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A2. ACTIONS CATALOG
Windows Azure
Start a Windows Azure VM
This action allows users to start an existing VM in Windows Azure. It will fail if the VM does not exist or is not
accessible. The configuration variables of this action are:
Parameters
Mandatory?
Description
ServiceName
Yes
The name of the Windows Azure service into which the VM exists.
Name
Yes
The name of the Windows Azure VM to start.
Stop a Windows Azure VM
This action allows users to stop an existing VM in Windows Azure. It will fail if the VM does not exist or is not
accessible. The configuration variables of this action are:
Parameters
Mandatory?
Description
ServiceName
Yes
The name of the Windows Azure service into which the VM exists.
Name
Yes
The name of the Windows Azure VM to stop.
IIS
Create Application Pool
This action allows users to create a new application pool under IIS. Under IIS 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 and 8.5, if the application
pool already exists, it will be reconfigured to match the defined configuration variable values (undefined
configuration variables will not affect the actual configuration of the application pool). Under IIS versions prior to
7.0, if the application pool already exists, the deployment will fail. The configuration variables of this action are:
Parameters
Mandatory?
Description
AppPoolName
Yes
The name of the application pool to create or configure.
Is32BitsAllowed
No
Flag that indicates if the application pool allows 32-bit
applications. This parameter is allowed only for IIS 7.0, 7.5, 8.0
and 8.5. The allowed values are:
- 1 or True: 32-bit applications are allowed
- 0 of False: 32-bit applications are not allowed