Need Instance level failover in Windows Azure

Hi,
I have windows azure and sql server 2008 r2. I need to incorporate instance level failover (like widows failover cluster). How do i configure failover cluster in windows azure.
Please dont recommend as Always on. since it has only DB level failover. But i need instance level failover. Please recommend if there is any other alternatives other than windows cluster failover.
Thanks,
Saravanan
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Hi Durai,
According to your description, since the issue regards Windows Azure SQL Database. I will help you post the question in the Windows Azure SQL Database forums at
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=ssdsgetstarted. It is appropriate and more experts will assist you.
We need to verify if you install SQL Server in the Windows Azure Virtual Machines, and the High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) solutions for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines include AlwaysOn availability
groups ,database mirroring ,log shipping , and backup and restore with Windows Azure Blob Storage Service.
Most SQL Server features are supported on Windows Azure Virtual Machine with some exceptions.
However, SQL Server Failover Clustering is not supported.
For more information, see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721672/en-us
Regards,
Sofiya Li
Sofiya Li
TechNet Community Support

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at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Config.PowerShell.Configurer.CustomTokenServiceConfigurer.ConfigureClaimSecurity(Hashtable settings)
at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Config.PowerShell.Configurer.CustomTokenServiceConfigurer.ConfigureCore(Hashtable settings)
at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Config.PowerShell.Configurer.FeatureConfigurer.Configure(Hashtable settings)
at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Server.PowerShell.Common.BaseCmdlet.ProcessRecord()
at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)
at Microsoft.MgmtSvc.Config.Controllers.PowerShell.PSClient.RunCommand(Command command)
at Microsoft.MgmtSvc.Config.Controllers.PowerShell.ConfigurationPSClient.InitializeFeature(String name, Hashtable settings)
at Microsoft.MgmtSvc.Config.Controllers.ConfigurationController.<>c__DisplayClass3.<ConfigureFeature>b__0()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.MgmtSvc.Config.Controllers.ConfigurationController.<ConfigureFeature>d__5.MoveNext()
at Microsoft.MgmtSvc.Config.Controllers.ConfigurationController.<ConfigureFeature>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at lambda_method(Closure , Task )
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.TaskAsyncActionDescriptor.EndExecute(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass3f.<BeginInvokeAsynchronousActionMethod>b__3e(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass37.<>c__DisplayClass39.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__33()
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass4f.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronously>b__49()
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass37.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__36(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass25.<>c__DisplayClass2a.<BeginInvokeAction>b__20()
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass25.<BeginInvokeAction>b__22(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Controller.<>c__DisplayClass1d.<BeginExecuteCore>b__18(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar)
at System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndExecuteCore(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar)
at System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.<>c__DisplayClass8.<BeginProcessRequest>b__3(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar)
at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.OnAsyncHandlerCompletion(IAsyncResult ar)</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Kori Francis Lead Software Developer Clinical Support Systems, Inc.

Coldfusion licensing for Windows Azure

please can you advise the licensing options for Coldfusion on the Windows Azure platform. Specifically with Coldfusion Enterprise how many instances, virtual machines/ cores can you run Coldfusion 10/11 on.
many thanks

As you are having 4 shared cores among 2 virtual machines, ideally one user license key would be needed for each of the virtual machines.
Reason-
Such sharing among different virtual machines won't work wrt product license keys.
For every virtual machine at least one user license key would be needed.
Half user license key consideration for 1st virtual machine and other half user license key consideration for 2nd virtual machine, can't be feasible.

I am writing to this forum to ask for help in determining whether Aperture will satisfy my needs when I switch from Windows to MAC in the near future.

I am writing to this forum to ask for help in determining whether Aperture will satisfy my needs when I switch from Windows to MAC in the near future.
I am currently using Photoshop Elements 8 on Windows 7. After several years of use, I am self taught and adequately proficient for an amateur. What I didn't realize (until I started researching my upcoming migration on the Internet) is that I actually use PE8 for two functions: digital asset management and digital editing.
Regarding Digital Asset Management: My research leads me to understand that PE on MAC does not provide the same level of organizational capability that I am used to having on Windows, instead providing Adobe's Bridge which does not look very robust. Furthermore, iPhoto, which come on MAC will not support the hierarchical keyword tagging that I require to organize my library of photos. The two SW applications which I am thinking of switching to are either Aperture or Adobe's Lightroom. Frankly, I'm thinking that it would be smoother to stay within the Apple product line.
So the remaining question is whether Aperture will support my digital editing needs. The tweaks that I do to my photos are not very complex (no, I do not want to put people's heads on other animal bodies). But could someone who uses Aperture tell me whether It will allow me to do the following kinds of edits?:
- If I have a photo where someone's face is too shadowed, can I lighten just that person's face, and leave the rest of the photo as-is?
- if I have a photo where the background is cluttered (eg, 2 people in front of the Parthenon which is undergoing renovation), can I remove just the construction cranes?
- Can it splice together several separate photos to give a panoramic?
If, once I get Aperture, I find that it cannot enable the kinds of editing that I do, I would probably get PE11 in the future. However, if people in this forum tell me that Aperture will definitely not support the kinds of editing which I've described in the previous paragraph, I would prefer to get PE11 with my initial configuration (since someone will be helping me with my migration).
Thanks in advance for your consideration and help!

I am concerned, however, about using a non-Apple Digital Asset Manager in OSX. I would really like to avoid integration problems. Is using PE11 to import and catalog my digital photos likely to cause conflicts?
Thanks for any insight on this
Amy,
Not so much conflicts as maybe a little less seamless integration with Apple software and perhaps some third-party software providers in the Mac App Store where some programs build in direct access to iPhoto and Aperture libraries for getting images into those programs easily. Typically, there is a manual command to go to Finder (think Windows Explorer) to browse folders.
One caution to mention however, is that the organization you set-up in PE Organizer is unlikely to transfer over to either iPhoto or Aperture if you decide to change at some point.
The only real stumbling block that I see in your opening comment is that you want hierarchical keywording (Kirby or Léonie can go into the details on keywording limitations as I stay at one level). If you can work with the keywording schemes of either iPhoto or Aperture, then using PE for your external editor (either program supports setting an external editor) would probably be ideal since you know PE well. This is the idea with the Mac App Store version of PE (editor with no organizer).
Note - I use Photoshop CS6 (full version) with Aperture and it works really well. The only downside is that Aperture has to make either a TIFF or PSD file to send to an external editor so that the original file is protected by not sending it to the pixel editor. While TIFF or PSD files protect the integrity of the image information without degrading it, they are typically much larger file sizes on disk than either RAW or JPEG files. Therefore, your library size (iPhoto or Aperture) will balloon quite a bit if you send a lot of files to external editors.
One other possibility for an external editor would be a program called Pixelmator. It is pretty similar to early versions of Photoshop, but built for Mac. Other than the panoramics you want, it will do most pixel editing that PE can do. It is not an organizer, so it is built to go with either iPhoto or Aperture. It does have differences in how you complete certain procedures, so there is bit of a learning curve when you are used to doing it the Adobe way.

Windows Azure SDK 2.5.1 Not working

Hi:
I have installed 2.5.1 SDK for VS2013. When I tried to run I was getting:
Windows Azure Tools: Error: The installed Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator does not support the role binaries. Please install the latest Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator and try again.
Windows Azure Tools: Warning: The role binaries in your package are using an older version of the Microsoft Azure SDK. Please consider upgrading.
Windows Azure Tools: Error: The installed Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator does not support the role binaries. Please install the latest Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator and try again.
Windows Azure Tools: Warning: The role binaries in your package are using an older version of the Microsoft Azure SDK. Please consider upgrading.
Windows Azure Tools: Error: The installed Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator does not support the role binaries. Please install the latest Microsoft Azure Compute Emulator and try again.
Windows Azure Tools: Warning: The role binaries in your package are using an older version of the Microsoft Azure SDK. Please consider upgrading.
Windows Azure Tools: The system is missing a prerequisite to execute the service. Please see the release notes.
The emulators were running at 2.5. I was able to update references for WindowsAzure.Diagnostics and .ServiceRuntimes to a 2.5 version but no newer version andConfiguration and Storage dlls were evailable. So I updated those packages with NuGet.
Now I have WindowsAzure.Configuration.dll version 3.0 and Storage.dll version 4.3. I still get the above errors.
Previous SDK upgrades where slam dunks, but I can't get this one working. Can you help?
I've included the WindowsAzure references from my web csproj file below in case more details are needed.
Thanks in advance,
Terry
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager.3.1.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics, Version=2.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime, Version=2.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
<Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=4.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
<HintPath>..\packages\WindowsAzure.Storage.4.3.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
TerryL

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