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POWeb Role on Windows Azure and iisreset side effects
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copied!<p>I noticed that when you RDP to a Web Role instance on Windows Azure to make an <code>iisreset</code>, the <code>World Wide Web Publishing Service</code> shuts down, and the only way to get your role up and running again is either by restarting the aforementioned service or re-roll/restart your instance.</p> <p>For reasons unknown to me, Windows Azure default the start mode of <code>World Wide Web Publishing Service</code> to <code>Manual</code>, why an <code>iisreset</code> sort a leave your Web Role unavailable to the WWW.</p> <p>I found a solution to this - IMO - odd behavior, and answered it to the original question of this post.</p> <p>However, is there an alternative to <code>iisreset</code> on Windows Azure - maybe programmatically where I can pinpoint the exact instance? Because that is another issue; now I have to use RDP to each instance .. it would be nice if it was possible to do a pinpoint each instance.</p> <p>Think about it; i have a CNAME to www.awesome-azure.com; this is hosted by 3 instances in round-robin, and I want to reset/monitor/diagnose/heartbeat each one through a REST API (ir similiar), and not like now - through RDP.</p> <p>Can this be achieved.</p> <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p> <p>Tried to make it more clear what the challenge is as well as the goal to achieve.</p> <p><strong>EDIT 2</strong></p> <p>Provided a solution to the <code>iisreset</code> challenge; updated the question to pinpoint instances over the Internet if possible. </p>

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