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Windows Azure SDK for .NET - 2.2

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  • Version: 2.2
  • Category: SDK
  • Language: English

This page is intended for advanced manual installation of the Windows Azure SDK for .NET, which include SDKs, basic tools, and extended tools for VS 2012 and VS 2013. You can install everything you need for Windows Azure development using the Web Platform Installer.

  • Recommended:Instead of manually downloading the files below, it is recommended you use the automated one-click install provided by the Web Platform Installer x64 or x86. Click on the appropriate install link below based on your version of Visual Studio:You can also automate the installation with the WebPICmd Command-Line Tool using the AppID: VWDOrVs2013AzurePack.2E2.2E2.appids (for Visual Studio 2013) or VWDOrVs11AzurePack.2E2.2E2.appids (for Visual Studio 2012)

    Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2012 / Visual Studio 2013 to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running, packaging and deployment of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure.

    Windows Azure™ is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage services to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft® datacenters.

    Windows Azure is a flexible platform that supports multiple languages and integrates with your existing on-premises environment. To build applications and services on Windows Azure, developers can use their existing Microsoft Visual Studio® expertise. In addition, Windows Azure supports popular standards, protocols and languages including SOAP, REST, XML, Java, PHP, Ruby, Node and Python.

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
WebToolsExtensionsVS.msi
SHA1: 7b45059076e995552adb01948602775dee08981f
11.23 MB
WebToolsExtensionsVS2013.msi
SHA1: 7e4b58a5ed15c987af0f6c4b105a5fd1638cbfd7
28.68 MB
WebToolsExtensionsVWD.msi
SHA1: 393411b9fa6f45549e05a268cbcbe31222508874
11.22 MB
WebToolsExtensionsVWD2013.msi
SHA1: 84ffed54e59dc822b34218a4a4b1b643006cca90
28.66 MB
WindowsAzureAuthoringTools-x64.msi
SHA1: b5efbeef8927b2361f1da278688e0dbf71c23800
5.77 MB
WindowsAzureAuthoringTools-x86.msi
SHA1: b2fd5b28175baea9f92f7d511a7888120ac61d24
6.54 MB
WindowsAzureEmulator-x64.exe
SHA1: 349b64cb979e35cd24ed34a57e1d7e8722542b21
4.93 MB
WindowsAzureEmulator-x86.exe
SHA1: e691ac96f911938b672fec04339a5cd607aaa847
4.31 MB
WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi
SHA1: f28748f8a240a23d3830705cfc02ef44598c77e2
13.87 MB
WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x86.msi
SHA1: 25c64cc5d4806263a5e6cf7181f7f84e6854aa6e
13.87 MB
WindowsAzureStorageTools.msi
SHA1: 130654c316abb84cd6afbcfc3b01b761f3ce1e5b
416 KB
WindowsAzureTools.LightSwitch.vs120.exe
SHA1: 929cfc940eb57e401cbf1b4ba556d4a3c99bea32
676 KB
WindowsAzureTools.vs110.exe
SHA1: 50e1108d550f5e83b5c85ff5c3bc7fd3c6e801a9
5.50 MB
WindowsAzureTools.vs120.exe
SHA1: a8be987d110bb574ec77519c21f6437675806ba0
5.50 MB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Note: Windows 7 Home Basic is not supported.
    • Required Software:
      • Microsoft Visual Studio 2012/Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 OR
        Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2012/Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2013 (only when installing the Windows Azure Tools).
      • IIS7 with ASP.NET and WCF HTTP Activation, Static Content, IIS Management Console and HTTP Redirection.
      • WebDeployment Tools 2.1 or up

Installation Instructions

  • To install the Windows Azure SDK for .NET manually, follow these steps:
    1. Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 OR Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2012 OR Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2013.
    2. Install LocalDB prereq of .Net FX update 4.0.2 or higher from here
    3. Install the Windows Azure Authoring Tools - 2.2 - WindowsAzureAuthoringTools-x86.msi or WindowsAzureAuthoringTools-x64.msi
    4. Install the Windows Azure Emulator - 2.2 - WindowsAzureEmulator-x86.exe or WindowsAzureEmulator-x64.exe
    5. Install the Windows Azure Client Libraries for .NET - 2.2 - WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x86.msi or WindowsAzureLibsForNet-x64.msi
    6. Install the Windows Azure Tools for Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 - 2.2 - WindowsAzureTools.VS.110 or Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 - 2.2 - WindowsAzureTools.VS.120
    7. Install the WebDeployment Tools 2.1 or up from here
    8. OPTIONAL for full IIS Enable IIS7 with ASP.NET and WCF HTTP Activation, Static Content, IIS Management Console, HTTP Redirection and optionally CGI, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, Logging Tools, Request Monitor and Tracing, Request Filtering.
      • Windows 7
        1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features.
        2. Choose Turn Windows Features On or Off.
        3. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Application Development Features, then select .NET Extensibility, ASP.NET, ISAPI Extensions and ISAPI Filters.
        4. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Common HTTP Features, then select Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, HTTP Redirection, Static Content.
        5. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Health and Diagnostics, then select Logging Tools, Request Monitor and Tracing.
        6. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Security, then select Request Filtering.
        7. Under Internet Information Services, expand Web Management Tools, then select IIS Management Console.
        8. Install the selected features.
      • Windows Server 2008
        1. From the Start menu, choose Programs | Administrative Tools | Server Manager.
        2. In Server Manager, under Features Summary, choose Add Features.
        3. In Server Manager, under Roles Summary, verify that Web Server (IIS) appears in the list of available roles. If it does not, choose Add Roles to install Internet Information Services.
        4. In Server Manager, under Roles Summary, choose Web Server (IIS).
        5. In the Web Server (IIS) management window, choose Add Role Services.
        6. In the Add Role Services dialog, expand Web Server, then Common HTTP Features, then select Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, HTTP Redirection, Static Content.
        7. In the Add Role Services dialog, expand Web Server, then Application Development Features, then select .NET Extensibility, ASP.NET, ISAPI Extensions and ISAPI Filters.
        8. In the Add Role Services dialog, expand Web Server, then Health and Diagnostics, then select Logging Tools, Request Monitor and Tracing.
        9. In the Add Role Services dialog, expand Web Server, then Security, then select Request Filtering.
        10. Under Internet Information Services, expand Web Management Tools, then select IIS Management Console.
      • Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
        1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features.
        2. Choose Turn Windows Features On or Off.
        3. Under .NET Framework 4.5 Advanced Services, select Asp.Net 4.5 and WCF Services -> HTTP Activation & TCP Port Sharing
        4. Under Internet Information Services, select Web Management Tools -> IIS Management Console.
        5. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Application Development Features, then select .Net Extensibility 4.5, Asp.Net 4.5, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters.
        6. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Common HTTP Features, then select Default Document, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, HTTP Redirection, Static Content
        7. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Health and Diagnostics, then select Logging Tools, Request Monitor, Tracing.
        8. Under Internet Information Services, expand World Wide Web Services, then Security, then select Request Filtering.
      • Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
        1. From the Start menu, choose Programs | Administrative Tools | Server Manager.
        2. In Server Manager, open "Add Roles and Features" wizard and select the Web Server (IIS) Role in Server Roles.
        3. Under IIS Server Role Features, select .Net Framework 4.5 Features - Asp.Net 4.5, WCF Services - HTTP Activation & TCP Port Sharing
        4. Under Web Server Role (IIS) - Role Services, expand Web Server -> Common HTTP Features and select Default Document, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors and Static Content
        5. Under Web Server Role (IIS) - Role Services, expand Web Server -> Health and Diagnostics and select HTTP Logging, Logging Tools, Request Monitor and Tracing
        6. Under Web Server Role (IIS) - Role Services, expand Web Server -> Security and select Request Filtering
        7. Under Internet Information Services, expand Web Management Tools, then select IIS Management Console.