiagnosticsConnectionString / How it works...
• Directories data buffer / Accessing data persisted to Windows Azure Storage
• DirectoryConfiguration class / Implementing custom logging
• DirectoryConfiguration data source / How it works...
• DirectoryConfiguration elements / How it works...

E

• elevated startup tasks / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role
• EncodeMessage property / Adding messages to a queue
• EndDownloadToStream() / How it works...
• EndExecuteSegmented() / Performing asynchronous queries
• EndExecuteSegmented() method / Performing asynchronous queries
• EndListBlobsSegmented() / Using blob directories
• entity
  • data model, creating / Creating a data model and context for an entity, How to do it..., How it works...
  • context, creating / Creating a data model and context for an entity, How to do it..., How it works...
• entity group transactions
  • using / Using entity group transactions, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• EntityGroupTransactionsExample class / How it works...
• entity tag (ETag) / Introduction
• ExecuteComman<IDataReader>() extension method / How it works...
• ExecuteNonQueryWithRetry() extension method / How it works...
• ExecuteNonQueryWithRetry() extension methods / How it works...
• ExecuteScalarWithRetry() extension method / How it works...

F

• federated tables / There's more...
• ForceUpdate() method / How it works...
• FromConfigurationSetting() factory method / Using SetConfigurationSettingPublisher()

G

• $getCertificate / How it works...
• GenericEntities property / Creating a data model and context for an entity
• GetBlockList() method / How it works...
• GetConfigurationBlob() / How it works...
• GetDirectoryReference() / Using blob directories
• get hosted service properties operation / Retrieving the properties of a hosted service
• GetMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue, How it works..., How it works...
• GetMessages() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
• GetNext() method / Performing asynchronous queries
• get operation status operation / Deploying an application into a hosted service
• GetPageRanges() method / Uploading a VHD into a page blob
• GetPermissions() method / Managing access control for containers and blobs
• GetServiceContext() factory method / How it works...
• GetSharedAccessSignature() method / How it works...
• GetWadConfigurationForInstance() method / How it works...
• GossipService class / How to do it..., How it works...
• Groups and Roles page / Using Windows Azure Connect
• Guest OS
  • about / Introduction

H

• hash-based message authentication (HMAC)
  • about / Introduction
• hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) / Managing Windows Azure Storage Service access keys
• hosted service
  • about / Introduction
  • service model, selecting / How to do it...
  • Windows Azure storage type, selecting / How to do it...
  • service model, configuring / Configuring the service model for a hosted service, There's more...
  • custom domain name, providing / Providing a custom domain name for a hosted service, How to do it...
  • upgrades, managing / Managing upgrades and changes to a hosted service, Getting ready, How it works...
  • changes, managing / Managing upgrades and changes to a hosted service, Getting ready, How it works...
  • upgrading, PowerShell cmdlets used / Using PowerShell cmdlets to upgrade a hosted service
  • number of endpoints, changing / Changing the number of endpoints in a hosted service
  • in-place upgrades, version issues / Version issue when performing in-place upgrades
  • configuration changes, handling / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • topology changes, handling / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Azure Drive, using / Using an Azure Drive in a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • issues diagnosing, Intellitrace used / Using IntelliTrace to diagnose problems with a hosted service, Getting ready
  • creating / Creating a Windows Azure hosted service, How it works...
  • creating, steps / How to do it...
  • affinity groups / Locations and affinity groups
  • locations / Locations and affinity groups
  • application, deploying into / Deploying an application into a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • deployed application, upgrading / Upgrading an application deployed to a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • properties, retrieving / Retrieving the properties of a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
• hostHeader attribute / How to do it...
• HttpWebRequest classes / Copying a blob with the Windows Azure Storage Service REST API
• HttpWebRequest instance / How it works...
• HttpWebRequest object / Introduction
• HttpWebResponse classes / Copying a blob with the Windows Azure Storage Service REST API
• HttpWebResponse object / How it works...

I

• IGossipContract interface / How it works...
• IListBlobItem interface / Using blob directories
• Image table / How to do it...
• infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• InitializeCache() / How it works...
• instance
  • local storage, using / Using local storage in an instance, How to do it..., How it works...
• IntelliTrace
  • using, to diagnose hosted service issues / Using IntelliTrace to diagnose problems with a hosted service, Getting ready, How it works...
• Invoke() method / How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• InvokeAsynchronousQuery() method / How it works...
• ITemperatureContract interface / How it works...

L

• LINQ-REST / Consuming data from the Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket
• ListBlobs() method / Using blob directories
• ListBlobsSegmented() method / Using blob directories
• local storage
  • using, in instance / Using local storage in an instance, How to do it..., How it works...
• LocalStorage element / Using local storage in an instance
• LocalStorageExample class / How it works...

M

• makecert command / There's more..., Using makecert to create a test certificate
• master database / How it works...
• MergeOption.NoTracking context / Handling concurrency with the Table service
• MergeOption.OverwriteChanges context / Handling concurrency with the Table service
• MergeOption.PreserveChanges context / Handling concurrency with the Table service
• MergeOption enumeration / How to do it...
• MergeOption property / How to do it..., How it works...
• MergeOption values / How to do it...
• message
  • adding, to queue / Adding messages to a queue, How to do it...
  • CloudQueue class / Adding messages to a queue, Retrieving messages from a queue
  • EncodeMessage property / Adding messages to a queue
  • queue, creating / How to do it...
  • CloudQueue object / How it works...
  • CloudQueueMessage object / How it works...
  • GetMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
  • CloudQueueMessage.DeleteMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
  • PeekMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
  • PeekMessages() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
  • GetMessages() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
  • large amounts data, storing / Storing large amounts of data for a message, How to do it...
• Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Plugins.Diagnostics.ConnectionString / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.Protocol namespace / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library
• Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient namespace / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library
• Microsoft.WindowsAzure namespace / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) / There's more...
• Microsoft SQL Server database, migrating to SQL Azure
  • about / Migrating a database to SQL Azure
  • steps / How to do it..., How it works...
• MixedBatch() method / How it works...
• ModelContextExample class / How to do it..., How it works...
• ModifyEntity() method / How it works...
• multiple websites
  • hosting, in web role / Hosting multiple websites in a web role, How it works...

N

• namespace
  • creating, for Windows Azure AppFabric / Creating a namespace for the Windows Azure AppFabric, How it works...
• NetTcpRelayBinding instance / How it works...
• NoSQL systems
  • about / Introduction

O

• on-demand transfer
  • performing / Performing an on-demand transfer
  • performing, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• OnDemandTransferOptions instance / Performing an on-demand transfer
• OnDemandTransferOptions object / How it works...
• OnStart() method / How it works..., How to do it..., Using a configuration file with Windows Azure Diagnostics, There's more..., How it works..., How it works...
• OnStop() method / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• OptimisticConcurrencyExample class / How it works...

P

• % processor time / How it works...
• page blob
  • VHD, uploading / Uploading a VHD into a page blob, How to do it..., There's more...
• Page_Load() / How to do it..., How to do it...
• Page_Load() event handler / How it works...
• Parallel.ForEach method / Optimizing blob uploads and downloads
• Parallel.For loop / How it works...
• Parallel.For method / Optimizing blob uploads and downloads
• ParallelizationExample class / How it works...
• PartitionKey / How it works...
  • selecting, for table / Choosing a PartitionKey and RowKey for a table, How to do it..., How it works...
• patch Tuesday / Managing upgrades and changes to a hosted service
• PeekMessage() method / Retrieving messages from a queue, How it works...
• PeekMessages() method / Retrieving messages from a queue
• platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• Platform-as-a-Service model (PaaS)
  • about / Introduction
• poison messages
  • about / Introduction
  • identifying / Identifying and handling poison messages, How it works...
  • handling / Identifying and handling poison messages, How it works...
  • identifying, steps / How to do it...
• PoisonMessagesExample class / How to do it...
• ProcessMessage() method / How it works..., How it works...
• Program class / How to do it..., How to do it...
• properties
  • of hosted service, retrieving / Retrieving the properties of a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
• PublishGossip() method / How it works...
• PutBlockFromStream() method / How it works...
• PutBlockList() method / How it works...

Q

• queries
  • performing, in parallel / Performing queries in parallel, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
  • performing, in panel / Performing queries in parallel, How it works...
• QueryBooks() method / How it works...
• queue
  • about / Introduction
  • managing / Managing Windows Azure queues
  • creating / How to do it...
  • messages, adding / Adding messages to a queue, How to do it..., How it works...
  • messages, retrieving from / Retrieving messages from a queue, How to do it...
  • CloudQueue object / How it works...
  • GetMessage() method / How it works...
  • PeekMessage() method / How it works...
  • message, adding / How to do it...
  • polling, backoff implemented / Implementing a backoff when polling a queue, How to do it..., How it works...
• queue service
  • REST API, using with / Using the REST API with the Queue service and Table service
  • about / Introduction

R

• ReadingEntity event / Handling the WritingEntity and ReadingEntity events, How to do it...
• ReadingEntity events
  • handling / Handling the WritingEntity and ReadingEntity events, How to do it..., How it works...
• ReadingWritingEntityExample class / How to do it...
• reference tables / There's more...
• relay service
  • Service Bus, using as / Using the Service Bus as a relay service, How to do it..., How it works...
• Remove() method / How it works...
• Renew action / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library
• REST API
  • using, with queue service / Using the REST API with the Queue service and Table service
  • using, with table service / Using the REST API with the Queue service and Table service
• RetryOccurred callback method / How it works...
• RetryOccurred callback methods / How it works...
• retry policies
  • using, with blob operations / Using retry policies with blob operations, How to do it..., How it works...
• RetryPolicies class / Using retry policies with blob operations
• RetryPolicy instances / How it works...
• RetryPolicy property / Using retry policies with blob operations
• RoleEntryPoint.OnStart() method / Initializing the configuration of Windows Azure Diagnostics
• RoleEntryPoint class / Using SetConfigurationSettingPublisher(), There's more...
• RoleEntryPoint method / Using a configuration file with Windows Azure Diagnostics
• RoleEnvironment.Changed event / How it works...
• RoleEnvironment.Changing event / How it works...
• RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSetting() method / Configuring the service model for a hosted service
• RoleEnvironment.GetLocalResource() / Using local storage in an instance
• RoleEnvironment.GetLocalResource() method / Using local storage in an instance
• RoleEnvironmentChangedEventArgs parameter / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• RoleEnvironment class / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• RoleInstanceDiagnosticeManager.BeginOnDemandTransfer() method / Performing an on-demand transfer
• RoleInstanceDiagnosticManager. EndOnDemandTransfer() method / Performing an on-demand transfer
• RoleInstanceDiagnosticManager class / Performing an on-demand transfer
• RoleInstanceDiagnosticManager instance / How it works...
• RoleInstanceStatusCheckEventArgs parameter / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• root container, blob
  • creating / Creating and using the root container for blobs, How to do it..., How it works...
  • using / Creating and using the root container for blobs, How to do it..., How it works...
• root tables / There's more...
• RowKey
  • selecting, for table / Choosing a PartitionKey and RowKey for a table, How to do it..., How it works...
• Run() class / How it works...
• Run() method / How it works..., How to do it..., There's more..., How to do it..., How to do it...
• RunClient() method / How it works...
• RunService() method / How it works...

S

• SaveChanges() method / Creating a data model and context for an entity, Using entity group transactions
• SaveChangesOptions.Batch parameter / Using entity group transactions
• SaveChangesWithRetries() / How it works...
• SaveChangesWithRetries() method / Creating a data model and context for an entity, Using entity group transactions
• server-side paging
  • using / Using continuation tokens and server-side paging, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
• ServerManager class / There's more...
• Service Bus
  • using, as relay service / Using the Service Bus as a relay service, How to do it..., How it works...
• Service Bus events
  • using / Using Service Bus events
  • using, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• Service Bus message buffer
  • using / Using a Service Bus message buffer, Getting ready
  • using, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• ServiceManagementOperation class / How to do it...
• ServiceManagementOperation utility class / Getting ready, How it works..., How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• service model
  • about / Introduction
  • selecting, for hosted service / Choosing the service model for a hosted service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • configuring, for hosted service / Configuring the service model for a hosted service, There's more...
• session state
  • sharing, with Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service / Sharing session state with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service, How to do it..., How it works...
• SetBusy() call / How it works...
• SetBusy() method / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• SetConfigurationSettingPublisher() method
  • about / Introduction
  • using / Using SetConfigurationSettingPublisher(), How to do it...
• SetCurrentConfiguration() / There's more...
• SetPermissions() method / Managing access control for containers and blobs, How it works..., How it works...
• SetupRecipe() / How it works...
• SharedAccessPolicy instance / How it works...
• SharedAccessPolicy object / Using a container-level access policy
• Shared Access Signature
  • creating, for container / Creating a Shared Access Signature for a container or blob
• ShareGossip() operation / How it works...
• ShouldRetry() delegate / How it works...
• SignRequest() method / Leasing a blob using the Protocol classes in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library
• Snapshot() method / CloudDrive.Snapshot()
• snapshot query parameter / How it works...
• software-as-a service (SaaS)
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• SomeClass object / How it works...
• SPLIT keyword / There's more...
• SQL Azure
  • about / Choosing which Windows Azure storage type to use, Introduction
  • drawbacks / Introduction
  • provisioning / Provisioning a SQL Azure Server
  • creating, Windows Azure portal used / How to do it..., How it works...
  • connecting, with ADO.NET / Connecting to SQL Azure with ADO.NET, How to do it..., How it works...
  • connections failure, handling / Handling connection failures to SQL Azure, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
  • connecting, ADO.NET used / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • scaling, into Windows Azure Blob Service / Scaling out SQL Azure into the Windows Azure Blob Service, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• SQL Azure database
  • creating / Creating a SQL Azure database
  • creating, steps / How to do it..., There's more...
  • copying / Copying a database
  • database size, copying / Increasing the size of a database
• SQL Azure Federations, tables
  • federated tables / There's more...
  • reference tables / There's more...
  • root tables / There's more...
• SQL Azure usage
  • measuring / Measuring SQL Azure usage, How to do it..., How it works...
• SqlConnectionStringBuilder instance / How it works..., How it works..., How it works...
• SqlServer endpoints / Using Windows Azure Connect
• Startup element / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role
• startup tasks
  • using, in Windows Azure role / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role, How to do it...
• StatusCheck event / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• Stopping event / Handling changes to the configuration and topology of a hosted service
• StorageCredential instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey instance / How it works..., How it works...
• StorageCredentialsSharedAccessSignature class / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• StorageCredentialsSharedAccessSignature instance / How it works...
• storage emulator
  • connecting to / Connecting to the storage emulator, How to do it..., How it works...
• String format / How it works...
• String formats / How it works...
• STS
  • about / Introduction
• SubscribeToGossip() method / How it works...
• subst command / Using the Azure Drive simulation in thedevelopment environment
• sys.dm_database_copies system view / Copying a database
• sys.dm_db_partition_stats dynamic management / Measuring SQL Azure usage
• sys.dm_exec_query_stats dynamic management / Measuring SQL Azure usage
• sys.dm_exec_sessions dynamic management / Measuring SQL Azure usage
• sys.dm_exec_sql_text() / How it works...
• System.Diagnostics.Trace class / Using the Windows Azure Diagnostics trace listener

T

• table
  • creating / Creating a table
  • creating, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• table service
  • REST API, using with / Using the REST API with the Queue service and Table service
  • issues, diagnosing / Diagnosing problems when using the Table service
  • concurrency, handling / Handling concurrency with the Table service, How to do it...
• TableServiceContext.MergeOption property / Handling concurrency with the Table service
• TableServiceContext.SaveChangesWithRetries() / Handling concurrency with the Table service
• TableServiceContext instance / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• TableServiceEntity class / Creating a data model and context for an entity, How it works..., TableServiceEntity class
• Take() operator / How it works...
• Transient Fault Handling Framework
  • URL, for downloading / Transient Fault Handling Framework
• TraverseDirectoryTree() method / How it works...
• typeperf command / Configuring the performance counter data buffer

U

• UnitedNationsValues property / How it works...
• upgrade deployment operation / How to do it...
• UploadBlockBlobsExample class / How it works...
• UploadBlocks() method / How it works...
• UploadCrossDomainPolicyFile() method / How it works...
• UploadFooter() / How it works...
• UploadFooter() method / How it works...
• UploadPages() method / How it works...
• UseCloudTableQuery() method / How it works...
• USE FEDERATION statement / There's more...
• UseOptimisticConcurrencyExample() method / How it works...
• UseParallelQueriesExample() method / How it works...
• UsePoisonMessagesExample() method / How it works...
• UseTicksForRowKey() method / How it works...
• using statement / How to do it..., How it works..., How to do it..., How to do it...
• using statement / How to do it...
• using statements / How to do it..., How to do it..., How to do it..., How to do it..., How to do it..., How to do it...

V

• Velocity / Sharing session state with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
• VHD
  • uploading, into page blob / Uploading a VHD into a page blob, How to do it..., There's more...
• VirtualDirectory elements / Hosting multiple websites in a web role
• virtual disks (VHD) / Uploading a VHD into a page blob
• virtual hard disk (VHD) / Introduction, Using an Azure Drive in a hosted service
• virtual hard disks (VHD) / Using local storage in an instance
• Virtual IP (VIP) / Introduction, Providing a custom domain name for a hosted service
• virtual machine (VM) / Choosing the service model for a hosted service, Using local storage in an instance
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• virtual machines (VM)
  • about / Introduction
• VM Role
  • using / Using a VM Role
  • using, steps / How to do it..., VM Roleusing, stepsHow it works...

W

• wad-control-container, container / Introduction, Initializing the configuration of Windows Azure Diagnostics
• WadManagement class / How to do it..., There's more...
• WADPerformanceCountersTable table / How to do it...
• WCF
  • about / Introduction
• web.config file / Configuring the service model for a hosted service
• web deploy
  • using, with Windows Azure / Using Web Deploy with Windows Azure, How to do it..., How it works...
• web role
  • multiple websites, hosting / Hosting multiple websites in a web role, How it works...
  • HTTPS, implementing / Implementing HTTPS in a web role, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• WebRole class / How to do it...
• WebRole element / How it works...
• Window element / How to do it...
• Windows Azure
  • web deploy, using / Using Web Deploy with Windows Azure, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS)
  • about / Introduction
  / Authenticating with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
• Windows Azure AppFabric
  • about / Introduction
  • namespace, creating / Creating a namespace for the Windows Azure AppFabric, How it works...
• Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service (ACS) / Providing a custom domain name for a hosted service
• Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service
  • using / Using the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service
  • using, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • configuration file, using / Using a configuration file to configure the Caching service
  • session-state provider / Session-state provider and output-cache provider
  • output-cache provider / Session-state provider and output-cache provider
• Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service
  • authenticating with / Authenticating with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service, How to do it..., How it works...
  • sharing, with session state / Sharing session state with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure AppFabric Customer Advisory Team / Handling connection failures to SQL Azure
• Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus
  • about / Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus
• Windows Azure Blob Service
  • SQL Azure, scaling / Scaling out SQL Azure into the Windows Azure Blob Service, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• Windows Azure Connect
  • using / Using Windows Azure Connect, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Content-Delivery Network (CDN)
  • using / Using the Windows Azure Content-Delivery Network (CDN), How it works...
• Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN)
  • about / Choosing which Windows Azure storage type to use
• Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) / Introduction
• Windows Azure Diagnostics
  • about / Introduction
  • record-based data buffers / Introduction
  • file-based data sources / Introduction
  • configuration, initializing / Initializing the configuration of Windows Azure Diagnostics, How to do it..., How it works...
  • event log data buffer, configuring / Configuring the Event Log data buffer
  • performance counter data buffer, configuring / Configuring the performance counter data buffer
  • configuration file, using / Using a configuration file with Windows Azure Diagnostics, How to do it..., How it works...
  • configuring, Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets used / Using the Windows Azure Platform PowerShell cmdlets to configure Windows Azure Diagnostics, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Diagnostics trace listener
  • using / Using the Windows Azure Diagnostics trace listener, How it works..., See also
• Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket
  • about / Introduction
  • data, consuming from / Consuming data from the Windows Azure MarketPlace DataMarket, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Platform
  • about / Introduction
  • types / Choosing which Windows Azure storage type to use
• Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets
  • using, to configure Windows Azure Diagnostics / Using the Windows Azure Platform PowerShell cmdlets to configure Windows Azure Diagnostics, How to do it..., How it works...
  • about / Using the Windows Azure Platform PowerShell cmdlets
  • using, steps / How to do it...
  • working / How it works..., There's more...
• Windows Azure Portal
  • about / Introduction
• Windows Azure Role
  • startup tasks, using / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role, How it works...
  • startup tasks, developing / Developing startup tasks
• Windows Azure SDK
  • about / Introduction
• Windows Azure Service Management REST API
  • about / Introduction
  • authenticating to / Authenticating against the Windows Azure Service Management REST API, How to do it..., How it works...
  • autoscaling with / Autoscaling with the Windows Azure Service Management REST API, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Storage
  • data persisted, accessing / Accessing data persisted to Windows Azure Storage, How to do it..., How it works...
• Windows Azure Storage Service
  • about / Introduction
  • access keys, managing / Managing Windows Azure Storage Service access keys, How it works...
  • connecting to / Connecting to the Windows Azure Storage Service
• Windows Azure subscription
  • connection, moving to / Moving connection to another WindowsAzure subscription
• Windows Azure Table Service
  • about / Introduction
• WorkerRole class / How to do it..., How to do it..., How to do it...
• WorkerRole element / Using startup tasks in a Windows Azure Role, There's more...
• WorldBankData property / How it works...
• WritePages() method / Uploading a VHD into a page blob
• WriteTextToBlob() method / How it works...
• WritingEntity event / How to do it...
• WritingEntity events
  • handling / Handling the WritingEntity and ReadingEntity events, How to do it..., How it works...

X

• X.509 public key certificate
  • about / Configuring the service model for a hosted service
• XCOPY
  • about / Choosing the service model for a hosted service
• XPath expression / How it works...