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Tables
Blobs Containers
Queues
Hosted Services
Diagnostics
SQL Azure
Backup & Restore

Manage Tables & Entities

Following table lists all cmdlets available to manage Windows Azure Tables & Entities using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Add-Entity	Adds an entity in a table.
Clear-Table	Removes one or more entities from a table.
Export-Table	Downloads one or more entities from a table to your computer in XML or delimited format.
Get-EntityByPartitionKeyRowKey	Gets information about an entity in a table using its PartitionKey and RowKey.
Get-Entity	Lists entities in a table.
Get-Table	Lists tables in a storage account.
Merge-Entity	Updates an entity by merging new properties with old ones.
New-Table	Adds a table in a storage account.
Remove-Entity	Removes an entity from a table.
Remove-Table	Removes either a single table or all tables from a storage account.
Restore-Table	Restores the contents of a table from XML files created by execution of storage account backup and/or download table cmdlet.
Update-Entity	Updates an entity by removing old entity and creating a new entity.

Other features include:
You can specify queries when invoking "Clear-Table", "Export-Table", and "Get-Entity" cmdlets so that you'll get a subset of data.

Manage Blob Containers & Blobs

Following table lists all cmdlets available to manage Windows Azure Blob Containers & Blobs using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Checkpoint-Blob	Takes a snapshot of a blob.
Checkpoint-BlobContainer	Takes a snapshot of all blobs in a blob container.
Copy-Blob	Copies a blob from one blob container to another in a storage account.
Copy-BlobContainer	Copies one or more blobs from one blob container to another in a storage account.
Export-Blob	Downloads contents of a blob and saves it on the disk as a file.
Export-BlobContainer	Downloads one or more blobs from a blob container and saves them on the disk as files.
Get-Blob	Lists one or more blobs in a blob container.
Get-BlobContainer	Lists blob containers in a storage account.
Get-BlobContainerAccessPolicy	Gets a blob container's ACL and access policies.
Get-BlobContainerInformation	Gets a blob container's metadata, ACL and access policies.
Get-BlobContainerMetadata	Gets a blob container's metadata.
Get-BlobContainerSize	Gets the total size of a blob container.
Get-BlobProperty	Gets properties of a blob.
Get-BlobSnapshot	Lists one or more snapshots of a blob.
Get-BlobStorageSize	Gets the total size of blob storage.
Import-File	Uploads a file in a blob container as a blob.
Import-Folder	Uploads files from a folder in a blob container as blobs.
Lock-Blob	Acquires lease on a blob.
Move-Blob	Moves a blob from one blob container to another in a storage account.
Move-BlobContainer	Moves one or more blobs from one blob container to another in a storage account.
New-BlobContainer	Adds a new blob container in a storage account.
New-BlobContainerAccessPolicy	Adds a new blob container access policy for a blob container in a storage account.
New-RootBlobContainer	Adds a "Root" blob container in a storage account.
Remove-Blob	Remove one or more blobs from a blob container.
Remove-BlobContainer	Remove either a single blob container or all blob containers from a storage account.
Remove-BlobContainerAccessPolicy	Removes an existing blob container access policy for a blob container in a storage account.
Remove-RootBlobContainer	Removes "Root" blob container from a storage account.
Rename-Blob	Renames a blob.
Restore-BlobContainer	Restores the contents of a blob container from XML created by execution of storage account backup and/or download blob container cmdlet.
Set-BlobContainerAccessPolicy	Updates a blob container's ACL and access policies.
Set-BlobContainerMetadata	Updates a blob container's metadata.
Set-BlobProperty	Updates properties of one or more blobs in a blob container.

Other features include:
When downloading blob containers using "Export-BlobContainer", you can optionally specify a minimum and/or maximum blob's last modified date and this cmdlet will only download the blobs which match this criteria.
When uploading a folder in blob storage using "Import-Folder" cmdlet, you can specify extensions for files which you don't want to get uploaded, or compressed using GZIP algorithm or uploaded as page blobs.

Manage Queues & Messages

Following table lists all cmdlets available to manage Windows Azure Queues & Messages using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Clear-Queue	Removes all messages from a queue.
Clear-QueueMetadata	Clears a queue's metadata.
Get-ApproximateMessageCount	Gets approximate messages count in all queues.
Get-Message	Gets messages in a queue. This command can optionally hide the messages fetched from all other callers.
Get-QueueProperty	Gets a queue's properties.
Get-Queue	Lists queues in a storage account.
New-Message	Adds a new message in a queue.
New-Queue	Adds a new queue in a storage account.
Remove-Message	Remove a message from a queue.
Remove-Queue	Remove either a single queue or all queues from a storage account.
Set-QueueMetadata	Updates a queue's metadata.

Manage Hosted Services

Following table lists all cmdlets available to manage Hosted Services running in Windows Azure using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Subscription:
Get-AffinityGroup	Gets a list of all affinity groups associated with a subscription.
Get-AzureDataCenterLocation	Gets a list of all Azure data centers available to a subscription.
Get-HostedService	Gets information about all hosted services associated with a subscription.
Get-OperationStatus	Gets information about an asynchronous operation performed on a subscription.
Get-OSFamily	Gets information about available OS families associated with a subscription.
Get-OSVersion	Gets information about available guest OS versions associated with a subscription.
Get-StorageService	Gets information about all storage accounts associated with a subscription.
Deployment:
Get-Deployment	Gets information about a deployed application.
Move-Deployment	Moves a deployment from staging to production slot. This cmdlet can also be used to swap a production slot with staging slot.
New-Deployment	Deploys a new application in the cloud.
Remove-Deployment	Removes a deployment from the cloud.
Restart-Role	Reboots one or all role instances of a role in a deployment.
Restore-Role	Reimages one or all role instances of a role in a deployment.
Set-DeploymentConfiguration	Updates configuration of a deployment without redeploying the entire application.
Set-DeploymentStatus	Changes the status of an application from "Running" to "Suspended" or vice versa.
Set-WalkUpgradeDomain	Manually updates a deployment.
Update-Deployment	Updates a deployment.
Hosted Service:
Get-HostedServiceCertificate	Gets information about certificates associated with a deployment.
Get-HostedServiceProperty	Gets information about a hosted service.
New-HostedService	Creates a new hosted service in a subscription.
Remove-HostedService	Removes a hosted service from a subscription.
Update-HostedService	Updates a hosted service's label and/or description.
Storage Service:
Get-StorageKey	Gets primary and secondary keys for a storage account associated with a subscription.
Get-StorageServiceProperty	Gets information about a storage account associated with a subscription.
New-StorageKey	Creates new storage account keys.
Affinity Group:
Get-AffinityGroupProperty	Gets information about an affinity group associated with a subscription.
New-AffinityGroup	Creates a new affinity group in a subscription.
Remove-AffinityGroup	Removes an affinity group from a subscription.
Update-AffinityGroup	Updates label and/or description of an affinity group associated with a subscription.
Certificates:
Add-Certificate	Adds a new SSL certificate to a hosted service.
Get-Certificate	Gets information about an SSL certificate associated with a hosted service.
Remove-Certificate	Removes an SSL certificate from a hosted service.
Windows Azure Traffic Manager:
Add-TrafficManagerEndpoint	Adds a new endpoint to monitor.
Disable-TrafficManagerEndpoint	Disables an existing endpoint to monitor.
Disable-TrafficManagerProfile	Disables a traffic manager profile.
Enable-TrafficManagerEndpoint	Enables an existing endpoint to monitor.
Enable-TrafficManagerProfile	Enables an existing traffic manager profile.
Get-TrafficManagerDefinition	Gets information about a traffic manager profile definition.
Get-TrafficManagerProfile	Gets information about a traffic manager profile.
New-TrafficManagerDefinition	Creates a new traffic manager profile definition and enables it.
New-TrafficManagerEndpoint	Creates an object representing an endpoint to monitor. This cmdlet should be used in conjunction with New-TrafficManagerDefinition.
New-TrafficManagerProfile	Creates a new traffic manager profile.
Remove-TrafficManagerEndpoint	Removes an endpoint to monitor.
Remove-TrafficManagerProfile	Removes a traffic manager profile.

Manage Diagnostics

Following table lists all cmdlets available to manage Windows Azure Diagnostics using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Clear-AzureEventLog	Removes one or more log entries from Azure Event Logs table.
Clear-AzureInfrastructureLog	Removes one or more log entries from Azure Infrastructure Logs table.
Clear-AzurePerfCounter	Removes one or more log entries from Azure Performance Counters table.
Clear-AzureTraceLog	Removes one or more log entries from Azure Trace Logs table.
Get-ActiveTransfer	Gets information about on demand transfers currently in progress.
Get-CommonConfiguration	Gets the information about overall buffer quota for all diagnostics logs.
Get-DiagnosticConfiguration	Gets the diagnostics configuration for specified diagnostic log type.
Set-CommonConfiguration	Sets the overall buffer quota for all logs.
Set-FileBasedLog	Sets the diagnostics configuration settings for file based logs (IIS, IIS Failed Requests & Crash Dumps).
Set-InfrastructureLog	Sets the diagnostics configuration settings for Windows Infrastructure logs.
Set-PerformanceCounter	Sets the diagnostics configuration settings for Windows Azure Performance counters.
Set-WindowsAzureLog	Sets the diagnostics configuration settings for Windows Azure (Trace) logs.
Set-WindowsEventLog	Sets the diagnostics configuration settings for Windows Event logs.
Start-OnDemandTransfer	Starts on demand transfer of diagnostics data to Azure Storage.
Stop-ActiveTransfer	Stops currently active on demand transfers.

SQL Azure

Following table lists all cmdlets available for managing SQL Azure databases using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Backup-Database	Backs up a SQL Azure database using bcp.exe utility and saves the data on local computer. Optionally this cmdlet can also upload the data in blob storage as well after saving it to local disk.
Copy-Database	Copies one SQL Azure database to another in same database server.
Get-DatabaseInformation	Gets information about a SQL Azure database like maximum size of the database, current size of the database, database edition and database status.
Get-Database	Gets information about all user databases in a SQL Azure database server like maximum size of the database, current size of the database, database edition and database status.
Get-DatabaseTable	Gets information about all user tables in a SQL Azure database like size of the table and number of rows in the table.
New-Database	Creates a new SQL Azure database.
Remove-Database	Removes a SQL Azure database.

Backup & Restore

Following table lists all cmdlets available to backup and restore Windows Azure Storage accounts using Azure Management Cmdlets:

Backup-StorageAccount	Downloads contents of a storage account (tables and/or blobs) and saves them as files.
Restore-StorageAccount	Restores contents of a storage account (tables and/or blobs) using the backup created by "Backup-StorageAccount" cmdlet.

Other features include:
Backup-StorageAccount cmdlet supports both full and incremental backups. You can also specify a date/time range for backups.

Pricing/Version

Following table summarizes different versions (editions) of Azure Management Cmdlets:

	Professional	Trial
Pricing	$125.00 (USD)¹	Free
Access Windows Azure Storage	Yes	Yes
Access Development Storage	Yes	Yes
Manage Hosted Applications	Yes	Yes
Manage Azure Diagnostics	Yes	Yes
Manage SQL Azure Databases	Yes	Yes
Backup/Restore Storage Accounts	Yes	Yes
Validity Period	N/A	30 Days

Following table summarizes the volume pricing available for Azure Management Cmdlets:

Number of Licenses	Unit Price	% Savings
1 - 5	$125.00 (USD)	0.00 %
6 - 10	$112.50 (USD)	10.00 %
11+	$100.00 (USD)	20.00 %

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You will have 30 days to try Azure Management Cmdlets from the date when Azure Management Cmdlets is run for the first time. During this period, you will have a fully functional application. You can purchase a professional license any time during your trial period and continue using the full features of the application by activating your license. After your trial expires, you must purchase a license to continue using this application.

¹A license key is required to convert "Trial" version of the application to the "Professional" version. License key can be purchased by clicking here. Please note that Azure Management Cmdlets is licensed per user upto 2 computers i.e. you can use one license key on upto two computers provided you are the user on that computer.

Who Should Use Azure Management Cmdlets?

Application Developers: If you are a developer building applications which make use of Windows Azure, Azure Management Cmdlets is the tool for you. This is all you will need to manage your data stored in Azure storage.

Administrators: Think of Azure Management Cmdlets as a tool for managing your data and applications. We have included Service Management features in Azure Management Cmdlets which allows you to manage hosted applications in Windows Azure. It also includes cmdlets for backing up and restoring your storage data as well.

Why You Should Use Azure Management Cmdlets?

There are a number of reasons you should use Azure Management Cmdlets:

Comprehensive set of cmdlets to perform a variety of operations: Azure Management Cmdlets include close to 100 cmdlets to perform various operations on your storage accounts, hosted services, sql azure databases and diagnostics. More cmdlets will be added in near future.
Backup/Restore storage accounts: Azure Management Cmdlets include cmdlets for backing up your storage accounts on your local computer and restoring them back. Incremental backups are also supported.
Quick access to Azure Storage, Services and Diagnostics: Azure Management Cmdlets provides a quick access to your storage accounts, services and diagnostics data.

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