EF 5 Code First migrations on Web Role - How?

Question

ok, I've added migrations according to this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/data/jj554735) and run
Update-Database. It worked locally, all good.
Now, as I'm developing a Web Role project I don't know how to do "Update-Database" on role start. Anyone have a good example or a link? I appreciate it.
I've tried this
private static void ApplyDatabaseMigrations()
try
Database.SetInitializer(new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<MyDbContext, Configuration>());
using (var dbcontext = new MyDbContext())
dbcontext.Database.Initialize(false);
catch (Exception ex)
Trace.TraceError("Failed to migrate database: {0}", ex.ToString());
but this code crashes w3 worker process and there's no meaningful description.
I tried this code on WebRole.OnStart and on Application_Start - no luck.
PS. VS2013 Preview and MVC 5

Answer 1

ok, tried again - no luck :(
Here's the method which should update the database:
public static void ApplyDatabaseMigrations()
try
Database.SetInitializer(new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<MyDbContext, Configuration>());
using (var dbcontext = new IdentityDbContext())
dbcontext.Database.Initialize(false);
catch (Exception ex)
Trace.TraceError("Failed to migrate database: {0}", ex.ToString());
And I invoke it inside Application_Start. Now, if I publish this to Azure I get this very nice and supportive message in EventViewer
Faulting application name: w3wp.exe, version: 8.0.9200.16384, time stamp: 0x50108835
Faulting module name: clr.dll, version: 4.0.30319.18051, time stamp: 0x5173c12d
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x000000000003506b
Faulting process id: 0xc9c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cea29c48f2540d
Faulting application path: d:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
Report Id: a98850a3-0e8f-11e3-93ef-00155d4a0c5c
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID: