use Set-AzureWebSite with Azure Pack?

Question

Is it possible to use the Azure powershell CLI with Windows Azure Pack websites? I need to disable failed request tracing on a site and I cannot do it through the portal since it is giving an error. I believe the error is because failed request tracing was enabled. 

I should be able to use Set-AzureWebSite -RequestTracingEnabled False 

Or if there is another method outside the Admin portal to disable this that would be great. I don't think the hsoting database will work since that just changes the value, but is still enabled in the ApplicationHost.config. 

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Answer 1

You can do it using the powershell on the controller machine as follows:

Import-Module websitesdev

Set-WebSitesSiteConfig -name <sitename> -RequestTracingEnabled $false

Note that this uses the internal websites powershell, not the Azure Powershell which comes with the Azure SDK.

Answer 2

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed. Disabling failed request tracing fixed the error when pulling up config as well.  

Is there a reference guide somewhere for all these commandlets? I can easily find everything I need for Microsoft's azure (azure.net), but I cannot find anything for Windows Azure Pack. How would I have been able to find that module to import on my own?

Answer 3

Essentially we have two Powershell modules, WebSites and WebSitesDev.

The WebSites should be fully documented on TechNet here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn464055%28v=sc.20%29.aspx

The WebSitesDev is module is used for more advanced internal configuration but can be discovered with the Get-Command cmdlet:

Get-Command -Module WebSitesDev

The parameters for a given cmdlet can then be discovered with the Get-Help cmdlet:

Get-Help Set-WebSitesSiteConfig